Poche ore dopo la commercializzazione degli SSD 525 in Giappone, Intel ha diffuso il comunicato stampa che vi presentiamo di seguito, mediante il quale i nuovi drive a stato solido, basati su chip di NAND Flash di tipo MLC (Multi-Level Cell) a 25nm, sono stati ufficialmente annunciati dal produttore statunitense.

I nuovi drive SSD 525 sono realizzati in accordo al form factor mSATA che rende tali dispositivi, in virtù delle dimensioni e del peso ridotti, particolarmente idonei per l'impiego nella realizzazione dei sistemi compatti, come gli ultrabook e i tablet, anche se essi sono utilizzabili senza problematica alcuna con i desktop, i notebook e le workstation.

I drive SSD 525 misurano infatti 3.7mm x 50.8mm x 29.85mm e pesano 10g; si interfacciano con il mondo mediante un connettore PCI-Express. La linea SSD 525 include sei varianti con capacità di 30GB, 60GB, 90GB, 120GB, 180GB e 240GB; i modelli con capacità di 120GB e 180GB saranno commercializzati con lieve ritardo rispetto agli altri, ed in ogni caso il loro arrivo sul mercato avverrà nel corso del trimestre corrente.

Per tali drive Intel dichiara 50.000 IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second) nello scenario di lettura random, mentre in quello di lettura sequenziale il transfer rate massimo è pari a 550MB/s. Le performance in modalità di scrittura random sono pari a 80.000 IOPS, mentre in scrittura sequenziale il transfer rate può raggiungere il valore di 520MB/s.

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Intel Corporation announced today the Intel Solid-State Drive 525 Series (Intel SSD 525 Series) in a small mSATA form factor with 6-gigabit-per-second (Gb/s) performance. The Intel SSD 525 Series gives OEM customers, channel and tech enthusiasts an ultra-portable, low-power storage solution in one-eighth the space of a traditional 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) to drive innovative Ultrabook, tablet and embedded applications.

The Intel SSD 525 is the latest entry to the Intel 500 Series SSD Family aimed at higher-performance, enthusiast solutions. Measuring 3.7 mm x 50.8 mm x 29.85 mm and weighing 10 grams, the mSATA with PCI Express (PCIe) mini-connector delivers the performance of the company's Intel SSD 520 Series client drive. This makes the Intel SSD 525 suitable for All-in-One desktops, notebooks, Ultrabooks and workstation upgrades, as well as automotive, digital signage, embedded video and retail solutions.

With random read performance of up to 50,000 input/output operations per second (IOPS) and sequential read performance up to 550 megabytes per second (MB/s), systems using the Intel SSD 525 Series will receive a performance boost for the most demanding applications and intense multi-tasking needs. This is coupled with random write performance of up to 80,000 IOPS and sequential writes of 520 MB/s to deliver a top-performing mSATA SSD.

"The Intel SSD 525 Series is Intel's latest 6 Gb/s mSATA product, which brings high performance to an ultra-portable form factor targeted for Ultrabooks and a myriad of embedded solutions," said James Slattery, product line manager for Intel Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group Client SSDs. "Intel SSDs reduce the risk of data loss due to shock, vibration or jarring. With these new performance thresholds available in a small form factor package, and backed by Intel quality and reliability, the Intel SSD 525 opens the door to an unlimited number of creative embedded solutions such as in-flight entertainment, mobile workstations, microservers and IP phone storage."

The Intel SSD 525 Series will be available in 30 gigabyte (GB), 60GB, 90GB, 120GB, 180GB and 240GB capacities. The company has begun shipping the 120GB and 180GB options, with additional capacities and volume shipments to follow this quarter.

The Intel SSD 525 Series features Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit encryption capabilities for added data protection should a device be stolen or lost. It uses Intel 25-nanometer (nm) multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory and is backed by a 5-year limited warranty.

Also available for Intel SSD purchasers is the Intel SSD Toolbox with Intel SSD Optimizer, a free utility that provides Microsoft Windows users with a powerful set of management, information and diagnostic tools to help maintain the health and out-of-box performance of the drive. Available in 11 languages, the Intel SSD Toolbox is also Windows* 8-compatible. To help ease the installation process, all Intel SSD users can download the free Intel Data Migration Software to help clone the entire content of a previous storage drive (SSD or HDD) to any Intel SSD.

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