Thread: Intel X25-E Hard Drive

Intel built into its Solid State Drive (SSD) X25-E SSDSA2SH032G1C5 Flash Memory Type Single Level Cell (SLC). In the SLC technology stores each flash cell only one bit. This gives a decisive advantage over the art multi-level cell (MLC) The controller must be on and reading a memory cell is just one more, and not create tension. Therefore, data can be in SLC SSD only faster and a non-read than MLC models, which keep cells - of course depending on the type - an average of ten times the amount of write cycles.

The Intel X25-E SSDSA2SH032G1C5 nominally holds 32 GB. To leverage their comparatively small capacity, Intel has placed on each side of the SSD-board 10-house memory modules. The chips are labeled 29F16G08CANC1 and hold 1.6 GB per gross. The SATA controller Intel PC29AS21AA0 is also from our own production. Only the 16 MB cache module, Intel has chosen an external solution: the Samsung K4S281632I-UC60 is - ironically - from arch-rivals. The board is screwed to the 2.5-inch metal enclosure that provides a very solid impression. The weight of the Intel X25-E is 79 grams, an average value.



The shock strength is Intel with 1000 G, all other manufacturers in the test believe their SSD up to 1500 G to. The energy consumption of the 32-GB hard drive is in standby mode according to the manufacturer with 0.06 watts, the lowest value of all previous test takers. Reached for Intel's X25-E-Access 2.4 Watt to tidy, only the Transcend TS128GSSD25S-M at 2.5 watts or slightly above. By comparison, conventional 2.5-inch hard drives require in the lead up to 6 watts.