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Intel & Solidigm

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Intel var pionerer inden for Optane 3D XPoint teknologi og enterprise SSDs. I 2021 solgte Intel deres NAND SSD division til SK hynix, som blev til Solidigm. Solidigm fortsætter Intels legacy med focus på data center og enterprise storage, mens Intel koncentrerer sig om Optane og memory technologies.

History

Intel begyndte at producere flash memory i 1980'erne og lancerede deres første consumer SSD, X25-M, i 2008 - en game-changer der satte nye standarder. Intel udviklede revolutionerende 3D XPoint teknologi (Optane) sammen med Micron fra 2015. I 2021 blev Intel's NAND SSD division solgt til SK hynix for $9 milliarder og rebrandet som Solidigm. Intel fortsætter dog med Optane produkter til enterprise markedet.

Specialties

•3D XPoint Optane teknologi - ultra-low latency og ekstrem endurance
•Enterprise og data center SSDs med fokus på reliability
•Solidigm: QLC NAND ekspertise - høj kapacitet til lav pris
•Data center innovation - E1.S, E1.L form faktorer
•Excellent firmware engineering og validation
•Deep integration med Intel Xeon platforme
•Industry-leading endurance ratings på enterprise drives

Company Structure

Intel

Focus:Optane Memory og Optane Persistent Memory

Products

→Optane DC P5800X - Data center storage
→Optane DC Persistent Memory - DIMM form factor memory-storage hybrid
→Optane Memory - Consumer caching (discontinued 2022)

Status:Optane discontinueret for consumer i 2022, fortsætter enterprise support

Technology:3D XPoint - fundamentalt forskellig fra NAND flash

Solidigm

Ownership:SK hynix subsidiary (100%)

Focus:NAND SSDs for data center og enterprise

Products

→D5 Series - Data center NVMe (P5430, P5316, P5520)
→D7 Series - Next-gen PCIe 5.0
→P44 Pro - Consumer NVMe (Intel heritage)

Technology:QLC og TLC NAND, focus på capacity-optimized solutions

Market Position:Top 5 enterprise SSD vendor globally

Consumer Products

Name:Intel Optane Memory H10 (Discontinued)

Type:Hybrid Optane + QLC NAND

Description:Kombinerede Optane cache (16/32GB) med QLC NAND storage (256GB-1TB) i single M.2 drive. Intelligent caching for HDD-like capacity med SSD-like performance.

Capacity:16GB+256GB, 32GB+512GB, 32GB+1TB

Performance:Optane cache: 2.400 MB/s, QLC sequential: 1.800 MB/s

Discontinued:2021

Website:https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/consumer-ssds/optane-memory-h-series.html →

Name:Intel SSD 670p

Type:Consumer NVMe PCIe 3.0 (Discontinued)

Description:Budget QLC NVMe drive. Sidst consumer NAND produkt før Solidigm spinoff.

Capacity:512GB, 1TB, 2TB

Performance:PCIe 3.0, op til 3.500 MB/s læsning

Status:Discontinued - erstattet af Solidigm P44 Pro

Website:https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/series/203568/intel-ssd-670p-series.html →

Name:Solidigm P44 Pro

Type:Consumer NVMe PCIe 4.0

Description:High-performance consumer drive fra Solidigm. Fortsætter Intel's legacy med forbedret performance.

Capacity:512GB, 1TB, 2TB

Performance:PCIe 4.0, op til 7.000 MB/s læsning, 6.500 MB/s skrivning

Endurance:400-1.600 TBW (høj for consumer)

Features:DRAM cache, dynamisk SLC caching, 5 års garanti

Price:750-2.500 kr

Website:https://www.solidigm.com/products/client/p44-pro.html →

Name:Solidigm P41 Plus

Type:Budget Consumer NVMe PCIe 4.0

Description:Budget-friendly PCIe 4.0 drive. God balance mellem pris og performance.

Capacity:512GB, 1TB, 2TB

Performance:PCIe 4.0, op til 4.125 MB/s læsning

Features:QLC NAND, DRAM-less, HMB support

Price:500-1.800 kr

Website:https://www.solidigm.com/products/client/p41-plus.html →

Optane Lineup

Optane Memory

Name:Optane Memory M10/M15

Type:System acceleration cache

Capacity:16GB, 32GB, 64GB

Description:Cache module til HDD/SATA acceleration via Intel RST. Populært 2017-2020.

Status:Discontinued 2022

Performance:Accelererede boot times 2-3x, intelligent caching

Requirements:Intel 7th gen+ CPU, Intel chipset, M.2 slot

Optane800 P

Name:Optane SSD 800P

Type:Entry consumer Optane storage

Capacity:58GB, 118GB

Performance:2.400 MB/s sequential, 250K IOPS random QD1

Endurance:200-365 TBW

Description:Affordable Optane SSD for primary storage. Ultra-low latency.

Status:Discontinued, available på brugt marked

Optane900 P905 P

Name:Optane SSD 900P/905P

Type:High-end enthusiast Optane

Capacity:280GB - 1.5TB

Form Factors

→M.2 80mm
→U.2 2.5"
→PCIe AIC (med RGB)

Performance:2.600 MB/s sequential, 575K IOPS random, 6-7μs latency

Endurance:8.760-27.372 PBW (Petabytes!)

Description:Top-tier consumer Optane. Ekstrem endurance og konsistent performance.

Status:Discontinued, limited restlager

Price:3.000-12.000 kr (restlager/brugt)

Optane D C

Name:Optane DC P4800X/P5800X

Type:Enterprise data center

Capacity:375GB - 3.2TB

Form Factors

→U.2
→HHHL AIC

Performance:P5800X: 7.200 MB/s, 1.5M IOPS, <8μs latency

Endurance:100 DWPD for 5 år!

Description:Ultimate enterprise Optane. Mission-critical storage.

Status:Active enterprise product

Price:20.000-60.000+ kr

Features

→Dual-port support
→Power loss protection
→End-to-end data protection
→Predictable ultra-low latency

Optane Persistent Memory

Name:Optane DC Persistent Memory

Type:DIMM form factor persistent memory

Capacity:128GB, 256GB, 512GB per module

Description:Revolutionary memory-storage hybrid i RAM slots. Persistent som SSD, hurtig som RAM.

Use Cases

→In-memory databases (SAP HANA)
→Redis/Memcached persistence
→Large dataset analytics
→VM memory expansion

Status:Discontinued 2022 (300 series), limited availability

Enterprise Products

Name:Solidigm D5-P5430

Type:Mixed-use data center NVMe

Capacity:1.92TB - 30.72TB

Form Factors

→U.2
→E1.S

Performance:PCIe 4.0, 7.000 MB/s læsning, 4.700 MB/s skrivning

Endurance:3 DWPD (5+ år)

Description:Workhorse data center drive. Excellent mixed workload performance.

Features

→TLC NAND
→Power loss protection
→End-to-end data protection
→Predictable latency

Price:6.000-35.000 kr

Website:https://www.solidigm.com/products/data-center/d5/p5430.html →

Name:Solidigm D5-P5316

Type:Capacity-optimized data center

Capacity:7.68TB - 30.72TB

Form Factors

→E1.L
→U.2

Performance:PCIe 4.0, 7.000 MB/s læsning, 3.500 MB/s skrivning

Endurance:0.8 DWPD (read-intensive)

Description:Ultra high capacity QLC drive. Perfekt til object storage og cold data.

Features

→QLC NAND - max capacity
→Read-optimized
→Excellent TCO for capacity storage

Price:15.000-60.000+ kr

Website:https://www.solidigm.com/products/data-center/d5/p5316.html →

Name:Solidigm D5-P5520

Type:Mainstream data center

Capacity:1.6TB - 15.36TB

Form Factors

→U.2
→HHHL AIC

Performance:PCIe 4.0, 6.800 MB/s læsning, 4.000 MB/s skrivning

Endurance:1-3 DWPD

Description:Cost-effective enterprise SSD. God general-purpose performance.

Price:5.000-30.000 kr

Website:https://www.solidigm.com/products/data-center/d5/p5520.html →

Name:Solidigm D7-P5810 (Next-gen)

Type:PCIe 5.0 enterprise

Capacity:TBA

Performance:PCIe 5.0, 14.000+ MB/s forventet

Status:Announced 2023, limited availability 2024

Description:Next-gen PCIe 5.0 enterprise drive.

Website:https://www.solidigm.com/products/data-center/d7-series.html →

Strengths

•Optane: Ultra-low latency og ekstrem endurance (Intel exclusive)
•QLC ekspertise: Solidigm leder i capacity-optimized solutions
•Enterprise focus: Excellent reliability og validation
•Firmware quality: Industry-leading firmware engineering
•Data center innovation: Tidligt adoption af E1.S/E1.L form faktorer
•Intel platform integration: Optimal performance på Xeon servers
•Long-term support: Excellent enterprise support og firmware updates
•Endurance ratings: Among highest i industry (especially Optane)

Weaknesses

•Consumer market: Minimal presence efter Solidigm spinoff
•Optane discontinuation: Revolutionary teknologi men kommercielt failure
•Premium pricing: Enterprise drives er dyre (dog justified)
•Limited retail availability: Primært gennem enterprise channels
•Brand confusion: Intel vs Solidigm forvirrende for consumers
•Competition: Samsung og Micron dominerer consumer markedet
•QLC perception: Nogle ser QLC som inferior (unfair for Solidigm's implementation)

Buying Advice

•Solidigm P44 Pro er excellent consumer choice - Intel DNA med moderne specs
•P41 Plus god budget option med PCIe 4.0
•Optane kun hvis du finder god deal på restlager/brugt marked
•Optane giver mest mening for enterprise/database workloads
•Data center: D5-P5430 er solid mixed-use choice
•Capacity storage: D5-P5316 QLC excellent TCO for object storage
•Verify firmware version før køb - opdater straks efter installation
•Køb gennem autoriserede distributors for enterprise drives
•5 års garanti standard - kræv ikke mindre
•Intel Optane: Kun køb hvis specifikt behov for ultra-low latency

Market Position

Overall:Top 5 global SSD vendor (combineret Intel/Solidigm)

Consumer:Minimal (1-2% market share post-spinoff)

Enterprise:Top 3 (efter Samsung, competitive med Micron/Kioxia)

Optane:Monopol (only 3D XPoint producer, men niche market)

Qlc:Leader i enterprise QLC implementation

Notable Achievements

•First consumer SSD med >250 MB/s (X25-M, 2008)
•Revolutionerede SSD markedet med Intel X25-M reliability
•Developed 3D XPoint (Optane) - first fundamentally new memory type siden DRAM/NAND
•First Optane Persistent Memory - bridged RAM/storage gap
•First 30TB+ SSDs (D5-P5316)
•Pioneer i E1.L form factor for hyperscale
•Excellent enterprise reputation for reliability

Technology Innovations

3dxpoint

Description:Phase-change memory teknologi

Advantages

→1000x højere endurance end NAND
→10x lavere latency
→Byte-addressable (ikke block-based)
→No write amplification

Disadvantages

→Meget dyr at producere
→Lavere density end moderne NAND
→Discontinued - ingen nye gen kommer

Qlc Optimization

Description:Solidigm's advanced QLC implementation

Features

→Intelligent SLC caching
→Advanced wear-leveling
→Better endurance end typical QLC
→Optimeret til read-heavy workloads

Use Cases:Object storage, CDN, read caching, cold storage

Firmware

Description:Industry-leading firmware engineering

Features

→Predictive analytics
→Power loss protection firmware
→Telemetry og health monitoring
→Excellent consistency under load

Comparison With Competitors

Vs Samsung

→Samsung: Better consumer presence og brand recognition
→Intel/Solidigm: Better enterprise focus og validation
→Samsung: Vertical integration advantage
→Intel/Solidigm: Optane unique differentiator (men discontinueret)
→Pricing: Comparable på enterprise, Samsung billigere consumer

Vs Micron

→Begge strong enterprise players
→Micron: Better consumer options (Crucial brand)
→Solidigm: Better QLC implementation
→Comparable reliability og support
→Solidigm: Unique Optane advantage

Vs Western Digital

→WD: Better consumer brand recognition
→Solidigm: Better enterprise validation
→WD: Bredere product portfolio
→Solidigm: Higher endurance ratings på enterprise

Future Outlook

•Solidigm fokuserer 100% på enterprise/data center
•PCIe 5.0 D7 series i 2024-2025
•Fortsætter QLC innovation for capacity storage
•Intel Optane legacy fortsætter i limited enterprise capacity
•3D XPoint produktion stoppes gradvist (2024-2025)
•SK hynix integration giver adgang til cutting-edge NAND
•Minimal consumer focus - P44 Pro/P41 Plus maintenance mode
•CXL (Compute Express Link) integration forventet
•AI/ML optimized drives i udvikling

Support

Warranty:5 år standard på enterprise, 5 år på consumer (P44 Pro)

Firmware:Regular updates, excellent enterprise support

Software

→Solidigm Storage Tool (SST) - Successor til Intel Memory and Storage Tool
→Supports firmware updates, diagnostics, S.M.A.R.T.
→Windows og Linux support
→nvme-cli integration for advanced users

Documentation:Excellent technical documentation og datasheets

Rma:Pro-active RMA process for enterprise, advance replacement available

Target Audience

Consumer

→Enthusiasts der kender Intel's SSD heritage
→Users der søger alternativ til Samsung/WD
→Budget-conscious med P41 Plus

Professional

→Video editors (P44 Pro god for editing drives)
→Content creators der behøver reliability

Enterprise

→Data centers med Intel Xeon infrastructure
→Cloud providers (hyperscalers)
→Object storage deployments (QLC drives)
→Database servers (Optane DC)
→Virtualization clusters

Expert Opinion

•Intel's exit fra consumer SSD markedet er trist - de var pioneers
•Optane var teknologisk brilliant men kommercielt fiasko (for dyrt)
•Solidigm fortsætter excellent enterprise tradition
•P44 Pro er underrated - excellent drive overshadowed af brand confusion
•QLC enterprise drives er faktisk very good - don't sleep on Solidigm
•Optane DC P5800X stadig beste enterprise SSD for latency-critical workloads
•SK hynix ownership giver Solidigm bright future med access til cutting-edge NAND
•Brand recognition problem - Intel navn var trusted, Solidigm less known
•For enterprise: Absolutely consider Solidigm - excellent products
•For consumer: P44 Pro competitive med Samsung/WD men less retail presence

Where To Buy

Consumer

→Solidigm P44 Pro: Komplett.dk, Proshop.dk, Amazon.de
→Solidigm P41 Plus: Komplett.dk, Proshop.dk

Enterprise

→Authorized distributors: Ingram Micro, Tech Data
→OEM bundles: Dell, HPE, Lenovo
→Direct: Solidigm.com for volume orders

Optane

→Restlager: eBay, brugt marked
→Enterprise: Specialized distributors

Intel & Solidigm

History

Specialties

Company Structure

Intel

Products

Solidigm

Products

Consumer Products

Optane Lineup

Optane Memory

Optane800 P

Optane900 P905 P

Form Factors

Optane D C

Form Factors

Features

Optane Persistent Memory

Use Cases

Enterprise Products

Form Factors

Features

Form Factors

Features

Form Factors

Strengths

Weaknesses

Buying Advice

Market Position

Notable Achievements

Technology Innovations

3dxpoint

Advantages

Disadvantages

Qlc Optimization

Features

Firmware

Features

Comparison With Competitors

Vs Samsung

Vs Micron

Vs Western Digital

Future Outlook

Support

Software

Target Audience

Consumer

Professional

Enterprise

Expert Opinion

Related Products

Products

Products

Products

Products

Where To Buy

Consumer

Enterprise

Optane