For owners of Z97 or X99 boards with updated UEFIs or a rare SFF-8643 connector for the 2.5" version, booting from NVMe is possible, for the rest the Intel SSD 750 will have to be a storage drive. Al recently looked at this more than impressive PCIe SSD and now [H]ard|OCP has had a bash at it. The review is certainly worth checking out as some of their tests, especially the real world ones, differ from the benchmarks that Al used. This will give you more information about how the new SSD will handle your workloads, research worth it if you are thinking of spending $1055 for the 1.2TB model.
"Intel is set to be the catalyst for a long-awaited leap forward in storage technology with the new SSD 750 bringing NVMe storage to client PCs for the first time, and turning the high end SSD space upside-down. We are expecting blinding IOPs and we dig in to find out what it can mean to the hardware enthusiast."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Samsung SM951 M.2 NVME 256GB @ The SSD Review
- Samsung SM951 M.2 512GB @ The SSD Review
- OCZ ARC 100 240GB SSD Review @ Madshrimps
- Silicon Power S80 480GB @ Bjorn3d
- Kingston HyperX Savage 240 GB @ techPowerUp
- SanDisk CloudSpeed Eco SSD @ The SSD Review
- Synology DiskStation DS415+ NAS Review @ Madshrimps
- Inateck FD1005 Top-Loading HDD Docking Station
- Toshiba MQ02ABF075 2.5'' Mobile Thin HDD Review @ Madshrimps
- Silicon Power Armor A60: Rugged, Portable, and Affordable @ Bjorn3d
- Samsung Portable SSD T1 250GB USB 3.0 Drive Review @ NikKTech
- Toshiba TransMemory-EX II 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @ NikKTech
Good to know.
However, how
Good to know.
However, how do you know if your Z97 or X99 motherboard UEFI update supports it? Not all manufacturer/brand update their UEFI the same way.
Is there a particular feature we have to look for?
Check the notes on the
Check the notes on the update … for instance on the ASUS X99 Deluxe
Version 1601
Description X99-DELUXE BIOS 1601
1. Support ASUS USB 3.1 PCIE add-on card
2. Support NVMe
3. Enhance TPM functionality
File Size 7.3 MBytesupdate
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/X99DELUXE/HelpDesk_Download/
Thanks. I noticed that when
Thanks. I noticed that when reviewing other motherboard brand BIOS updates. 🙂
Instead of updating immediately, I would wait until you’re ready to use a NVMe device as some BIOS updates has been acting up due to such early releases — that’s if yours doesn’t already support it.
slight error: you text says
slight error: you text says it’s a 1.2GB drive.
Sorry, fixed that.
Sorry, fixed that.
The Intel 750 boots Windows
The Intel 750 boots Windows 8.1 fine using my ASUS Sabertooth Z77.
It shows as “PATA SS” in the UEFI. I unplugged all other SATA drives and booted my UEFI Win8.1 USB installer, installed Windows on the Intel 750 and it boots perfectly fine in UEFI mode.
Is that “1.2 GB version” a
Is that “1.2 GB version” a typo?
ya, i meant KB
ya, i meant KB
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Jeremy, from an architectural
Jeremy, from an architectural point of view, could you compare this device with a compatible add-on RAID controller with support for the usual RAID modes? What happens to this device if one of its component flash chips fails? I admit my bias tilts me towards my past experiences with inexpensive RAID controllers in RAID 0 mode, for MAX SPEED. In your opinion, would it be safer overall to wait for x4 and x8 NVMe RAID controllers and to connect 2x, 4x or more 2.5″ NVMe SSDs, in order to exploit the redundancy obtained by RAID arrays in modes 5 and 6? Thanks! MRFS
Check Al’s review and
Check Al's review and comments for more indepth that I can really give you. That said there is orders of magnitude of difference in cost between the two solutions, you would have to desperately need this speed to justify the price.
For others who are reading
For others who are reading these Comments:
https://pcper.com/reviews/Storage/Intel-SSD-750-Series-12TB-PCIe-and-25-SFF-Review-NVMe-Consumer
Intel SSD 750 Series 1.2TB PCIe and 2.5″ SFF Review –
NVMe for the Consumer
by Allyn Malventano (4/2/2015)
i doubt people with 5 yr old
i doubt people with 5 yr old pc want storage that cost more then their entire computer. only the bleeding edge would want this drive.
this looks like a thing for
this looks like a thing for rich people, and thats fine, hopefully in a few years we will all have c: drives like this, trickle down and all. To be fair, we were all saying the same thing about sata ssds once upon a time, AND 1tb spinning rust.
On a side note, I wonder if AMD’s upcoming cpu/apus and accompanying chipsets will support this kinda drive.
I went with a z97 motherboard
I went with a z97 motherboard in my build last year. Installed a 4670K in it, which would have been fine in a z87 board, but thought I may as well go with the z97. My BIOS is ready for a NVMe drive, although I’m not sure my wallet is.
Does this nvme work over any
Does this nvme work over any pci-e or is it proprietary like sata exspress? Or will it get its own port with v2 of nvme?