Datasheet

Intel
®
X25-E SATA Solid State Drive
January 2009 Product Manual
Order Number: 319984-003US 5
Intel
®
X25-E SATA SSD
1.0 Introduction
The Intel
®
X25-E SATA Solid State Drive (SSD) delivers ultimate performance in an
industry standard 2.5” form factor while simultaneously improving system
responsiveness over standard rotating media or hard disk drives (HDD) in some of the
most demanding applications. By combining Intel’s leading NAND flash memory
technology with our innovative controller, Intel delivers an SSD for Native Serial
Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drive drop-in replacement with
enhanced performance, reliability, ruggedness and power savings.
Since there are no rotating platters, moving heads, fragile actuaters, unnecessary spin-
up time or positional seek time that can significantly slow down the storage subsystem,
the Intel X25-E SATA SSD enables fast read/write access times and significant
I/O, as well as performance improvement when compared to rotating media.
This document describes the specifications of the Intel X25-E SATA SSD in the 2.5”
form factor.
1.1 Product Overview
The Intel X25-E SATA SSD primarily targets high-end workstations, desktops, gaming
and various server/storage applications. Key attributes include extremely high
performance, low power, enhanced reliability and improved ruggedness as compared to
standard 10,000 and 15,000 RPM SATA hard drives. The Intel X25-E SATA SSD is
available in an industry standard 2.5” form factor that is electronically, mechanically,
and software compatible with existing SATA and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) slots and
cables.