Intel SSD DC P4500 Review:

The Intel SSD DC P4500 Series is part of the company’s Intel 3D NAND SSD line and is designed to handle software-defined cloud infrastructures across the multi-cloud environment, specifically to reduce server footprint. With its availability in 2.5-inch PCIe, HHHL PCIe, and “ruler” form factors, the P4500 offers a ton of flexibility and will suit the needs of a range of different physical use cases. The Intel drive also features pair-to-CPU core mapping, which supports both high drive count and multiple SSDs scaling on Intel platforms.

Specifications:

Form factor
2.5-inch PCIe 3.1 x4

Capacity
4TB

Interface
NAND 3D NAND TLC 

Sequential read
3200MB/s

Sequential write
1050MB/s

Random 4K Read
490,000 IOPS

Random
4K Write 38,000 IOPS

Endurance
1.89 PBW

Shock (Operating and Non-Operating)
1000 G/0.5 msec

Idle
<5 W

Average Sequential
Avg. 13.8W (Write), 9.5W (Read)