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Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series

Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series
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Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series

Product catalog summary
Overview
The Intel® Solid-State Drive (SSD) DC P3700 Series is a high-performance storage solution utilizing the NVMe interface for low latency and high Quality of Service. It is available in capacities of 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB, and 2TB, and comes in both Add-In card and 2.5-inch form factors. The SSD supports PCIe Gen3, offering sequential read speeds up to 2.8GB/s and write speeds up to 2.0GB/s, with random read IOPS of 460K and write IOPS of 175K for 4KB operations.
Specifications
  • Capacities: 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB, 2TB
  • Components: Intel® 20nm MLC NAND Flash Memory
  • Form Factors: 2.5-inch and AIC (Add-In Card)
  • Performance: Sequential R/W up to 2800/2000MB/s, IOPS Rnd 4KB up to 460/175K
  • Operating System Support: Windows Server 2012 R2, 2012, 2008 R2 x64, RHEL 6.5, 7.0, UEFI 2.3.1
  • Reliability: UBER of 1 sector per 1017 bits read, MTBF of 2 million hours
  • Compliance: NVM Express 1.0, PCI Express Base Specification Rev 3.0
  • Power: 2.5-inch and AIC require 3.3V and 12V supply rails
  • Endurance Rating: Up to 36.5 PBW (Petabytes Written)
  • Temperature Specification: Operating range for AIC is 0 to 55°C, and for 2.5-inch is 0 to 35°C ambient
Environmental Conditions
  • Shock: 2.5-inch: 1,000 G/0.5msec, AIC: 50 G Trapezoidal
  • Vibration: Operating: 2.17 GRMS, Non-Operating: 3.13 GRMS
  • Altitude: Operating: -1,000 to 10,000 ft, Non-Operating: -1,000 to 40,000 ft
Certifications and Declarations
The product complies with various certifications including UL, CE, C-Tick, BSMI, KCC, Microsoft WHQL, and VCCI.
Additional Features
  • Enhanced power-loss data protection
  • Temperature monitoring and thermal throttling
  • Variable sector size support
Key Features
  • Consistently high IOPS and throughput
  • Sustained low latency
  • High Endurance Technology (HET)
  • Variable sector size and end-to-end data-path protection
  • Enhanced power-loss data protection
  • Power loss protection capacitor self-test
  • Out of band management
  • Thermal throttling and monitoring
Power Loss Capacitor Test
The Intel SSD DC P3700 Series supports testing of the power loss capacitor, which can be monitored using the SMART attribute critical warning in log page identifier 02h, byte 0, bit 4.
Hot Plug Support
The 2.5-inch form factor supports surprise hot plug features in capable platforms and operating systems. The P3700 Series ensures data integrity during surprise hot removal by committing acknowledged writes to the media.
Out of Band Management (SMBUS)
The P3700 Series provides out of band management via the SMBUS interface, requiring a 3.3V Auxiliary voltage. It allows access to a VPD page and temperature sensor data.
Variable Sector Size Support
The P3700 Series supports various sector sizes including 512, 520, 528, 4096, 4104, 4160, and 4224 bytes, and DIF as specified in NVMe 1.0. Protection information is passed to and checked by the SSD.
Mechanical Information
The document provides detailed dimensions for the 2.5-inch form factor and PCIe dimensions of the P3700 Series.
Pin and Signal Descriptions
Detailed pin definitions for the 2.5-inch form factor and add-in card form factor are provided, including signal descriptions and notes on usage.
Supported Command Sets
The P3700 Series supports all mandatory NVMe Admin and I/O commands as per NVMe revision 1.0, including optional commands like Firmware Activate and Format NVM.
Log Page Support
The P3700 Series supports mandatory log pages such as Error Information, SMART/Health Information, and Firmware Slot Information, along with vendor unique log pages.
SMART Attributes
The document lists SMART attributes supported by the P3700 Series, detailing critical warnings, temperature, available spare capacity, and other metrics related to device health and performance.
Specifications Overview
The document provides detailed specifications for the Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series, including attributes related to wear, workload, and thermal throttle status. Key metrics such as the percentage of I/O operations that are read operations and elapsed time since workload timer reset are highlighted. The document also details the thermal throttle status, including throttle percentage and event count.
Temperature Statistics
Temperature statistics are provided for different form factors, with case temperature reported for 2.5-inch form factors and NAND temperature for Add-in Cards.
Drive Marketing Name Log
The document includes a log identifier for the drive's marketing name, detailing the structure of the log page content.
SET Feature Identifiers
The document outlines features that can be reported or set through NVMe commands, including arbitration, power management, temperature threshold, error recovery, and more. Vendor-specific features such as Set/Get Max LBA and Power Governor Setting are also supported.
NVMe Driver Support
Driver support is provided for various operating systems, with Intel offering full specification guarantees for certain Windows Server versions and validation for open-source drivers on select systems.
Certifications and Declarations
The SSD complies with multiple international standards, including CE, UL, C-Tick, BSMI, KCC, VCCI, Microsoft WHCK, RoHS, and WEEE directives.
Identify Data Structure
The document details the identify controller data structure, including vendor IDs, serial numbers, firmware revisions, and power state descriptors. It also includes information on optional NVMe command support and power state characteristics.
Power State Descriptor
Power state descriptors provide information on relative write and read latency and throughput, as well as maximum power consumption in different power states.
Namespace Details
  • Namespace Size (NSZE): Indicates total size in logical blocks.
  • Namespace Capacity (NCAP): Maximum number of logical blocks allocatable.
  • Namespace Utilization (NUSE): Current number of allocated logical blocks.
  • Namespace Features (NSFEAT): Thin provisioning not supported.
  • Number of LBA Formats (NLBAF): Defines supported LBA and metadata size combinations.
LBA Format Support
The document lists various LBA formats supported by the controller, detailing metadata size and relative performance.
Vital Product Data Structure
Includes class code, PCI-SIG vendor ID, serial number, model number, PCIe port capabilities, and power requirements.
Temperature Sensor Readout
Temperature data is captured in a specific register, with values represented in two's complement format.
PCIe ID Information
Details vendor and device IDs, subsystem vendor ID, and subsystem ID.
SCSI Command Translation
Supported SCSI commands include Read, Inquiry, Mode Sense, Mode Select, Log Sense, and others.
LED Functionality
Describes the behavior of LEDs indicating IO activity, drive failure, pre-failure, and health status. Note that the 2.5-inch form factor does not include LEDs.
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Catalog excerpts

Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series-1

Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series Product Specification Capacities: – Intel® 20nm MLC NAND Flash Memory Form Factors – 2.5-inch Form Factor 15mm Z-height 8639-compatible connector – AIC Form Factor Half-height, Half-length Single slot x4 connector – Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER): 1 sector per 1017 bits read – Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF): 2 million hours – T10 DIF protection – Variable Sector Size: 512, 520, 528, 4096, 4104, 4160, 4224 Bytes NVM Express* 1.0 PCI Express Base Specification Rev 3.0 Enterprise SSD Form Factor Version 1.0a PCI Express Card Electro-Mechanical (CEM) Specification Rev 2.0 and Declarations – UL*, CE*, C-Tick*, BSMI*, KCC*, Microsoft* WHQL*, VCCI* Specification Operating: AIC: 0 to 55° C ambient with specified airflow 2.5-inch: 0 to 35° C ambient, 0 to 70° C case with specified airflow Non-Operating6: -55 to 95° C Temperature monitoring (In-band and by way of SMBUS) Thermal throttling Rating Up to 36.5 PBW (Petabytes Written)5 10 Drive Writes/day (JESD219 workload) Seq R/W: Up to 2800/2000MB/s3 IOPS Rnd 4KB4 70/30 R/W: Up to 265K IOPS Rnd 4KB4 R/W: Up to 460/175K Seq Latency (typ) R/W: 20/20µs 2.5-inch: 3.3V and 12V Supply Rail AIC: 3.3V and 12V Supply Rail Enhanced power-loss data protection Active/Idle (TYP): Up to 25W/4W (TYP) Operating: 2.17 GRMS (5-700Hz) Non-Operating: 3.13 GRMS (5-800Hz) (Simulated) Operating: -1,000 to 10,000 ft Non-Operating: -1,000 to 40,000 ft Ecological Compliance Performance values vary by capacity and form factor Performance specifications apply to both compressible and incompressible data MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/second 4KB = 4,096 bytes; 8KB = 8,192 bytes 1PB = 1015 Bytes Please contact your Intel representative for details on the non-operating temperature range Airflow out of server through PCIe Card Slot

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Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series-2

Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series Ordering Information Contact your local Intel sales representative for ordering information. INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL PRODUCTS. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN INTEL'S TERMS AND CON-DITIONS OF SALE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS, INTEL ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER AND INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, RELATING TO SALE AND/OR USE OF INTEL PRODUCTS INCLUDING LIABILITY OR WARRANTIES RELATING TO FITNESS...

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Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series-5

Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series Revision History Document Number Revision Number Revision Date June 2014 Initial release Driver and temperature updates Updated performance information

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Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series-7

Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series This document describes the specifications and capabilities of the Intel ® Solid-State Drive (SSD) DC P3700 Series. P3700 Series is a PCIe* Gen3 SSD architected with the new high performance controller interface – NVMe* (Non-Volatile Memory express) delivering leading performance, low latency and Quality of Service. Matching the performance with world-class reliability and endurance, P3700 Series offers a range of capacity – 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB and 2TB in both Add-In card and 2.5-inch form factor. With PCIe Gen3 support and NVMe queuing interface, the...

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Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series-8

Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series Standard Information referenced in this document Enterprise SSD Form Factor Version 1.0a PCIe* Base Specification Revision 3.0 Solid-State Drive (SSD) Requirements and Endurance Test Method (JESD219) Solid-State Drive (SSD) Requirements and Endurance Test Method (JESD218) http://qdms.intel.com/ Click Search MDDS Database and search for material description datasheet International Electrotechnical Commission EN 61000 4-2 (Electrostatic discharge immunity test) 4-3 (Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test) 4-4 (Electrical fast transient/burst...

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Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series-9

Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series 1.2 Terms and Acronyms Table 2: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms Advanced Technology Attachment Cyclic Redundancy Check Device Activity Signal Direct Memory Access Error Correction Code Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory Extended First Party Direct Memory Access Gigabyte Note: The total usable capacity of the SSD may be less than the total physical capacity because a small portion of the capacity is used for NAND flash management and maintenance purposes. Hard Disk Drive High Endurance Technology Input/Output Operations Per Second International...

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Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series-10

Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series Product Specifications User Addressable Sectors Unformatted Capacity (Total User Addressable Sectors in LBA Mode) NOTES: 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes; 1 sector = 512 bytes or 520 bytes or 528 bytes. LBA count shown represents total user storage capacity and will remain the same throughout the life of the drive. The total usable capacity of the SSD may be less than the total physical capacity because a small portion of the capacity is used for NAND media management and maintenance. IDEMA or JEDEC standard is used. Random Read/Write Input/Output Operations...

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Intel® Solid-State Drive DC P3700 Series Random Read/Write IOPS Consistency Intel® SSD DC P3700 Series NOTES: 1. Performance consistency measured using Iometer* based on Random 4KB with total queue depth of 128, measured as (IOPS in the 99.9th percentile slowest 1-second interval)/(average IOPS during the test). Measurements are performed on a full Logical Block Address (LBA) span of the drive once the workload has reached steady state but including all background activities required for normal operation and data reliability 2. 4KB = 4,096 bytes 3. 8KB = 8,192 bytes Sequential Read and Write...

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