Intel 540s Series SSDs hit the market
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Intel has a new lineup of solid-state drives on the market, and it's full of options. The 540s series comprises twelve drives available in six different capacities and two form factors. For these drives, Intel turned to 16-nm TLC NAND, a first for the company. The cache, however, is SLC.
| Capacity | Form Factors | Max sequential (MB/s) | Max 4KB random (IOps) | Price | ||
| Read | Write | Read | Write | |||
| 120GB | 80mm M.2, 2.5" | 560 | 400 | 60,000 | 50,000 | $80 |
| 180GB | 80mm M.2, 2.5" | 560 | 475 | 71,000 | 85,000 | $100 |
| 240GB | 80mm M.2, 2.5" | 560 | 480 | 74,000 | 85,000 | $120 |
| 360GB | 80mm M.2, 2.5" | 560 | 480 | 74,000 | 85,000 | $180 |
| 480GB | 80mm M.2, 2.5" | 560 | 480 | 78,000 | 85,000 | $220 |
| 1TB | 80mm M.2, 2.5" | 560 | 480 | 78,000 | 85,000 | $450 |