The Intel SSD 320 Series delivers leading performance for Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)-based computers by combining Intel's leading 25nm NAND Flash Memory technology with SATA 3Gb/s interface support, the Intel SSD 320 Series delivers sequential read speeds of up to 270 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 220 MB/s. The industry-standard form factors enable interchangeability with existing hard disk drives (HDDs) and native SATA HDD drop-in replacement with the enhanced performance, reliability, ruggedness, and power savings offered by an SSD.
As compared to standard SATA HDDs, the Intel SSD 320 Series offers these key features:
High I/O and throughput performance
Low power
Increased system responsiveness
High reliability
Enhanced ruggedness
Hot Plug Support
Hot Plug insertion and removal is supported in the presence of a proper connector and appropriate operating system (OS), as described in the SATA 2.6 specification. This product supports asynchronous signal recovery and issues an unsolicited COMINIT when first mated with a powered connector to guarantee reliable detection by a host system without hardware device detection.
SMART Logs
The Intel SSD 320 Series implements the following Log Addresses: 00h, 02h, 03h, 06h, and 07h. The Intel SSD 320 Series implements host vendor specific logs (addresses 80h-9Fh) as read and write scratchpads, where the default value is zero (0). Intel SSD 320 Series does not write any specific values to these logs unless directed by the host through the appropriate commands. The Intel SSD 320 Series also implements a device vendor specific log at address A9h as a read-only log area with a default value of zero (0).
Device Statistics
In addition to the SMART attribute structure, statistics pertaining to the operation and health of the Intel SSD 320 Series can be reported to the host on request through the Device Statistics log as defined in the ATA specification. The Device Statistics log is a read-only GPL/SMART log located at read log address 0x04 and is accessible using READ LOG EXT, READ LOG DMA EXT or SMART READ LOG commands.
Intel Model Number SSDSA2CT040G3
Ordering Part Numbers SSDSA2CT040G310, SSDSA2CT040G301
Capacity 40GB
Form Factor 2.5" x 9.5mm
Interface SATA 3.0 (3Gb/s)
Lithography 25 nm
Components Intel NAND Flash Memory Multi-Level Cell (MLC) Technology
Essentials
Sequential Read 200 MB/s
Sequential Write 45 MB/s
Random Read (8GB Span) 30000 IOPS
Random Read (100% Span) 30000 IOPS
Random Write (8GB Span) 3700 IOPS
Random Write (100% Span) 300 IOPS
Latency - Read 75 µs
Latency - Write 90 µs
Power - Active 150 mw (MobileMark 2007 Workload), 2.0 W (64K Sequential Write)
Power - Idle 100 mw (DIPM), .7 W (Non-DIPM)
Vibration - Operating 2.17 GRMS (5-700 Hz)
Vibration - Non-Operating 3.13 GRMS (5-800 Hz)
Shock (operating and Non-Operating) 1,500 G/.5 msec
Operating Temperature Range 0°C to 70°C
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) 1,200,000 Hours
Uncorrectoable Bit Error Rate (UBER) 1 sector per 100,000,000,000,000,000
Enhanced Power Loss Data Protection Yes
Weight (g/lb) 90/0.198
