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Intel® Solid-State Drive 525 Series
Product Specification
Capacity: 30/60 GB
(No longer available: 90/120/180/240 GB)
Components:
— Intel
®
25nm NAND Flash Memory
— Multi-Level Cell (MLC)
Form Factor: mSATA full size
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: <10 grams
SATA 6Gb/s Bandwidth Performance
1
(Iometer* Queue Depth 32)
— Sustained Sequential Read: up to 550
MB/s
— Sustained Sequential Write: up to 520
MB/s
Read and Write IOPS
1
(Iometer Queue Depth 32)
— Random 4 KB Reads: Up to 50,000 IOPS
— Random 4 KB Writes: Up to 80,000 IO P S
Latency (average sequential)
— Read: 80 µs (TYP)
— Write: 85 µs (TYP)
Data Compression
AES 128-bit Encryption
End-to-end Data Protection
Compatibility
— Intel® SSD Toolbox with Intel® SSD
Optimizer
— Intel® Data Migra tion Software
— Intel® Rapid Storage T ec hnology
— SATA Revision 3.0
— ACS-2
— SSD-enhanced SMART ATA feature set
— Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
command set
— Data Set Management Command
Power Management
— 3.3 V SATA Supply Rail
— SATA Link Power Management (LPM)
Power
— Active (MobileMark* 2007 W or k loa d) :
300 mW (TYP)
— Idle: 250 mW (TYP)
Temperature
— Operating
— Non-Operating: -55
Reliability
— Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBE R):
<1 sector per 10
3
: 0o C to 70o C
o
C to 95o C
16
bits read
— Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF):
1,200,000 hours
— Shock (operatin g a nd non-operating):
1,000 G/0.5 msec
2
Vibration
— Operating: 2.17 G
— Non-operating: 3.13 G
Certifications and Declarations:
(5-700 Hz)
RMS
RMS
(5-800 Hz)
— UL*
— CE*
— C-Tick*
— BSMI*
— KCC*
— Microsoft* WHCK
— VCCI*
— SATA-IO*
Product Ecological Compliance
RoHS*
1. Performance values vary by capacity.
2. Random 4 KB writes measured using out-of-box SSD.
3. As measured by temperature sensor, SMART Attribute BEh. Active air flow is rec o mmended within the system for maintaining
proper device operatin g temperatures on heavier workloads.
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Ordering Information
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Contents
1.0 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 4
2.0 Product Specifications ......................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Capacity ............................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Performance ........................................................................................................................ 5
2.3 Electrical Characteristics ..................................................................................................... 7
2.4 Environmental Conditions ................................................................................................... 7
2.5 Product Regulatory Compliance .......................................................................................... 9
2.6 Reliability ........................................................................................................................... 10
3.0 Mechanical Information ..................................................................................................... 11
4.0 Pin and Signal Descriptions ................................................................................................. 12
4.1 Pin Locations ..................................................................................................................... 12
4.2 Signal Descriptions ............................................................................................................ 12
5.0 Supported Command Sets .................................................................................................. 14
5.1 ATA General Feature Command Set ................................................................................. 14
5.2 Power Management .......................................................................................................... 14
5.3 Security Mode Feature Set ................................................................................................ 15
5.4 SMART Command Set ....................................................................................................... 15
5.5 Device Statistics ................................................................................................................. 20
5.6 SMART Command Transport (SCT) .................................................................................... 20
5.7 Data Set Management Command Set ............................................................................... 20
5.8 Host Protected Area Command Set .................................................................................. 20
5.9 48-Bit Address Command Set ............................................................................................ 21
5.10 General Purpose Log Command Set .................................................................................. 21
5.11 Native Command Queuing ................................................................................................ 21
5.12 Software Settings Preservation ......................................................................................... 21
5.13 SATA Link Power Management (LPM)............................................................................... 21
6.0 Certifications and Declarations ........................................................................................... 22
7.0 References ......................................................................................................................... 23
8.0 Terms and Acronyms .......................................................................................................... 23
9.0 Revision History ................................................................................................................. 24
Appendix: IDENTIFY DEVICE Command Data .................................................................................. 25
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1.0 Overview
Intel® Solid-State Drive 525 Series
This document describes the specif ic ations and capabilities of the Intel® S olid-State Drive 525
Series (Intel
®
SSD 525 Series)1.
The Intel SSD 525 Series delivers small form-factor storage and leading performance for Serial
Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)-based computers in capacities ranging from 30GB to
240GB.
By combining Intel's high quality 25nm NAND f lash memory technology w ith SATA 6G b/s interfac e
support, the Intel SSD 525 Series delivers sequential read speeds of up to 550 MB/s and sequential write
speeds of up to 520 MB/s.
The case-less mSATA (mini-SATA) design has a significantly sm aller footprint tha n a 2.5-inch hard
disk drive (HDD), and enables fast read/write access times and a significant I/O and throughput
performance improvement as compared to HDDs. This design mak e s it id ea l for new and inn ovative
small form factor c om p uting platforms that have size and weight requirements that traditional 2. 5 inch or 1.8-inch HDDs cannot meet; such as, netbooks, thin-and-light systems, min i- and subnotebooks, all-in-one computers, and embedded platforms.
As compared to standard SATA HDDs, Intel SSD 525 Series offers these key features:
• High I/O and throughput performance
• Low power
• Increased system responsiveness
• High reliability
• Enhanced ruggedness
• Small form-factor
• Minimum weight
The Intel SSD 525 Series also offers additional key features such as:
• Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit Encryption
AES 128-bit encryption is a n industry standar d in data security, provid ing a hardware-based
mechanism for encryption and decryption of user data. Utilizing a 12 8-bit encryption key, AES
encryption—when combined with an ATA drive pas sword—helps protect user data.
• End-to-End Data Protection
End-to-end data protection helps pr otect da ta from being corrupted across the data path by
using cyclic redundancy check (CRC), parity, and error correction code (ECC) checks in the data
path from the hos t interface to the NAND , and back.
• Data Compression
Data compression helps im pr ove performance and endura nce by automatically com p r essing
information sen t to the SSD so that less data has to be processed a nd stored on the NA N D . Th e
amount of data that can be compres s ed depends on the type of data.
Note: 1. The Intel SSD 525 Series is currently not validated for data center usage.
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Table 1. User Addressa ble Sectors
Unformatted Capacity
(Total User Addressable Sectors in LBA Mode)
Table 2.
Compressible Performance
Intel SSD 525 Series
SATA 3Gb/s
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2.0 Product Specifications
2.1 Capacity
Intel SSD 525 Series
30 GB 58,626,288
60 GB 117,231,408
120 GB 234,441,648
180 GB 351,651,888
Note: 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes; 1 sector = 512 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 flash management and maintenance purposes.
240 GB 468,862,128
2.2 Performance
The data compression engine in the Intel SSD 525 Series contr oller optimizes performan c e ba s ed on
the data pattern of the workload.
This section provide s both compressible and incompressibl e Input/Output Operations per Second
(IOPS) and sustained sequential read and write bandwidth specifications.
Specification Unit
30 GB 60 GB 90 GB 120 GB 180 GB 240 GB
Random 4 KB Read (up to) IOPS 5,000 15,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000
Random 4 KB Write (up to)1 IOPS 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000
Random 4 KB Write (TYP)2 IOPS 10,000 23,000 38000 40,000 60,000 60,000
Sequential Read (up to)
SATA 6Gb/s
Seque ntial Write (up to)
SATA 6Gb/s
SATA 3Gb/s
Notes:
1. Random 4 KB write performance measured using out-of-box SSD.
2. Performance measured using Iometer* with Queue Depth 32. Measurements are p erf o rm ed on
8 GB of Logical Block Address (LBA) range on a full SSD.
3. Performance measured using Iometer with Queue Depth 32.
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MB/s
MB/s
500
280
275
240
550
280
475
245
550
280
485
250
550
280
500
260
550
280
520
260
550
280
520
260
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Table 3.
Incompressible Performance
Specification Unit
Intel SSD 525 Series
Table 4. Latency
Power On To Ready2
2 s (TYP)
Intel® Solid-State Drive 525 Series
30 GB 60 GB 90 GB 120 GB 180 GB 240 GB
Random 4 KB Read (up to) 1 IOPS 7,000 12,000 24,000 24,000 46,000
Random 4 KB Write (up to)
1
Sequential Read (up to) 1 MB/s 200 430 470 550
IOPS 2,500 6,900 6,900 13,000
13,000
550 550
Seque ntial Write (up to) 1 MB/s 40 80 115 150 170
46,000
16,500
235
Notes:
1. Performance measured using Iometer with Queue Depth 32. Measurements are performed on 8 GB of Logical Block Address
(LBA) range.
Specification Intel SSD 525 Series
1
Latency
Read
Write
80 µs (TYP)
85 µs (TYP)
Notes:
1. Based on sequential 4 KB using Iometer with Queue Depth 1 workload with com p r essible (non-random) data pattern. Write
Cache Enabled.
2. Power On To Ready time assumes proper shutdown.
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Table 5. Operating Voltage and Power Consumption
Max
Idle2
Table 6. Temperature, Shock, Vi bration
Non-operating
Non-operating
Non-operating
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2.3 Electrical Characteristics
Values
Electrical Characteristics 30GB 60GB 90GB 120GB 180GB 240GB
Operating Voltage for 3.3 V (±5%)
Min
Client Power Consumption (TYP)
Active
Thermal Power3
Regulator Power4
Notes:
1. Active power measured during execution of MobileMark* 2007 with SATA Link Power Management (LPM) enabled.
2. Idle power defined as SSD at idle with SATA Lin k Power Management (LPM) enabled.
3. Power measured during 128 kB sequential writes with Queue Depth 32 workload using 100 ms sample period. This
4. Power measured during 128 kB sequential writes with Queue Depth 32 workload using 500 us sample period. This
1
2.6 W 2.8 W 3.2 W 3.8 W 4.0 W 4.5 W
2.7 W 2.9 W 3.3 W 4.0 W 4.3 W 4.8 W
represents power that would be thermal load on system during heavy workloads.
represents power that system power supply would have to regulate for proper device operation.
3.14 V
3.47 V
300 mW
250 mW
2.4 Environmental Conditions
2.4.1 Temperature, Shock, Vibration
Temperature Range
Module Temperature
Operating
Temperature Gradient
Operating
Humidity
Operating
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0 – 70 oC
o
C/hr
5 – 95 %
5 – 95 %
o
C
-55 – 95
30 (TYP)
30 (TYP) oC/hr
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Non-operating
Non-operating
Shock and Vibration Range
3
Shock
Operating
1,000 G (Max) at 0.5 msec
1,000 G (Max) at 0.5 msec
Vibration
Operating
Notes:
4
2.17 G
3.13 G
(5-700 Hz) Max
RMS
(5-800 Hz) Max
RMS
1. As measured by temperature sensor, SMART Attribute BEh. Active ai r flow is recommended within the system for
maintaining proper device operating temperatures on heav ier wor kloads.
2. Temperature gradient measured without condensation.
3. Shock specifications assume that one side of SSD is inserted into SATA connector and the o t her side is secured by screw.
Both connector and screw are securely mounted on a fixture that is firmly attached on a shock table. The shock stimulus is
applie d in X, Y and Z axis respectively. Shock specification is measured using peak acceleration and pulse width value.
4. Vibration specifications as su me that one side of SSD is inserted into SATA connector and the other side is secured by screw.
Both connector and screw are securely mounted on a fixture that is firmly attached on vibration table. The vib ration
stimul u s is applied in X, Y and Z axis respectively Vibration specification is measured using G Root mea n Squa re d (GRMS)
value.
2.4.2 Altitude
The drive is not sensitive to changes in atmospheric pressure because it has no
moving parts. Dr ive tested to pressures repres entative of -1K and +40K f eet.
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Table 7. Product Regulatory Compliance Specif ications
TITLE 47-Telecommunication CHAPTER I— FEDERAL
Standard Digital Apparatus
IEC 555024 Information Technology Equipment —
measurement CISPR 24:2010
EN-55022 Information technology equipment —
methods of measurement CISPR 22:2008 (Modified)
Information Technology Equipment — Safety
Part 1: General Requirements
Information Technology Equipment — Safety
Part 1: General Requirements
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2.5 Product Regulatory Compliance
The Intel SSD 525 Series meets or exceeds the regulator y or certification requirements in Product
Regulatory Compliance Specifications
Title Description
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION PART 15 — RADIO
FREQUENCY DEVICES
ICES-003, Issue 4 Interference-Causing Equipment
Immunity characteristics — Limits and methods of
Radio disturbance characteristics — Limits and
EN-60950-1 2nd Edition
UL/CSA 60950-1 2nd Edition
Region for which
conformity declared
FCC Part 15B Class B
CAN/CSA-CEI/IEC CISPR 22:02. This is CISPR
22:1997 with Canadian modifications.
EN-55024: 1998 and its amendments European Union
EN-55022: 2006 and its amendments European Union
—
—
USA
Canada
USA / Canada
USA / Canada
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