1. Performance values vary by capacity, applies both to compressible and incompressible data.
2. MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/second
3. 4KB = 4,096 bytes; 128KB = 131,072 bytes
4. Defaults to 12V, if both 12V and 5V are present
5. See electrical characteristics section under performance for workload specifics. Based on 480GB SSD.
6. Based on JESD218 standard
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Revision History ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Terms and Acronyms ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.7 Hot Plug Support ................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
3Mechanical Information ............................................................................................................................................. 13
4Pin and Signal Descriptions ...................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 Signal Descriptions ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.2.1Connector Pin Signal Definitions ........................................................................................................................................ 14
4.2.2Power Pin Signal Definitions ................................................................................................................................................. 15
5.1 ATA General Feature Command Set ........................................................................................................................................... 16
5.2 Power Management ............................................................................................................................................................................ 17
5.3 SMART Command Set ....................................................................................................................................................................... 17
5.5 SMART Command Transport ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
5.6 Data Set Management Command Set ........................................................................................................................................ 21
5.7 Host Protected Area Command Set ............................................................................................................................................ 22
5.8 48-Bit Address Command Set ....................................................................................................................................................... 22
5.9 General Purpose Log Command Set .......................................................................................................................................... 22
6Certifications and Declarations ................................................................................................................................ 23
Table 5: Operating Voltage and Power Consumption ........................................................................................................................ 9
Table 9: Serial ATA Connector Pin Signal Definitions ...................................................................................................................... 14
Table 10: Serial ATA Power Pin Definitions ............................................................................................................................................. 15
Table 14: Device Certifications and Declarations ................................................................................................................................. 23
Table 15: Identify Device Returned Sector Data ................................................................................................................................... 24
Figures
Figure 3-1: Dimensions for Full Size 2.5 inch Drives .............................................................................................................................. 13
Figure 4-1: Layout of Signal and Power Segment Pins ......................................................................................................................... 14
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Initial release
February 2014
002
Page 1, note 3 updated
March 2014
003
Added AES 256-bit encryption feature, document number correction and
format updates
December 2014
Term
Description
ATA
Advanced Technology Attachment
DAS
Device Activity Signal
DMA
Direct Memory Access
EXT
Extended
FPDMA
First Party Direct Memory Access
GB
Gigabyte (1,000,000,000 bytes)
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.
Gb
Gigabit (1,000,000,000 bits)
HDD
Hard Disk Drive
I/O
Input/Output
IOPS
Input/Output Operations Per Second
KB
Kilobyte (1,024 bytes)
LBA
Logical Block Address
MB
Megabyte (1,000,000 bytes)
MLC
Multi-level Cell
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures
NCQ
Native Command Queuing
NOP
No Operation
PIO
Programmed Input/Output
RDT
Reliability Demonstration Test
RMS
Root Mean Squared
SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SMART
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
SSD
Solid-State Drive
TYP
Typical
UBER
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate
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Intel® Solid-State Drive 730 Series
1 Introduction
This document describes the specifications and capabilities of the Intel® Solid-State Drive 730 Series
(Intel SSD 730 Series).
The Intel SSD 730 Series is a standard 2.5-inch form factor solid-state drive delivering leading performance for
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)-based desktop and workstation computers in 240GB and 480GB
capacities.
The Intel SSD 730 Series is a high performance client SSD utilizing high-endurance components engineered for PC
enthusiast and workstation systems with demanding storage workload requirements. Intel SSD 730 Series is Intel’s
first SSD engineered with factory overclocked SSD controller and NAND bus speeds. By increasing the controller
clock speed from 400MHz to 600MHz, increasing NAND bus speeds from 83MHz to 100MHz and optimizing
firmware for client platforms, Intel has developed its highest performance client SSD for uncompressible
workloads. This allows 550 MB/s sequential read and 450 MB/s sequential write performance.
Intel SSD 730 Series component and NAND management provide consistent performance for single drive and RAID
configurations across all data types. This same Intel design delivers higher endurance far exceeding the
requirements of client usages with up to 70GB writes per day.
The 730 Series also supports AES 256-bit encryption. AES 256-bit encryption is an industry standard in data
security, providing a hardware-based mechanism for encryption and decryption of user data. Utilizing a 256-bit
encryption key, AES encryption—when combined with an ATA drive password—helps protect user data.
These features, offered with Intel’s 5 year warranty makes the Intel SSD 730 Series a remarkably compelling PC
client storage solution for PC enthusiast and workstation platforms.