PA = PATA
SA = SATA
US = Univ e r sa l Ser ial Bus
Form Factor
1 = 1.8" Drive
2 = 2.5" Drive
Product Technology Type
S = Single Level Cell
M = Multi-Level Cell
1
Feature
H = High Performance
Ordering Information
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Intel High Performance Solid State Drive Ordering Information
Part NumberMM #Device NomenclaturePackaging
SSDSA1MH080G189550680 GB SATA 1.8” 5 mm Drive, MLC, 50 nm, Qualification Sample1 unit
SSDSA2MH080G189550780 GB SATA 2.5” 7 mm Drive, MLC, 50 nm, Qualification Sample1 unit
SSDSA2MH080G189818980 GB SATA 2.5” 9.5 mm Drive, MLC, 50 nm, Qualification Sample1 unit
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The Intel® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive (SSD) delivers leading performance in
industry standard 1.8” and 2.5” form factors while simultaneously improving system
responsiveness for mobile applications over standard rotating drive media or hard disk
drives. By combining Intel’s leading NAND flash memory technology with our innov ative
high performance controller, Intel delivers an SSD for Native Serial Advanced
Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drive drop-in replacement with enhanced
performance, reliability, ruggedness and power savings.
Since there are no rotating platters, moving heads, fragile actuaters, or unnecessary
delays due to spin-up time or positional seek time that can slow down the storage
subsystem significantly, the Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD enables fast read/write
access times and a significant I/O and throughput performance improvement as
compared to rotating media or hard disk drives.
This document describes the specifications of the Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD in the
1.8” and 2.5” form factors.
1.1Product Overview
The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs primarily target SATA based laptop PCs, highly
rugged mobile client devices, as well as thin and light, mini/sub-notebooks. Key
attributes include high performance, low power, increased system responsiveness, high
reliability and enhanced ruggedness as compared to standard mobile SATA hard drives.
Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs are available in 1.8” and 2.5” form factors that are
electrically, mechanically, and software compatible with existing 1.8” and 2.5” Serial
ATA slots and cables. Our flexible design allows interchangeability with existing mobile
hard drives based on the SATA interface standard.
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1.2Block Diagram
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System
On A Chip
(SOC)
SATA Interface
Flash Memory
Channel 0
Flash Memory
Channel ...
Flash Memory
Channel n
NAND
Flash
Memory
NAND
Flash
Memory
NAND
Flash
Memory
Figure 1.Block Diagram
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1.3Architecture
2.0Certifications
Table 1.Device Certifications
CE Compliant
UL CertifiedUnderwriters Laboratories, Inc. Component Recognition UL60950-1.
The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs utilize a cost effective System on a Chip (SOC)
design to manage a full SATA 3 Gb/s bandwidth with the host while managing multiple
flash memory devices on multiple channels internally.
CertificationDescription
Indicates conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in European
Directives Low Voltage Directive and EMC Directive.
Compliance with the Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS3548 and Electromagnetic
Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Australian Communication Authority
(ACA).
Compliance to the Ta iwan EMC standard “Limits and methods of measurement of radio
disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment, CNS 13438 Class B.”
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Table 1.Device Certifications (Continued)
CertificationDescription
Compliance with paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility control
MIC Certified
Microsoft WHQLMicrosoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs
RoHS CompliantRestriction of Hazardous Substance Directive
Regulation and meet the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of
the Radio Research Laboratory (RRL) Ministry of Information and Communication Republic
of Korea.
3.0Product Specifications
3.1Capacity
Table 2.User Addressable Sectors
Unformatted CapacityTotal User Addressable Sectors in LBA Mode
80 GB156,301,488
Notes:
1.1GB=1,000,000,000 Byte and not all of the memory can be used for data storage.
2.1 sector = 512Byte
3.2Performance
Table 3.Maximum Sustained Read and Write Bandwidth
Access TypeMB/s
Sequential ReadUpto 250
Sequential WriteUpto 70
Notes:
1.Performance measured using IOmeter with queue depth set to 32.
Table 4.PCMark* Vantage Benchmark
BenchmarkScore
PCMark Vantage HDD Score20,000
Note: Performance tests and ratings are measured using HP* Compaq* 6910p notebook with Intel Core™2 Duo CPU T7300 @
2.0 GHz processor and 2 GB DRAM running Microsoft* Windows Vista* Enterprise Edition and reflects the approximate
performance as measured by that configuration. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration
may affect actual performance.
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Table 5.Latency Specifications
TypeAverage Latency
Read85 µs (TYP)
Write115 µs (TYP)
Power On to Ready1 s
Notes:
1.Write Cache Enabled.
2.Device measured using IOmeter.
3.Power On To Ready time assumes proper shutdown (power removal preceded by STANDBY command).
4.Read/Write latency measured on 4 K transfers.
3.3Electrical Characteristics
3.3.1Supply Voltage
Table 6.Operating Voltage
DescriptionMinMaxUnit
Operating Voltage for 3.3 V (+/- 5%)3.14 3.47 V
Operating Voltage for 5 V (+/- 5%)4.755.25V
3.3.2Power Consumption
Table 7.Typical Power Consumption
ModeTypUnit
Active0.150W
Idle0.060W
Active power is measured during execution of MobileMark* 2007 with DIPM (Device
Initiated Power Management) enabled.