Intel’s 530 series SSDs will feature 20 nm MLC NAND and will be available in a variety of capacities and form factors.
According to a leaked SSD roadmap posted by VR-Zone, Intel will be launching the successor to its performance consumer SSD 520 and SSD 525 series SSDs next week, July 8 to July 12, 2013.
The next generation 530 series will feature the newest 20 nm MLC NAND flash, the same LSI-SandForce SF-2281 controller with presumably updated firmware.
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Product Code
Capacity
Form Factor(s)
SSDSKGW0800A401
80 GB
M.2 (NGFF)
SSDSCKGW180A401
180 GB
M.2 (NGFF)
SSDSC2BW180A4K5
180 GB
2.5” SATA, mSATA
SSDSC2BW240A4K5
240 GB
2.5” SATA, mSATA
SSDSKGW1800A401
360 GB
M.2 (NGFF)
It’s also worth noting that according to the roadmap, the 530 series SSDs were initially slated for a release in June, and the 335 series SSDs will continue through Q1 2014 as Intel’s mid-range product.
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This is just a refresh with new models (mSATA) since newer high end boards are coming with SATA slots.
We wont see anything new or that will vastly outperform current offerings from anyone that is cost effective (i.e. not PCIe SSDs) until SATA express hits which is currently rumored for the Broadwell chipset.
Thanks for the article, good to see that we will getting comparable sized SSD's to HDD's next year.
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