Intel Launches "G3" SSDs as the Intel 320 Series

[Rob Williams]

Well that didn't take long. After our previous post regarding the surprise launch of Intel's 510 Series where we questioned what may have become of the much awaited "G3" drives, we have our answer. Intel has launched its X25-M G2 successor under the guise of the Intel SSD 320 Series. This third-generation Intel controller reportedly offers up to 270MB/s sequential reads and 220MB/s sequential writes, pitting it squarely against SandForce's SF-1200 drives. As some may have surmised by those numbers, the 320 Series utilizes a SATA 3Gbps interface, and just like the SF-1200, it now offers onboard AES-128 encryption for the flash memory chips.

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[Kougar]

It is crazy Intel is using the same controller in the G2 for these drives... It's a shame Intel couldn't keep pace with some of the other controller development though, otherwise they wouldn't be in the position they are now. Or be buying Marvell controllers for their 510 series SSDs...