118GB Intel Optane SSD P1600X Enterprise NVMe SSD at Newegg $61

maorsela

Feb 22, 2023 2:49 PM

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maorselaFeb 22, 2023 2:49 PM

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Sure, why not, thanks OP!

qieytqehajd

Feb 22, 2023 8:33 PM

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qieytqehajdFeb 22, 2023 8:33 PM

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Any value using this in an unraid server for plex transcoding?

CyanScene764

Feb 22, 2023 8:54 PM

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CyanScene764Feb 22, 2023 8:54 PM

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Quote from qieytqehajd

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Any value using this in an unraid server for plex transcoding?

The Optane drives are extremely niche products for low-latency read-write operations of many small files. They work well as drive caches and traditional databases. Also, you can absolutely beat the brakes off of them with endless read-write operations.

TBH, if you have to ask whether an Optane is right for your use case, it almost certainly isn't.

OrangePear1583

Feb 22, 2023 9:33 PM

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OrangePear1583Feb 22, 2023 9:33 PM

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Quote from CyanScene764

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The Optane drives are extremely niche products for low-latency read-write operations of many small files. They work well as drive caches and traditional databases. Also, you can absolutely beat the brakes off of them with endless read-write operations.

TBH, if you have to ask whether an Optane is right for your use case, it almost certainly isn't.

They also don't have NAND wear - I used my 280 gig 900P as an OS / main game drive for 4 years straight and it was still at 100% life. The downside is that they are pretty low in their storage space, so something like this is probably better as a cache device (Primocache for windows?).

I snagged two for my Qnap NAS - it's got a dual M.2 / 10 gig ethernet card that I use for Qtier that massively improves write performance. We're talking sustained 2gbps+ writes on a 2.5gbps connection to my main rig (that's with a standard m.2 drive, not Optane - and they're both at 70% life after ~2 years). With Qtier off, I see 40mbps to 900mbps writes, and reads aren't that much better without Qtier.

Last edited by OrangePear1583 February 22, 2023 at 01:37 PM.

Timless

Feb 22, 2023 9:37 PM

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TimlessFeb 22, 2023 9:37 PM

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Quote from qieytqehajd

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Any value using this in an unraid server for plex transcoding?

for general consumers these drives are basically only useful as a SLOG drive for ZFS.

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CyanScene764

Feb 22, 2023 9:50 PM

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CyanScene764Feb 22, 2023 9:50 PM

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Quote from OrangePear1583

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They also don't have NAND wear - I used my 280 gig 900P as an OS / main game drive for 4 years straight and it was still at 100% life. The downside is that they are pretty low in their storage space, so something like this is probably better as a cache device (Primocache for windows?).

I snagged two for my Qnap NAS - it's got a dual M.2 / 10 gig ethernet card that I use for Qtier that massively improves write performance. We're talking sustained 2gbps+ writes on a 2.5gbps connection to my main rig (that's with a standard m.2 drive, not Optane - and they're both at 70% life after ~2 years). With Qtier off, I see 40mbps to 900mbps writes, and reads aren't that much better without Qtier.

My use case is a database I use for stock market analysis. Lots of tiny reads and writes. The whole DB gets a drive all to itself, which is more than enough overhead for my purposes.

For most consumer use cases, it's hard to see a 118 GB drive doing the job. Most Optanes that are big enough for consumer purposes are also very expensive on a per-TB basis.

When in doubt, I tell people with 4th-gen capability on their boards to get the sk Hynix p41. 3rd-gen folks will usually be fine with the 970 or up from Samsung.

Pyrocumulous

Feb 23, 2023 7:02 AM

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PyrocumulousFeb 23, 2023 7:02 AM

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Quote from Timless

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for general consumers these drives are basically only useful as a SLOG drive for ZFS.

general consumers with ZFS? 🤨

FierceDeityLink

Feb 23, 2023 7:31 AM

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FierceDeityLinkFeb 23, 2023 7:31 AM

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Quote from qieytqehajd

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Any value using this in an unraid server for plex transcoding?

I just transcode to RAM but I guess it depends on how many concurrent transcodes you want to support.

Also I heard that these work well as L2 cache drives with PrimoCache but I haven't tried it.

joecool1029

Feb 23, 2023 8:18 AM

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joecool1029Feb 23, 2023 8:18 AM

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dead, logged in to buy and the price shot up -_-

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TidalWaveOne

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Quote from joecool1029

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dead, logged in to buy and the price shot up -_-

Cheaper now at $59.99.

Product Description:	GeneralInformationManufacturer: Intel CorporationManufacturer PartNumber: SSDPEK1A118GA01Manufacturer WebsiteAddress: http: //www. intel. comBrandName: IntelProduct Line: OptaneProduct Series: P1600XProduct Name: Optane SSD P1600X Series (118GB, M. 2 80mm PCIe 3.0 x4, 3DXPoint)ProductType: Solid StateDriveTechnicalInformationStorageCapacity: 118 GBDrivePerformanceMaximumReadTransferRate: 1760 MB/sMaximumWriteTransferRate: 1050 MB/sRandom 4KB Read: 410000IOPS Random 4KB Write: 243000IOPS Endurance(TBW): 1292 TBNetwork&CommunicationWirelessLAN: NoInterfaces/PortsDrive Interface: PCI Express NVMeDrive InterfaceStandard: PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4Physical CharacteristicsDriveType: InternalForm Factor: M. 22280Width: 0.9"L ength: 3.1"M iscellaneousDevice Supported: Desktop PCWorkstationTabletThin ClientServer
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