The Intel S3510 Enterprise Entry SATA solid-state drives (SSDs) use 16nm Intel NAND flash memory technology with a SATA 6Gbps interface to provide an affordable storage solution in either 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drive form factor.

This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the S3510 SSD offerings, their key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about S3510 SSDs and consider their use in IT solutions.

Changes in the September 13 update:

• Added new internal (non-hot-swap) drives for ThinkServer
• Added ThinkServer RS160 to the Server support - ThinkServer section
• Correction: ThinkServer drives are internal and are non-hot-swap

Introduction

The S3510 Enterprise Entry SATA solid-state drives (SSDs) for System x, ThinkServer and Flex System use 16 nm Intel NAND flash memory technology with a SATA 6Gbps interface to provide an affordable solution with industry leading performance. Compared with the Intel S3500 series, these new drives offer increased performance in terms of sequential bandwidth and random I/O operations per second (IOPS). The S3510 SSDs are optimized for read-intensive applications such as boot, web servers, lower data rate operational databases and analytics.

The S3510 is shown in the following figure.

Figure 1. Intel S3510 Enterprise Entry SATA SSD in a 2.5-inch hot-swap form factor

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By combining the latest 16 nm MLC NAND flash memory technology with Intel’s latest controller technology, the design of the S3510 Enterprise Entry SATA SSDs delivers consistent performance, reduced power consumption, and end-to-end data protection, as well as being optimized for IOPS/watt and cost/IOPS.

Rigorous testing of S3510 Enterprise Entry SATA SSDs by Lenovo through the ServerProven® program assures a high degree of storage subsystem compatibility and reliability. Providing additional peace of mind, these drives are covered under Lenovo warranty.

Part number information

The following table lists the information for ordering part numbers and feature codes.