Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D2, QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNW010T8X1

This is the cheapest brand new 2TB NVMe SSD you can buy now. Though the price per GB is really low, the performance penalty of QLC NAND flash really hurts when you run out of the SLC cache. Sometimes it may even dip below 100MB/s. This is a great warehouse for your massive Steam library but I do not recommend using it as your boot drive for Windows. Also the greater the total capacity, the greater amount of SLC cache it have, so I am only comfortable recommending the 2TB version.

So Ive had a 5TB mechanical HDD for a couple years and Im sick of it, wanted to cut the extra wires and slower speed, and move the 5TB HDD to a NAS. But I didnt want to lose the space. So when these got down to less than $200 each, I finally decided to buy two of the Intel 660p 2TB m.2s and RAID0 them. I was worried about there being issues doing this on mainstream platforms, due to no PCIe lanes and only the DMI 3.0 on Intel, but theres no issue. Im not worried about the speed from RAID0, just having a 4TB NVMe SSD, and thats what I got. Its great. I also bought two EK M.2 heatsinks to go with them, and they idle at about 32°C, and only get to about 36°C under load. I no longer need any Sata cables for HDDs or anything, just my two m.2s. Im super glad I did this, but now a week later and the drives are $185 instead of $195. But what can ya do. The drives are great! Good bump in speed over my Intel 750 Ive had for 3 years or so. And I couldnt be happier. Great deal.

Silent, Quick, easy to install, runs cool. So far so good. I meant to purchase the Intel 665P but the sale limit of 2 per customer meant I had to go elsewhere and elsewhere did not have the sale. After reading the reviews I am glad I went with Intel, and would do it again. My build included 2 660P and 2 665P (all 2 TB each) - I cannot tell the difference operationally.

Bottom line: Its a nice NVMe at an awesome price from a highly reputable manufacturer. I just wish they had not dropped the ball on implementing Opal and Full-Drive-Encryption. :( What a great price for Intels 660p 2TB NVme! The unit also has a 5 year warranty to support Intels confidence in the QLC. I have had not issues during testing and the unit is getting solid reviews. The only issue I have found, which may not be easily noticed because in Intels specs it says Supports AES-256, is that does NOT mean it supports the ATA Password found in many laptops like the Thinkpads. I found this afer having tested the unit for a few hours. When I booted to BIOS to set the NVMes ATA password, no password could be set. Hmm, thats odd so after some digging I found that while Intel publishes the drive supports AES-256, they do not clearly specify that they support something something called Pyrite which a less secure subset of the more secure Opal Full-Drive-Encryption (FDE) standard. Why oh why did Intel omit Opal FDE when it has been available on so many of their units in the past? I mean come on guys? So for me, on a portable Thinkpad laptop, any SSD or NVMe unit which does not support an ATA drive password and FDE is a show-stopper. What that means is that the Intel 660p does NOT support full HARDWARE encryption in machines that use/support the ATA password to do so. For instance, Lenovo Thinkpads have had ATA HDD passwords for a very, very long time but when this unit is installed, the familiar ATA HDD password in the BIOS is not available. So if the NVMe is removed from the machine and you do not have bitlocker fully enabled, then the drive can be compromised. Im not a happy camper because I specifically checked for the AES-256. What I assumed is that meant it also supported the ATA password used for encryption and it does not. I just didnt read the fine print. IDK if Intel will eventually enable this via the firmware - that seems doubtful as are running custom firmware on these devices. The reason I derated the 2nd star is the software application Intel has released to support the 660p (and other models) seems quite lacking when compared to things like Samsung Magician which Ive also used. Peace.

I installed this as a secondary SSD to my MSI GS65 Stealth 9SE. Aside from the process of tearing down the GS65 (MSIs fault), this was a quick and easy install. The drive was easily recognized by the BIOS and Windows 10. CrystalMark Benched this at 1.7GB Read and 1.7GB write which is pretty good for the price. Sure its no Samsung Evo 970 Pro, but you have to factor in that the Intel drive costs 3X less. This drive is totally worth it!

Not only is it fast, but the read/write speed is blistering fast!

A 2TB M.2 drive for this price is hard to pass up. The install was easy; Windows 10 detected it. While it runs a little slower than my ADATA 1TB M.2, it is so much faster than my 7200RPM drive that Ill forgive that. Read/Write (ADATA 2850, 1670) (INTEL 1900/1900). For most uses, I think this drive would do just fine and Id buy another (if I had another slot).

I wanted to upgrade my Mac Pro 2013 from 256GB SSD to something bigger. 256GB was just too restrictive. I first tried, as many had suggested, the Samsung 970 EVO with the Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD Adapter Card. All went well except after running DriveDX it showed the SSD was about to over-heat! On forums, others suggested a heat sink. I was concerned. Sintech tech recommended the Intel 660p and said they with less power. This SSD was about the same price of the 500GB drive for a 1TB one! I took their advice and ordered this drive. Smart info says its running at 52c which is acceptable. Installed heat sink and temp dropped to 37c. Love it. I got 1TB for the price of 500GB and it works great. Speed is similar to the Samsung. I highly recommend this drive. Awesome!

Very satisfied with this product and the benchmarks one sees on Youtube are spot on. As with any Intel product, compatibility wasnt even a question. Also, the support pages for this on their website is the whole reason to buy this name brand but if that isnt enough the price point was lower than the competition. And personally, I dont even like them as a company because they are too arrogant. LOL But they make a great product and this one shows.

I owned Intel SSDs before, and never had a problem. I trust Intel for it is a good solid company. The Intel site has complete spec, tutorial and all drivers needed, even for old & outdated products. This M.2 SSD came in an Intel box, installed and Intel web site has very good tutorial, how to initialize and format it. My old SSDs after 5 and 7 years still running in my Pentium and i3 PCs.