Curious public at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) saw a glimpse in the SSD future, as Intel presented the concept of the fastest Solid State Drive. The SSD drive without name is using PCI Express data bus architecture, and can, at full capacity reach data transfer speeds of up to 4 Gigabits per second. Coupled with up to one million input / output operations per second (IOPS) this new Solid State Drive is almost thirty times faster than the current second generation Intel X25-M family drive.

The computer giant has reached an exceptional speeds by coupling 44 SLC memory elements and internal RAID controller. Since Intel's revolutionary Solid State drive is nowhere on the product maps, and since Intel emphasized that this is only prototype, it is difficult to predict whether, or when will we see this product available for sale. However, it is expected that solutions from this innovative concept will be used in the manufacturer’s next generation of SSD drives in X25 family drive (M and E). As always Intel also introduced other new products and new technology at IDF, and remains the most aggressive innovator out there.