Intel SSD 670p 2TB SSD Review

Intel SSD 670p Final Thoughts & Conclusions

Intel has released a new SSD in over a year, so when we were excited when we heard the 670p Series was coming. Once it arrived and was tested we were surprised by the performance numbers. They looked great and it really is amazing how far Intel has taken their consumer SSDs with QLC NAND Flash memory. The Intel SSD 670p series is much faster than the 660p and 665p series drives and is easily the best of the three series!

When it came to performance testing we compared the Intel SSD 670p only to the other 2TB drives that we have in-house. Most of those drives are PCIe Gen4 and have TLC NAND Flash, so keep that in mind. The Intel SSD 670p was by no means the fastest drive in the charts, but it delivered impressive performance for what it is.

Intel picked a great 4-channel controller, the SMI SM2265, to be paired with their 144-Layer QLC NAND flash for the SSD 670p. The one benchmark that stood out the most was PCMark 10 as the 670p was performing up there with some of the big name PCIe Gen4 SSDs. PCMark 10 uses real-world traces and Intel believes the PCMark 10 Quick system drive benchmark is most representative of typical daily usage.

When it comes to pricing the Intel SSD 670p 2TB model that we reviewed here today carries a suggested retail price of $329.99. It comes backed by a 5-year warranty and a 740 TBW endurance rating. That price point puts it under the PCIe Gen4 drives like the Samsung 980 PRO 2TB ($429) and WD_BLACK SN850 ($429), but more than PCIe Gen3 drives like the HP EX950 2TB ($235).

The good news is that street pricing on the Intel SSD 670p series is 25% lower than the SRP. Newegg currently offers the Intel 670p 2TB model for $249.99 shipped. This is a much better price point than the original SRP! Newegg has the 1TB model for $129.99 shipped and the 512GB model is $69.99 shipped. With these lower prices we feel the Intel 670p is a drive that we’d recommend to our readers!

Legit Bottom Line: The Intel SSD 670p series shows that PCIe Gen3 drives are still competitive and that Intel 144-layer QLC NAND Flash is a force to be reckoned with!