Meet today's storage needs and prepare for tomorrow's growing demands with the Intel SSD 660p series based on Intel QLC 3D NAND technology. The Intel SSD 660p is the industry's first QLC-based client PCIe SSD. Thanks to Intel's innovative QLC technology, the Intel SSD 660p offers higher capacities at lower cost than TLC-based options. With this SSD, data is transferred using PCI-Express, leaving conventional SATA SSDs far behind in terms of transfer rate. M.2 SSDs are installed on the motherboard via the M.2 socket. Due to their compact dimensions, they are particularly suitable for use in Ultrabooks and Mini-PCs, but can also be used in normal computers. In systems with NVMe-support this SSD shines especially. You benefit from high throughput, high IOPS and low latency. Unlike the older AHCI protocol designed for traditional spinning drives, NVMe prevents performance degradation, provides faster transmission of large amounts of data, increased boot speeds, and improved system response time. Quadruple Level Cells (QLC) can write four bits to a cell, significantly increasing the capacity of NAND chips. QLC NAND therefore packs more data than TLC-based memory and enables up to 2x more capacity with identical footprints. This makes QLC NAND ideal for use in consumer SSDs with large storage capacity. The advantages of an SSD compared to a conventional hard disk are significantly shorter access times, lower energy consumption and greatly increased shock tolerance. This means that your operating system boots faster, less heat is generated and your data remains intact even in the event of major vibrations. A further advantage is the very long service life, whereby your data is preserved over a long period of time.