Why is the Intel 750 Slow to boot?

[RLaBa1]

Howdy Everyone. Just picked up the Intel 750 1.2TB SSD card. Installed it on my X99 Asus Rampage V board and installed Windows 7 X64 without a problem. However, I am seeing a boot performance issue. This drive is taking about 25 seconds to boot, approximately 13 seconds longer than my Samsung 850 EVO. Did a little Googling on this and apparently, I am not the only one. I have read several reviews and the ones that measure boot time / performance will say this is the slowest SSD to boot. I have provided the link below as an example.

http://techreport.com/review/28050/intel-750-series-solid-state-drive-reviewed/5 Intel's 750 Series solid-state drive reviewed - The Tech Report - Page 5

Intel - Is this going to be fixed in a future firmware release? I wont be able to justify keeping this card if first generation SSD's still outperform in terms of booting.

Thanks,

Randman76

X99 Rampage V

I-7 5960X OC to 4.4 ghz

Corsair Vengeance (4x4GB)

980 GTX-SLI

1200W PSU

[idata]

I had already emailed Intel & ASrock before the purchase of this SSD and I was told it was compatible, it worked find before the firmware update.

[jbenavides]

Hello Loxa,

In this case, you might want to check with the http://www.intel.com/support/oems.htm Computer Manufacturer Support if there are any BIOS or other system updates available for your system. Also install the NVMe* driver mentioned before.

If the issue persists, please http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/contactsupport Contact Support to engage your nearest support center.

[EEsca1]

Hi jonathan,

Just wondering, is any further work planned on improving boot speed? Or was the last attempt the extent of what can possibly be done via firmware?

[jbenavides]

Hello Qwinn,

The last firmware version includes an update that improves boot times significantly. Currently, we can't confirm if there will be a similar improvement with future firmware releases, however, we are continuously working to improve our products.

Please be aware that the longer boot time is due to longer initialization time on PCIe* devices, and in part because of the data center-like nature of the drive. So, the Intel® SSD 750 Series take longer to boot in comparison to SATA drives.

http://www.intel.com/support/ssdc/hpssd/ssd-750/sb/CS-035809.htm Intel® SSD 750 Series — Slow to Boot Time FAQ

[KPete5]

Updated to latest firmware with Data Center Tool. Was quite scary because i've never done it before due to this being my first Intel SSD, but it worked out just fine.

Output after update:

C:\isdct>isdct show -intelssd

- IntelSSD CVCQ512500U1400AGN -

DeviceStatus: Healthy

Firmware: 8EV10171

FirmwareUpdateAvailable: The selected Intel SSD contains current firmware as of this tool release.

ModelNumber: INTEL SSDPEDMW400G4

ProductFamily: Intel SSD 750 Series

SerialNumber: CVCQ512500U1400AGN

Index: 0

DevicePath: \\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE0

Bootloader: 8B1B0131

It's a whole lot faster now @ startup. Thanks Intel.