Intel 600p nvme ssd gets a new firmware update, anyone try it?

Just updated my 600p ssd drive to firmware 109c. The 3.4.1 intel ssd toolbox has the new firmware. I wonder if this new firmware addresses any issues that were affecting it during launch? Anyone run any tests? I was waiting to see if pcper was able to review it yet. Looks like they haven't as of today. I updated mine in windows and it blue screened during the update. But when I came back into windows, the firmware was updated. Took about five minutes to do.

Here is my CrystalDiskMark scores for my 256gb 600p with the 109c firmware..Win 10 pro with 6700k, 16gb ram @ 3000mhz.

read mb/s

seq q32t1 - 1570
4k q32t1 - 289.1
seq - 1190
4k - 37.60

write mb/s

seq q32t1 - 585.8
4k q32t1 - 397.9
seq - 469.2
4k - 174.7

before and after ...

Ii have a 1TB version which I was going to put in my Intel rig but I may just wait and stick it with like a Ryzen setup. Anyways any comparisons before and after this update?

jarablue said:

Just updated my 600p ssd drive to firmware 109c. The 3.4.1 intel ssd toolbox has the new firmware. I wonder if this new firmware addresses any issues that were affecting it during launch? Anyone run any tests? I was waiting to see if pcper was able to review it yet. Looks like they haven't as of today. I updated mine in windows and it blue screened during the update. But when I came back into windows, the firmware was updated. Took about five minutes to do.

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Jesus that would have scared me... I have a 600p for my OS on my daily rig... not sure I want to roll the dice with an update/bluescreen. It doesn't look like you gained any performance from the update. I wonder if it was just for increased compatibility new motherboards? A ton of z270 boards are dropping right now.

(you need to scroll down a bit - but there are a bunch of "enhancements" with the update).
release notes for 109c update

The 600p is one gutless NVMe drive. I hope the new Optane drives (if they ever show up) are larger and faster.

I got mine (256G) for 80 bux so I'm not complaining, but they are the slowest nvme variant for sure.. tlc chips aside too. It's plenty fast for my OS drive. I don't hammer on it at all really.

Updated firmware on 1TB drive, no difference in the performance before and after. As a note I saw big differences between the Intel 600P 1TB and Samsung 850 EVO 512GB when Steam was discovering game files - it was 2x-3x faster on all games to be discovered by steam. I reinstalled Windows 10 once I went from the Samsung to Intel drive.

Still won't run the optimizer for whatever reason, but no change otherwise.

They might not be samsung fast but no meaningful difference in real use performance, can get them really cheap $/GB at microcenter while being m2 form factor and nvme protocol and top tier vendor. (ahci gonna die first for sure)
De-facto OS/general use drive on every box I build until a better bang/$ option comes out.

Optane looks like it will be a total joke launch in the consumer space: expensive as hell and intel will try to push caching bullshit on us again because they are too damn small.
Its already hard enough to tell the difference between a ramdisk and a non-shit sata ssd for consumer use (and most 'pro'sumer use TBH) so speed gains without enough capacity and/or sane pricing = who cares.