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Intel OPTANE MEMORY H10
250GB, 500GB, 1TB
Best 500GB QLC DRAM SSDs
500GBQLCDRAM
There are 4 500GB QLC DRAM SSDs in our database — each linked via an Amazon search on its part number. The fastest is the Intel INTEL® SSD 670P SERIES at 3500 MB/s read. Sequential reads across the group span 1800–3500 MB/s.
Why this configuration
A 500GB QLC DRAM SSD is a capacity-per-dollar configuration. QLC packs more gigabytes per dollar in exchange for lower rated endurance.
500GB is a sensible OS-plus-a-few-games size.
Usually chosen for: bulk storage and read-heavy media libraries.
Good fit: read-heavy storage — media libraries and game installs you rarely rewrite; workstation and creative loads that hammer random I/O.
Look elsewhere for: heavy sustained writes or a video-editing scratch disk.
Ranked list
Ranked by tier, then link type, then sequential read. Drives we hold a product link for show a price button; the rest open an Amazon search on the manufacturer part number. Stock and prices are not shown here — they change too often.
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Intel ® SSD 670P SERIES
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
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Intel ® SSD 660P SERIES
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
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Intel OPTANE MEMORY H20
500GB, 1TB
The parts, explained
500GB is a comfortable OS-and-games starting point.
QLC NAND stores more per cell for a lower price per terabyte, but sustained writes and rated endurance are lower, so it suits read-heavy storage.
An onboard DRAM cache keeps the flash mapping table on the drive, holding random performance steady under sustained load.
Common questions
Is QLC reliable at 500GB?
QLC is fine for typical and read-heavy use; just expect a lower rated endurance (TBW) than a comparable TLC drive, and slower writes once the SLC cache fills.
How do the links to Amazon work here?
0 of the 4 drives listed have a direct product link; for the rest we link an Amazon search on the manufacturer part number, which lands on the right listing. We deliberately don't display stock or prices on this page — check both on Amazon, they change constantly.