Intel DC S3700 400 GB

This is a 400GB 2.5" SSD on the SATA interface. Sequential throughput reaches 550 MB/s reads and 520 MB/s writes. At roughly $0.42 per gigabyte it sits in the high-end tier. SATA throughput caps near 550 MB/s — fine for game libraries and backups, slower for heavy scratch work.

At $169.00 it sits in the high-end drive bracket. Drop it into the PlanMyPC builder to check compatibility with the rest of your parts and fold its price into your running build total. Support and warranty service run through Intel, with terms that vary by region. The full specification sheet below breaks out every listed detail, and the compatibility checker flags conflicts with parts already in your build.