There are three main SSD form factors available today. The first is the standard 2.5 inch SSD, the second is the stick-of-gum sized M.2 PCIe SSD, and finally we have PCIe SSD cards, which are more commonly found in servers in enterprise. 3.5 inch SSDs are most popular, offering great performance and value, and the new M.2 PCIe SSDs have homes in both new motherboards with the new slot, and even come with adapters, allowing you to reinvigorate an older system. Finally, we have the PCIe NVMe SSD cards that fill a large void for pro users willing to spend more for top performance for desktop use.

The recently announced Intel SSD 750 Series fills that void, and comes in two flavors: A PCIe 3.0 X4 card for top performance, and a 2.5 inch version. Today we'll looking at the PCIe version that goes up to 1.2TB, and offers high performance without the enterprise cost. Just how high a performance and cost? Let's get some answers!