SSD endurance

http://www.flashmemorysummit.com/English/Collaterals/Proceedings/2011/20110809_F2C_Wu.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Write_amplification





Lets say we have a 200GB MLC SSD and the heavy write based application writes 800GB/day then endurance:

5000 (P/E cycles) x 200 (200GB disk)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- = 1.14 years
800 (GB/day) x 3 (write amplifications) x 365 (days/year)



Update 18/3/15: Review of consumer SSD endurance
http://techreport.com/review/27909/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-theyre-all-dead