A New Category Emerges: the Scalable SSD
While existing SSDs focus on speed, ExaDrive SSDs are optimized for capacity and efficiency. Data centers can reduce power, cooling, and rack space costs by 85% per terabyte, enabling more workloads to move to flash at the lowest possible total cost of ownership.
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| Max Capacity | 6.4 TB | 7.68 TB | 6.4 TB | 1.6 TB | 3.84 TB | 100.0 TB | 13x-62x |
| Power per TB | 3.9 W | Undisclosed | 3.1 W | 5.7 W | 4.8 W | 0.1 W | 95-98% lower |
| Endurance over 5 Yr | 3 DWPD | Undisclosed | 5 DWPD | 1.5 DWPD | 3 DWPD | Unlimited | No restrictions |
| PB per Rack | 3.4 PB | 4.1 PB | 3.4 PB | 0.8 PB | 2 PB | 99.0 PB | 24x-124x |
| Form Factor | U.2 | U.2 | U.2 | U.2 | U.2 | 3.5” | Compatible with Nearline HDDs |
| Interface | NVMe | NVMe | NVMe | NVMe | NVMe | SATA/SAS | Drop-in HDD Replacement |
| Warranty | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | – |
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| Max Capacity | 15.36 TB | 7.68 TB | 30.72 TB | 15.36 TB | 30.72 TB | 100.0 TB | 3x-12x |
| Power per TB | 0.9 W | 0.6 W | 0.5 W | 0.9 W | 0.5 W | 0.1 W | 80-90% lower |
| Endurance over 5 Yr | 3 DWPD | 3 DWPD | 1 DWPD | 3 DWPD | 3 DWPD | Unlimited | No restrictions |
| PB per Rack | 8.1 PB | 4.1 PB | 16.2 PB | 8.1 PB | 16.2 PB | 99.0 PB | 6x-24x |
| Form Factor | 2.5” | 2.5” | 2.5” | 2.5” | 2.5” | 3.5” | Compatible with Nearline HDDs |
| Interface | SAS-only | SATA-only | SAS-only | SAS-only | SAS-only | SATA/SAS | Flexibility |
| Warranty | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | – |
Based on latest available public data sheets. May not include all products and vendors. Not responsible for errors or omissions.