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| Brand | Intel |
|---|---|
| Model | D5-P4430 |
| Capacity | 15.36 TB |
| Usage Class | Enterprise/Read-Intensive |
| Host Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe |
|---|---|
| Total Interface Bandwidth | 64 Gb/s |
| Form Factor | E1.S 9.5mm |
|---|
| NAND Flash | 144L 3D QLC |
|---|---|
| Drive Writes Per Day | 1 |
| Total Bytes Written | 21800 TBW |
| Sequential Read | 6800 MB/s |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 3200 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | 880000 |
| Random Write IOPS | 115000 |
| Average Latency | 13 μs |
| Mean Time Between Failures | 2 Million Hours |
|---|---|
| Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate | 1.0×10⁻¹⁷ |
| Power Loss Protection | Yes |
| MPN | SSDPF2KX153T901 |
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Compared with the previous-generation SSDPF2KX153T901, the D5-P4430 (SSD2E404C14443A) brings a clear generational uplift with PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe performance—up to 6,800/3,200 MB/s and 880,000/115,000 IOPS—delivering faster read-centric throughput and better host efficiency at the same 15.36 TB class. Its 144-layer 3D QLC design, backed by 1 DWPD and 21,800 TBW, makes it a strong fit for dense content delivery, object storage, and large-scale analytics tiers where maximizing capacity per slot without sacrificing enterprise endurance is the key advantage.
With an endurance rating of 21,800 TBW and 1 DWPD, the SSD2E404C14443A is built to handle sustained daily write activity across its service life, making it well suited for demanding enterprise and industrial workloads. In typical real-world use, this level of endurance means it can operate very comfortably as an OS or application drive for many years, including long-term 24/7 deployment scenarios with strong write reliability. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes Power Loss Protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and protects mapping tables during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of data corruption or drive inconsistency. Its UBER rating of 1.0E-17, together with a 2 million hour MTBF, reflects a very low probability of unrecoverable bit errors and a high reliability design standard, giving procurement teams added confidence for business-critical storage deployments.
1. The PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe design provides host-side bandwidth and protocol efficiency that help eliminate storage bottlenecks in dense virtualization, analytics, and scale-out server platforms.
2. Its strong sequential read capability accelerates large-file streaming, database restore operations, AI model loading, and full-VM boot workflows.
3. The high random read performance allows the drive to absorb intense small-block access patterns from OLTP databases, VDI farms, and heavily consolidated read-heavy cloud workloads.
4. With a read-optimized endurance profile built on 144-layer 3D QLC NAND, this SSD is best suited for capacity-dense enterprise tiers such as content repositories, object storage, and data lakes where cost per terabyte is critical.
5. The ultra-low typical latency supports faster metadata lookups, cache hits, and latency-sensitive application responses, helping maintain tighter service-level consistency under load.
Lower capacity reference: 7.68 TB Higher capacity reference: 30.72 TB Capacity positioning analysis: At 15.36 TB, this SSD sits at the sweet spot of the family. Compared with the 7.68 TB model, it gives much more headroom for data growth, denser consolidation, and longer refresh cycles without changing the expected enterprise read/write and IOPS profile. Compared with the 30.72 TB version, it usually delivers a better balance of acquisition cost, usable capacity, and risk concentration per drive. This makes it especially well suited for medium-scale virtualization clusters, mixed database nodes, or high-density all-flash storage pools serving around 150-250 business workloads.
Q: Is SSD2E404C14443A suitable for a write-heavy database server?
A: SSD2E404C14443A is better suited for read-intensive or mixed workloads. With 1 DWPD and 144L 3D QLC NAND, it can support moderate writes, but not highly write-heavy database environments.
Q: How many full drive writes per day can it actually endure over its warranty period?
A: This model is rated at 1 DWPD, meaning it can sustain one full 15.36 TB drive write per day over its warranty period, aligned with its 21,800 TBW endurance rating.
Q: Does it include power loss protection (PLP) and why is that critical?
A: Yes, SSD2E404C14443A includes power loss protection. PLP helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected outages, which is critical for data integrity, consistency, and enterprise application reliability.
Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?
A: For most enterprise deployments, RAID 10 is recommended for the best balance of performance and redundancy. If capacity efficiency is more important, RAID 5 or RAID 6 may also be considered.