Intel SSDPEDKE020T7 2.0 TB DC P4600 PCIe 3.1 x4, NVMe AIC (Half-Height Half-Length) Enterprise/Mixed-Use Solid State Drive

General

Brand	Intel
Model	DC P4600
Capacity	2.0 TB
Usage Class	Enterprise/Mixed-Use

Interface

Host Interface	PCIe 3.1 x4, NVMe
Total Interface Bandwidth	32 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	AIC (Half-Height Half-Length)

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	32-layer 3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	3
Total Bytes Written	10820 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	3280 MB/s
Sequential Write	1600 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	630000
Random Write IOPS	170000
Average Latency	10 μs

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failures	2 Million Hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate	1.0×10⁻¹⁷
Power Loss Protection	Yes

Part Number

MPN	SSDPEDKE020T701

Engineer's Note

Compared with the prior SSDPEDKE020T701, the SSDPEDKE020T7 refreshes the 2.0 TB DC P4600 with the same proven PCIe 3.1 x4 NVMe platform while delivering up to 3280/1600 MB/s sequential throughput and 630,000/170,000 IOPS for latency-sensitive mixed workloads. Its standout value is enterprise write endurance—3 DWPD and 10,820 TBW on 32-layer 3D TLC—making it a stronger choice than mainstream NVMe peers for sustained virtualization, OLTP database, and caching tiers where endurance consistency is critical.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 10,820 TBW and 3 DWPD, the SSDPEDKE020T7 is built for sustained write-intensive enterprise workloads over its full service life. In practical terms, this level of durability is far beyond typical OS, boot, and mainstream server application demands, making it a dependable choice for long-term system deployment with substantial write headroom. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes Power Loss Protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity if power is unexpectedly interrupted. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low unrecoverable bit error rate, supporting high data integrity expectations in business-critical storage environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe architecture removes legacy storage bottlenecks, giving enterprise servers the parallelism and low protocol overhead needed for faster database, virtualization, and analytics workloads.
2. Its strong sequential read capability accelerates large-block data access, helping applications like backup restore, media processing, and data lake scans finish markedly sooner.
3. The high random read performance makes it well suited for latency-sensitive environments such as OLTP databases, VM farms, and high-concurrency cloud platforms where small-block access dominates.
4. With enterprise-grade write endurance, this drive can sustain intensive daily write activity over years of deployment, making it a reliable fit for logging, caching, and mixed-workload servers.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND with very low typical latency, it balances capacity, cost efficiency, and responsiveness, enabling consistently fast application response without sacrificing flash density.

Endurance & Reliability

Lower capacity reference: 1.0 TB Higher capacity reference: 4.0 TB In this SSD series, the 2.0 TB model sits at the sweet spot for mainstream enterprise deployment. Compared with the 1.0 TB version, it gives much better headroom for dataset growth, overprovisioning flexibility, and longer refresh cycles without changing the familiar performance profile. Compared with the 4.0 TB option, it usually delivers the best balance between acquisition cost, usable capacity, and steady enterprise-class read/write behavior. It is especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for roughly 40 to 60 business VMs.

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