Intel SSDPEDMX020T7 2TB DC P3520 PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe HHHL Enterprise Data Center / Cloud Solid State Drive

General

Brand	Intel
Model	DC P3520
Capacity	2TB
Usage Class	Enterprise Data Center / Cloud

Interface

Host Interface	PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe
Total Interface Bandwidth	8 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	HHHL

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	Intel 3D NAND MLC
Drive Writes Per Day	0.3
Total Bytes Written	1095 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	1600 MB/s
Sequential Write	1350 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	375000
Random Write IOPS	26000
Average Latency	95 μs

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failures	2.0 Million Hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate	1.0×10⁻¹⁷
Power Loss Protection	Yes

Part Number

MPN	SSDPEDME020T4

Engineer's Note

The SSDPEDMX020T7 (Intel DC P3520 2TB) is a stronger next-step over SSDPEDME020T4, moving to Intel 3D NAND MLC to deliver better endurance density with 1095 TBW at the same 2TB class, while sustaining 1600/1350 MB/s and up to 375K random-read IOPS on a PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe interface. For read-centric virtualization, content delivery, and scale-out storage tiers, it offers a more modern and cost-efficient balance of capacity, NVMe latency, and write endurance than the previous-generation SSDPEDME020T4.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 1,095 TBW and 0.3 DWPD, the SSDPEDMX020T7 is well suited for typical read-intensive enterprise workloads, including OS boot, application hosting, logging, and general server storage. In practical terms, this level of endurance means the drive can comfortably serve as a system or infrastructure drive for many years under normal usage, giving buyers confidence in long-term deployment stability. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes power loss protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during an unexpected power interruption, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned recovery events. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low uncorrectable bit error rate, supporting high data integrity expectations in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 NVMe architecture, paired with 1600 MB/s sequential read speed, accelerates VM boot, database loading, and large file access in mainstream enterprise servers.
2. With 375,000 random read IOPS, this drive sustains highly responsive performance for read-heavy virtualization, OLTP, and metadata-intensive workloads.
3. A 0.3 DWPD endurance rating makes it a cost-efficient fit for mixed-use and read-centric deployments where steady reliability matters more than aggressive daily overwrite capacity.
4. Intel 3D NAND MLC provides stronger write consistency and endurance than TLC-based alternatives, helping enterprises maintain predictable service levels over long operating cycles.
5. The 95 µs typical latency helps reduce storage response time at the application layer, improving user experience in latency-sensitive databases and transactional systems.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 1.6TB Higher capacity reference: 3.2TB Capacity positioning analysis: Within this enterprise SSD family, the 2TB model is the sweet-spot option. Compared with the 1.6TB version, it provides more room for VM growth, snapshot retention, and sudden log or temp-data expansion, giving operations better capacity flexibility. Compared with the 3.2TB model, it keeps essentially the same enterprise-class sequential and random I/O behavior while delivering a more practical balance between purchase cost and usable performance. It is best suited for mid-scale deployments, such as supporting system, cache, and working data volumes for roughly 40 to 60 mixed-workload virtual machines.

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