Intel SSDPF2NV307TZN1 30.72TB D5-P5316 PCIe Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.3c E1.L Enterprise Data Center / Warm Storage Solid State Drive

General

Brand	Intel
Model	D5-P5316
Capacity	30.72TB
Usage Class	Enterprise Data Center / Warm Storage

Interface

Host Interface	PCIe Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.3c
Total Interface Bandwidth	16 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	E1.L

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	Intel 144-layer 3D QLC
Drive Writes Per Day	0.41
Total Bytes Written	45700 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	7000 MB/s
Sequential Write	3600 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	800000
Random Write IOPS	510
Average Latency	120 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	SSDPE2NV307T8

Engineer's Note

SSDPF2NV307TZN1 (D5-P5316) is a high-density 30.72TB QLC NVMe SSD built for read-centric hyperscale storage, delivering up to 7,000/3,600 MB/s with 800K random-read IOPS while sustaining 45.7 PBW in a single PCIe Gen4 x4 slot. Compared with the previous-generation SSDPE2NV307T8, it advances to a PCIe Gen4.0 x4 interface and Intel 144-layer 3D QLC NAND, giving architects higher rack-level capacity density and faster host throughput for content repositories, data lakes, and large-scale object storage tiers.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 45,700 TBW, the SSDPF2NV307TZN1 can sustain approximately 45.7 petabytes of total writes, which is far beyond the needs of typical OS, boot, and mainstream enterprise read-centric workloads. In practical terms, for applications such as a system drive, virtualization boot volume, or general-purpose data serving, this level of endurance supports long-term operation with substantial write headroom and low wear concerns. For enterprise reliability, built-in power loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during an unexpected power interruption, reducing the risk of corruption and improving service continuity. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low uncorrectable bit error rate, giving buyers added confidence in data integrity for business-critical storage environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen4 x4 interface with NVMe support gives this drive the bandwidth and low-overhead command path needed to keep virtualized databases and scale-out application nodes fed without becoming a storage bottleneck.
2. Its top-tier sequential read performance shortens large dataset loading, backup recovery, and analytics scan times, helping servers reach useful work faster after every restart or job launch.
3. The strong random read capability is ideal for read-heavy enterprise workloads such as search, metadata services, and high-concurrency VM farms where fast access to small blocks directly improves user responsiveness.
4. Built on Intel’s dense 3D QLC NAND with a light write-endurance profile, this SSD is best suited for cost-efficient, read-centric deployments like content repositories, AI data lakes, and warm-tier cloud storage.
5. The very low typical latency helps reduce tail-response delays, which is especially valuable for transaction services and real-time applications that depend on consistent storage behavior under load.

Capacity Sweet

For MPN SSDPF2NV307TZN1, the nearest lower capacity in the same family is 15.36TB, and the nearest higher capacity is 61.44TB. At 30.72TB, this SSD sits at the series sweet spot. Compared with the 15.36TB model, it gives materially more headroom for data growth, denser node design, and longer refresh cycles without changing the expected enterprise-class sequential and random performance profile. Compared with the 61.44TB option, it delivers a more balanced $/GB, lower acquisition cost, and easier deployment economics while still enabling high consolidation. It is especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, large read-heavy databases, and software-defined storage nodes serving roughly 200 to 300 mixed business workloads.

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