Part | RoHS | Manufacturer | Recording Technology | Drive Carrier Width | Endurance Type | Product Color | TAA Compliant | Brand Name | Product Line | Product Model | Product Type | Storage Capacity | Rugged | Data Transfer Rate | Protocols | SCSI Pin | eSATA Pin | Power Source | Operating Power Consumption | TCO Certified | Spindle Speed (rpm) | Cache Capacity (IDEMA) | Packing | External Drive Type | RDX Technology | Built-in Devices | Buffer | Environmental Certification | Environmentally Friendly | Post-consumer-waste% | Limited Warranty | Random 4KB Write | Encryption Standard | Average Latency | Network (RJ-45) | Assembly Required | Wireless LAN | Maximum Seek Time | BUS Powered | Product Series | Platform Supported | Depth | Packaged Quantity | Drive Height | Form Factor | Access Time | Operating System Compatibility | Width | Maximum Read Transfer Rate | SATA Pin | File Format System | Package Type | Random 4KB Read | Length | For Country/Region | Shipping Weight (Approximate) | Number of Network (RJ-45) Ports | Recycled Content | Average Seek Time | Endurance (TBW) | Energy Star | Operating Temperature (T-T) | Disk Format | RAID Levels | Shipping Height | Drive Interface | Maximum Write Transfer Rate | Weight (Approximate) | Wireless LAN Standard | Product Condition | Number of USB Hub Ports | Maximum Internal Data Transfer Rate | Durability | Input Voltage | SAS Pin | Latency | Standby Power Consumption | Bytes Per Sector | SSD Cache Capacity | Hot Pluggable | Device Supported | Height | Drive Carrier | Endurance (DWPD) | Ethernet Technology | Drive Interface Standard | Product Name | Drive Type | Maximum External Data Transfer Rate | Recycled | Shipping Width | Host Interface | Hot Swappable | Compatible Operating Systems | Shipping Depth | Country of Origin |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
1.92 TB |
No |
2.5" |
SAS |
Storage System |
12Gb/s SAS |
MSA 1.92TB SAS 12G Read Intensive SFF (2.5in) M2 3yr Wty SSD |
Internal |
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Western Digital Corporation |
Read Intensive |
HGST |
Solid State Drive |
7680 GB |
No |
2.5" |
SAS |
15.0 mm |
1 |
Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Toshiba |
Read Intensive |
Toshiba |
KPM51RUG960G |
Solid State Drive |
960 GB |
5 W |
No |
PM5-R |
100.45 mm |
2.5" |
69.85 mm |
2100 MB/s |
SAS |
1260 MB/s |
130 g |
Server |
15 mm |
1 |
12Gb/s SAS |
Enterprise Read Intensive SSD |
Internal |
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Dell Technologies |
Read Intensive |
Dell |
Solid State Drive |
1.92 TB |
Yes |
No |
PM5-R |
2.5" |
512e |
SAS |
Shock Resistant |
Yes |
Server, Storage System |
1 |
12Gb/s SAS |
1.92TB SSD SAS Read Intensive 12Gbps 512e 2.5in Hot-Plug Drive PM5-R |
Internal |
Yes |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
960 GB |
46000 IOPS |
No |
PM1643a |
2.5" |
175000 IOPS |
SAS |
0.68 kg |
Yes |
Server |
15 mm |
Yes |
1 |
12Gb/s SAS |
960GB SAS 12G Read Intensive SFF BC PM1643a SSD |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
3.84 TB |
78000 IOPS |
No |
2.5" |
173000 IOPS |
SAS |
Yes |
Server, Storage System |
15 mm |
Yes |
1 |
12Gb/s SAS |
3.84TB SAS 12G Read Intensive SFF SC Multi Vendor SSD |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
3.84 TB |
150000 IOPS |
No |
PE8010 |
2.5" |
930000 IOPS |
U.3 |
0.5 kg |
Yes |
Server, Storage System |
15 mm |
Yes |
1.5 |
PCI Express NVMe 4.0 |
3.84TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Read Intensive SFF BC U.3 PE8010 SSD |
Internal |
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Toshiba-IMSourcing |
Read Intensive |
Toshiba-IMSourcing |
KHK61RSE3T84 |
Solid State Drive |
3.84 TB |
5.5 W |
No |
HK6-R |
100.4 mm |
2.5" |
69.85 mm |
550 MB/s |
SATA |
530 MB/s |
68 g |
6.90 mm |
1 |
SATA/600 |
HK6-R Series 6Gbit/s Data Center SATA Read Intensive SSD |
Internal |
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WD-IMSourcing |
Read Intensive |
WD-IMSourcing |
Ultrastar |
Solid State Drive |
400 GB |
3.8 W |
No |
DC SA620 |
100.2 mm |
2.5" |
69.85 mm |
512 MB/s |
1314 TB |
SATA |
445 MB/s |
89.9 g |
Server, Storage System |
7.17 mm |
1.8 |
SATA/600 |
Ultrastar DC SA620 Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
1.92 TB |
70000 IOPS |
No |
2.5" |
173000 IOPS |
SAS |
Yes |
Server, Storage System |
15 mm |
Yes |
1 |
12Gb/s SAS |
1.92TB SAS 12G Read Intensive SFF SC Multi Vendor SSD |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
4 TB |
RoHS |
Yes |
No |
HHHL |
PCI Express NVMe |
1 |
PCI Express NVMe x4 |
Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Western Digital Corporation |
Read Intensive |
WD |
Ultrastar |
WUSTR6480BSS205 |
Solid State Drive |
800 GB |
14 W |
5 Year |
No |
DC SS540 |
100.45 mm |
2.5" |
70.1 mm |
2130 MB/s |
4700 TB |
SAS |
1008 MB/s |
175 g |
Storage System, Server |
15 mm |
3 |
12Gb/s SAS |
Ultrastar DC SS540 WUSTR6480BSS205 Solid State Drive (TCG Encryption with FIPS) |
Internal |
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Micron Technology, Inc |
Read Intensive |
Micron |
5300 PRO |
Solid State Drive |
1920 GB |
30000 IOPS |
256-bit |
No |
5300 |
100.45 mm |
2.5" |
69.85 mm |
540 MB/s |
95000 IOPS |
5256 TB |
SATA |
520 MB/s |
70 g |
Yes |
Server, Storage System |
7 mm |
SATA/600 |
5300 PRO 1920GB 2.5 TCG Opal 2.0 Enterprise Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Seagate Technology |
Read Intensive |
Seagate |
Nytro |
XS3840TE70004 |
Solid State Drive |
3.84 TB |
No |
3031 |
100.45 mm |
2.5" |
70.1 mm |
2100 MB/s |
6800 TB |
SAS |
1550 MB/s |
165 g |
Storage System, Server |
15 mm |
0.8 |
12Gb/s SAS |
Nytro 3131 XS3840TE70004 Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Lenovo Group Limited |
Read Intensive |
Lenovo |
Solid State Drive |
240 GB |
2.4 W |
1 Year |
256-bit |
No |
D3-S4510 |
3.5" |
560 MB/s |
900 TB |
SATA |
290 MB/s |
Server |
Yes |
2.1 |
SATA/600 |
ThinkSystem 3.5" Intel S4510 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD |
Internal |
Yes |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
960 GB |
47500 IOPS |
No |
SS540 |
110 mm |
M.2 22110 |
22 mm |
480000 IOPS |
PCI Express NVMe |
0.68 kg |
No |
Server, Storage System |
2 mm |
0.56 |
PCI Express NVMe 3.0 |
960GB NVMe Gen3 Mainstream Performance Read Intensive M.2 Multi Vendor SSD |
Internal |
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Dell Technologies |
Read Intensive |
Dell |
Solid State Drive |
3.84 TB |
Yes |
No |
2.5" |
512e |
SAS |
Server |
12Gb/s SAS |
3.84TB SSD SAS Read Intensive 12Gbps 512e 2.5in Drive |
Internal |
Yes |
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Lenovo Group Limited |
Read Intensive |
Lenovo |
Solid State Drive |
240 GB |
No |
5100 PRO |
80 mm |
M.2 2280 |
22 mm |
540 MB/s |
650 TB |
SATA |
250 MB/s |
Server |
1.5 |
SATA/600 |
ThinkSystem M.2 5100 240GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD |
Internal |
No |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
7.68 TB |
115000 IOPS |
No |
2.5" |
210000 IOPS |
SAS |
0.5 kg |
Yes |
Storage System, Server |
15 mm |
Yes |
1 |
12Gb/s SAS |
7.68TB SAS 12G Read Intensive SFF (2.5in) SC 3yr Wty SSD |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
1.92 TB |
80000 IOPS |
No |
2.5" |
210000 IOPS |
SAS |
0.5 kg |
Yes |
Server |
15 mm |
Yes |
1 |
12Gb/s SAS |
1.92TB SAS 12G Read Intensive SFF (2.5in) SC 3yr Wty SSD |
Internal |
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WD-IMSourcing |
Read Intensive |
WD-IMSourcing |
Ultrastar |
Solid State Drive |
960 GB |
3.8 W |
No |
DC SA620 |
100.2 mm |
2.5" |
69.85 mm |
512 MB/s |
1051 TB |
SATA |
445 MB/s |
89.9 g |
Server, Storage System |
7.17 mm |
0.6 |
SATA/600 |
Ultrastar DC SA620 Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
1.92 TB |
3 Year |
100000 IOPS |
No |
CM6 |
2.5" |
950000 IOPS |
U.3 |
1.1 lb |
Yes |
Server |
15 mm |
Yes |
1 |
PCI Express NVMe 4.0 |
CM6 Solid State Drives |
Internal |
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Lenovo Group Limited |
Read Intensive |
Lenovo |
Solid State Drive |
1.92 TB |
No |
2.5" |
SAS |
Storage System |
Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
3.84 TB |
9.71 W |
No |
2.5" |
PCI Express |
Yes |
Server |
15 mm |
Yes |
0.6 |
PCI Express x4 |
Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
3.84 TB |
No |
2.5" |
U.2 |
Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
7.86 TB |
4500 IOPS |
No |
5210 |
2.5" |
62000 IOPS |
SATA |
0.5 kg |
Yes |
Server |
7 mm |
Yes |
0.05 |
SATA/600 |
7.68TB SATA 6G Very Read Optimized SFF BC 5210 SSD |
Internal |
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Fujitsu |
3.5" |
Read Intensive |
Fujitsu |
Solid State Drive |
240 GB |
No |
2.5" |
SATA |
Yes |
Server |
Yes |
SATA/600 |
2.5-inch Hot Plug SATA SSD, 240 GB (in 3.5-inch Frame) |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
960 GB |
32000 IOPS |
No |
2.5" |
155000 IOPS |
SAS |
0.5 kg |
Yes |
Storage System, Server |
15 mm |
Yes |
1 |
12Gb/s SAS |
960GB SAS 12G Read Intensive SFF SC Value SAS Multi Vendor SSD |
Internal |
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Micron Technology, Inc |
Read Intensive |
Yes |
Micron |
Solid State Drive |
7.68 TB |
5 Year |
190000 IOPS |
No |
7400 PRO |
2.5" |
6600 MB/s |
1000000 IOPS |
48900 TB |
U.3 |
5400 MB/s |
Server, Storage System |
7 mm |
1 |
PCI Express NVMe 4.0 x4 |
7400 SSD With NVMe |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
2 TB |
RoHS |
Yes |
No |
2.5" |
PCI Express NVMe |
Server |
Yes |
PCI Express NVMe x4 |
Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Edgeline |
Solid State Drive |
480 GB |
RoHS |
Yes |
No |
M.2 2242 |
22 mm |
42 mm |
SATA |
SATA/600 |
Edgeline Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Lenovo Group Limited |
Read Intensive |
Lenovo |
Solid State Drive |
240 GB |
40000 IOPS |
256-bit |
No |
5300 |
100 mm |
70 mm |
540 MB/s |
67000 IOPS |
657 TB |
SATA |
310 MB/s |
70 g |
Server |
7 mm |
1.5 |
SATA/600 |
ThinkSystem 7mm 5300 240GB Entry SATA 6Gb SSD |
Internal |
Yes |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
1.92 TB |
13000 IOPS |
No |
5210 |
2.5" |
63000 IOPS |
SATA |
0.5 kg |
Yes |
Server, Storage System |
7 mm |
Yes |
0.2 |
SATA/600 |
1.92TB SATA 6G Very Read Optimized SFF BC 5210 SSD |
Internal |
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Fujitsu |
Read Intensive |
Fujitsu |
Solid State Drive |
960 GB |
No |
2.5" |
SAS |
Yes |
Server |
Yes |
1 |
12Gb/s SAS |
Solid State Drive |
Internal |
Yes |
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Axiom Memory Solutions |
Read Intensive |
Axiom |
EV100 |
Solid State Drive |
1.92 TB |
5.6 W |
RoHS, WEEE |
Yes |
5 Year |
256-bit |
No |
3.5" |
500 MB/s |
3348 TB |
SATA |
490 MB/s |
Server, Storage System |
1 |
SATA/600 |
1.92TB Enterprise EV100 3.5-inch Hot-Swap SATA SSD for Dell |
Internal |
Yes |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
7.68 TB |
10.49 W |
No |
2.5" |
SAS |
0.5 kg |
Yes |
Server |
15 mm |
Yes |
1 |
12Gb/s SAS |
7.68TB SAS 12G Read Intensive SFF (2.5in) SC 3yr Wty Digitally Signed Firmware SSD |
Internal |
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Lenovo Group Limited |
Read Intensive |
Lenovo |
Solid State Drive |
7.68 TB |
EU RoHS, EU WEEE |
Yes |
1 Year |
30000 IOPS |
256-bit AES |
No |
S4520 |
100 mm |
2.5" |
70 mm |
550 MB/s |
86000 IOPS |
36.5 PB |
SATA |
510 MB/s |
Server |
7 mm |
2.6 |
SATA/600 |
ThinkSystem 7mm S4520 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD |
Internal |
Yes |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
1.6 TB |
No |
2.5" |
SAS |
Remarketed |
Yes |
Server |
Yes |
12Gb/s SAS |
Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
960 GB |
RoHS |
Yes |
No |
2.5" |
SATA |
Server |
Yes |
960GB SATA SSD - 2.5-Inch SFF, SATA RI, SC, DS Firmware |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
1.92 TB |
No |
2.5" |
SAS |
Storage System |
12Gb/s SAS |
MSA 1.92TB SAS 12G Read Intensive SFF (2.5in) M2 3yr Wty FIPS Encrypted SSD |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
480 GB |
No |
2.5" |
SATA |
Server |
SATA/600 |
Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Western Digital Corporation |
Read Intensive |
HGST |
Solid State Drive |
800 GB |
No |
2.5" |
SAS |
15.0 mm |
3 |
Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
3.84 TB |
5.3 W |
No |
2.5" |
SATA |
0.5 kg |
Yes |
Server, Storage System |
7 mm |
Yes |
0.09 |
SATA/600 |
3.84TB SATA 6G Very Read Optimized SFF (2.5in) SC 3yr Wty SSD |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
2 TB |
83000 IOPS |
No |
P4510 |
2.5" |
670000 IOPS |
U.2 (SFF-8639) NVMe |
0.5 kg |
Yes |
Server |
15 mm |
Yes |
0.7 |
PCI Express NVMe 3.0 |
2TB NVMe Gen3 High Performance Read Intensive SFF BC U.2 P4510 SSD |
Internal |
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Micron Technology, Inc |
Read Intensive |
Micron |
5300 PRO |
Solid State Drive |
480 GB |
36000 IOPS |
256-bit |
No |
5300 |
100.45 mm |
2.5" |
69.85 mm |
540 MB/s |
85000 IOPS |
1324 TB |
SATA |
410 MB/s |
70 g |
Yes |
Server, Storage System |
7 mm |
SATA/600 |
5300 PRO Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
8 TB |
No |
2.5" |
PCI Express NVMe |
Server |
PCI Express NVMe x4 |
Server Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Micron Technology, Inc |
Read Intensive |
Yes |
Micron |
7300 PRO |
Solid State Drive |
960 GB |
45000 IOPS |
256-bit |
No |
7300 |
80 mm |
M.2 2280 |
22 mm |
2400 MB/s |
220000 IOPS |
1.9 PB |
PCI Express NVMe |
850 MB/s |
Storage System |
1 |
PCI Express NVMe 3.1 x4 |
7300 PRO Solid State Drive |
Internal |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
Read Intensive |
HPE |
Solid State Drive |
960 GB |
No |
110 mm |
M.2 22110 |
22 mm |
PCI Express NVMe |
PCI Express NVMe x4 |
Solid State Drive |
Internal |
Hard drives and solid-state drives (SSDs) are storage devices used to store and retrieve digital data in computers and electronic devices. Hard drives consist of rotating magnetic platters, read/write heads, and a motor assembly, while SSDs use flash memory chips to store data. Both hard drives and SSDs come in various capacities and form factors, offering different levels of storage space and performance. Hard drives are ideal for high-capacity storage at a lower cost per gigabyte, while SSDs provide faster data access speeds and improved durability due to their lack of moving parts.