The ThinkSystem PM9A3 Read Intensive NVMe Solid-State Drives (SSDs) are general-purpose yet high-performance family of NVMe SSDs. They are engineered for greater performance and endurance in a cost-effective design, and to support a broader set of workloads.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the ThinkSystem PM9A3 Read Intensive NVMe SSDs offerings and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the PM9A3 SSDs and consider their use in IT solutions.
Products specifications
| Attribute name |
Attribute value |
|
Width
|
0.866" |
|
Depth
|
4.33" |
|
Height
|
0.15" |
|
Weight
|
0.317 oz |
|
SSD capacity
|
960 GB |
|
Hardware encryption
|
Yes |
|
Maximum operating altitude
|
120078.7" |
|
Non-operating shock
|
1500 G |
|
Non-operating vibration
|
20 G |
|
End-to-End Data Protection
|
Yes |
|
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)
|
< 1 per 10^17 bits read |
|
Sequential latency - read (up to)
|
20 µs |
|
Sequential latency - write (up to)
|
20 µs |
|
Random latency - read (up to)
|
75 µs |
|
Random latency - write (up to)
|
30 µs |
|
Drive writes per day (DWPD)
|
1 |
|
Certification
|
c-UL-us
CE
TUV
CB
CE (EU) |
|
Component for
|
Server/workstation |
|
ECC
|
Yes |
|
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
|
2000000 h |
|
Memory type
|
V-NAND |
|
Random read (4KB)
|
550000 IOPS |
|
S.M.A.R.T. support
|
Yes |
|
NVMe
|
Yes |
|
Random write (4KB)
|
60000 IOPS |
|
SSD form factor
|
M.2 |
|
Interface
|
PCI Express 4.0 |
|
Power consumption (read)
|
7.5 W |
|
Power consumption (write)
|
6.5 W |
|
Operating temperature (T-T)
|
0 - 70 °C |
|
Storage temperature (T-T)
|
-40 - 85 °C |
|
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
|
5 - 95 % |
