P50269-004 HPE 7.68TB Read Intensive U.3 PCIe 4.0 SSD

P50269-004 HPE Static v2 Read Intensive SSD

The P50269-004 HPE Static v2 Read Intensive 7.68TB U.3 PCIe 4.0 (NVMe) SSD belongs to HPE’s enterprise-grade storage portfolio, designed for high-capacity and low-latency data operations. This SSD is built on NVMe Gen4 technology, offering remarkable performance boosts over traditional SAS or SATA drives, while providing compatibility with next-generation HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus and Gen11 servers. With its 7.68TB capacity, read-intensive workload design, and U.3 hot-swap form factor, it is an optimal solution for enterprises handling analytics, virtualization, large-scale databases, and cloud applications.

Performance Benefits

High-Speed NVMe Gen4 Throughput

Leveraging PCIe Gen4 lanes, the P50269-004 can deliver significantly faster data throughput than Gen3 NVMe or legacy SAS solutions. The increased bandwidth allows businesses to run I/O-intensive applications, including high-volume read workloads, without latency bottlenecks.

Optimized for Read Intensive Workloads

This model is specifically engineered as a Read Intensive SSD. It is ideal for scenarios where read-to-write ratios are extremely high, such as streaming services, business intelligence applications, email servers, and large dataset retrieval. By balancing endurance and capacity, organizations can maximize storage efficiency while keeping operational costs under control.

Reliability and Endurance

Enterprise-Grade Durability

With 1 Drive Write Per Day (DWPD), the SSD ensures excellent reliability for read-heavy enterprise workloads. The endurance of nearly 14,000 TBW gives IT administrators peace of mind that mission-critical data workloads will continue running without risk of premature drive wear.

Data Protection Features

Like other HPE enterprise SSDs, the P50269-004 incorporates end-to-end data path protection, power-loss data safeguarding, and advanced error correction algorithms. These mechanisms are critical in preventing corruption, ensuring consistent application uptime, and maintaining compliance in data-sensitive industries.

Compatibility and Integration

Designed for HPE ProLiant Servers

The SSD is fully compatible with HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus and Gen11 servers. By using a U.3 connector with hot-swap capability, enterprises can upgrade storage without powering down systems, minimizing downtime. The included HPE Basic Carrier ensures quick installation and secure integration into existing infrastructures.

Flexible Deployment

Whether for private cloud infrastructure, virtualization clusters, or AI/ML data pipelines, the P50269-004 provides a versatile storage medium. Its balance of high IOPS, read-centric optimization, and 7.68TB storage capacity makes it suitable for organizations scaling workloads across multiple nodes.

Use Cases and Applications

Big Data Analytics

Large organizations generating continuous streams of unstructured or structured data require high-capacity and high-speed drives. This SSD accelerates Hadoop clusters, Apache Spark frameworks, and enterprise data warehouses, providing faster query responses and improved business intelligence.

Cloud Infrastructure

Service providers can rely on this drive for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), web-scale applications, and database clusters, ensuring customers experience low latency and high responsiveness across distributed workloads.

Virtualization and Hyperconverged Systems

In VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, or Kubernetes-based environments, the SSD’s high IOPS capacity supports multiple concurrent virtual machines, reducing lag and optimizing system throughput.

Advantages Over Legacy Storage

Compared with SAS and SATA SSDs

The P50269-004 delivers several times the performance of traditional SAS/SATA SSDs, particularly in random read operations. With PCIe Gen4 NVMe, latency is reduced to microseconds, ensuring smooth operations for latency-sensitive workloads.

Compared with HDDs

Replacing mechanical disks with this SSD drastically improves not only speed but also energy efficiency, cooling requirements, and rack density. Enterprises can reduce overall TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) while increasing service levels.

Scalability and Future-Proofing

Businesses planning to expand their infrastructure will find the 7.68TB NVMe SSD an excellent balance between capacity, cost-efficiency, and performance. As workloads evolve and storage needs increase, IT teams can scale by adding more drives, leveraging NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF), or integrating into all-flash storage arrays for larger deployments.