SDF7061GEB02T Kioxia 15.36TB CM7-R RI TLC PCIE Gen5 NVME SSD

Kioxia SDF7061GEB02T 15.36TB CM7-R Series SSD

The SDF7061GEB02T Kioxia 15.36TB CM7-R RI TLC PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD is a high-performance internal solid-state drive designed for enterprise-grade storage solutions. It delivers exceptional speed, reliability, and endurance for data-intensive workloads.

General Details

• Brand: Kioxia
• Model Number: SDF7061GEB02T
• Category: Internal Solid-State Drive

Technical Specifications

Interface & Protocol

• PCIe 5.0 connectivity
• NVMe 2.0 standard compliance

Storage & Form Factor

• Capacity: 15.36TB
• Form Factor: 2.5-inch
• Thickness: 15mm

Flash Memory Technology

• BiCS Flash TLC architecture

Performance Details

Random Operations

• 4KiB Random Read: 2,450K IOPS
• 4KiB Random Write: 300K IOPS

Sequential Throughput

• Sustained 128KiB Sequential Read: 14,000 MB/s
• Sustained 128KiB Sequential Write: 7,000 MB/s

Reliability

• Mean Time to Failure (MTTF): 2,500,000 hours

Physical Dimensions

Measurements

• Thickness: 15 mm
• Width: 69.85 mm
• Length: 100.45 mm

Weight

• 130 grams

Kioxia 15.36TB CM7-R Series RI NVMe TLC Gen5 SSD Overview

The Kioxia CM7-R Series stands as a leading class of enterprise-grade NVMe Gen5 solid-state drives designed for data centers that depend on high-performance, scalable, and ultra-reliable storage infrastructure. Within this category, the Kioxia SDF7061GEB02T 15.36TB model exemplifies the advancements achieved in modern PCIe Gen5 storage, delivering exceptional read-intensive performance, consistent latency profiles, and enterprise-level endurance tuned for applications with heavy read-centric workloads. This category of drives is ideal for cloud service providers, advanced AI workloads, transactional systems, large-scale database operations, edge computing frameworks, mixed virtualization environments, and hyperscale deployments requiring robust data protection and FIPS-compliant security features.

Enterprise NVMe Gen5 Technology for High-Speed Data Processing

PCIe Gen5 technology fundamentally redefines throughput boundaries for next-generation servers, enabling significantly higher speeds compared to PCIe Gen4. The CM7-R series leverages this interface to provide dramatic increases in sequential read capability, lower latency metrics, and more consistent command processing under stress. This category places a strong emphasis on maintaining predictable Quality of Service performance, particularly for hyperscale environments where deterministic latency is critical. The Kioxia SDF7061GEB02T integrates these architectural improvements with optimized firmware pathways, enhanced I/O handling, and a controller designed to minimize bottlenecks during parallel task execution.

Advancements in NVMe 2.0 Command Structure

Drives within this category also benefit from NVMe 2.0, which extends the feature set of earlier revisions and improves namespace management, scalability, and computational offloading. The Kioxia CM7-R models use this structure to enhance multi-tenant server deployments, reduce protocol overhead, and support improved functionality for storage pooling and virtualization. This results in higher operational efficiency for enterprise clusters and supports dynamic allocation of performance resources across varying workloads, enabling organizations to achieve better throughput balance and higher sustainability for their data operations.

NVMe-Based Optimization for Data Flow Efficiency

Beyond the basic improvements of NVMe 2.0, this category also implements firmware refinements to ensure more efficient queuing, command prioritization, and host communication. These improvements contribute to a meaningful upgrade in responsiveness, especially during heavy read loads, large data fetch cycles, and analytic operations that rely on continuous access to massive datasets. The Kioxia SDF7061GEB02T utilizes such enhancements to maintain stable performance under demanding enterprise workloads.

3D TLC NAND Flash Architecture

The CM7-R series uses optimized 3D TLC NAND flash memory, which balances high capacity storage with consistent performance and endurance suitable for read-centric environments. This architecture is engineered to provide superior heat tolerance, improved data integrity, and efficient program/erase cycling. The stacking architecture enhances density without sacrificing internal bandwidth, enabling the 15.36TB capacity of the SDF7061GEB02T to coexist with superior performance capabilities. As a result, these drives deliver predictable behavior over long operational lifespans, which is a crucial requirement for data center sustainability.

NAND-Level Error Handling and Data Integrity Enhancements

Advanced ECC algorithms embedded within the CM7-R series ensure high data accuracy during read and write operations. Additional protection mechanisms guard against data corruption and silent errors, contributing to stable long-term operation. These drives feature intelligent wear leveling, internal RAID-like protection, and background data refresh cycles that strengthen the reliability profile even when exposed to heavy data access patterns commonly found in enterprise environments.

Thermal Resilience and Efficient Power Management

Power efficiency and heat control are substantial considerations in hyperscale and virtualized enterprise deployments. This category of drives integrates thermal optimization technologies that dynamically regulate performance to prevent overheating while sustaining throughput. Efficient power states help maintain consistent behavior throughout variations in workload intensity and environmental conditions. These capabilities help reduce operating costs and minimize thermal stress during peak usage, especially in dense rack configurations commonly found in modern data centers.

Read-Intensive Design Tailored

The read-intensive specification of the CM7-R category, including the Kioxia SDF7061GEB02T, makes it ideal for workloads that rely primarily on read operations with comparatively lower write activity. The drive supports a 1DWPD endurance rating, ensuring long-term reliability in applications dominated by frequent retrieval of data, streaming operations, large-scale AI model loading, deep learning inference, media content hosting, and storage-tier caching for high-traffic web platforms. The category prioritizes maximizing read throughput while maintaining robust endurance for daily enterprise usage.

Optimized Performance for Read-Heavy Environments

Read-intensive applications demand exceptionally low latency and rapid access to datasets. This category is engineered to maintain consistent response times while handling multiple simultaneous requests, making it suitable for read-heavy databases, ERP systems, high-demand virtual machines, distributed search engines, and cloud content delivery environments. With the underlying PCIe Gen5 architecture, these drives deliver breakthrough sequential and random read speeds essential for accelerating complex and time-sensitive analytics tasks that depend on lightning-fast data retrieval.

Use Cases Supporting the Read-Intensive Storage Tier

This category excels in environments where large datasets require high-speed sequential reading, such as scientific simulations, machine learning datasets, multi-user application hosting, and high-performance computing tasks. The 15.36TB capacity of the SDF7061GEB02T accommodates vast volumes of structured and unstructured data, enabling enterprises to consolidate storage resources and reduce footprint while elevating performance levels. Additionally, this capacity allows enterprises to maintain large data repositories entirely in solid-state storage tiers for near-instant access to vital operational resources.

FIPS SED Security and Enterprise Data Protection Capabilities

The drive category also emphasizes rigorous security protocols, including FIPS-compliant Self-Encrypting Drive functionality. The SDF7061GEB02T model includes hardware-level encryption designed to protect sensitive information at rest by securing data without relying on host-based encryption solutions. This ensures compliance with strict data protection regulations and provides seamless key management within the drive. The security infrastructure extends through authenticated firmware, secure erase mechanisms, protection against unauthorized access, and fail-safe cryptographic erase features for rapid decommissioning.

Secure Data Lifecycle Management

Enterprise environments must maintain strict oversight of data throughout its lifecycle. Drives in the CM7-R category integrate secure provisioning, controlled access, and tamper-resistant firmware operations. This level of embedded security protects organizations from potential data breaches, unauthorized manipulation, and vulnerabilities associated with multi-tenant cloud environments. By combining superior performance with robust security, this category supports industries requiring compliance with governmental regulations, financial data protection guidelines, and confidential intellectual property policies.

Hardware Encryption for Seamless Performance Protection

Unlike software-based encryption, hardware encryption ensures that performance remains consistent even under full security load. The CM7-R architecture integrates encryption into the drive’s controller, allowing real-time data protection without compromising throughput. The SDF7061GEB02T benefits from this integration, delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance operation suited for workloads containing sensitive data such as medical records, transaction logs, financial analytics, proprietary research data, and regulated communication systems.

High Capacity Storage Solutions for Scalable Infrastructure

The 15.36TB capacity of the Kioxia SDF7061GEB02T places it among the highest-density read-intensive enterprise SSDs within the CM7-R lineup. This category supports large-scale consolidation of storage arrays, allowing data centers to increase total capacity while reducing rack units, simplifying maintenance, and improving power efficiency. The combination of massive capacity and PCIe Gen5 speed allows organizations to retain more active datasets within the performance tier, enhancing data accessibility and optimizing workflow execution times across distributed applications.

Scalability for Expanding Enterprise Demands

Scalable designs allow organizations to expand their storage infrastructure with minimal disruption. The CM7-R category is engineered for seamless integration within existing storage clusters, enabling high-density deployments in enterprises seeking to enhance performance during expansion. The ability to combine high throughput with large usable capacity ensures flexibility for growing cloud platforms, multi-node compute clusters, and virtualized workloads with unpredictable data access patterns.

Support for Multi-Node and Multi-Application Environments

Modern enterprises require storage that can sustain workloads across multiple applications, servers, and containerized deployments. The CM7-R drives offer consistent performance across parallel workloads, helping to maintain stability even under heavy multi-tenant operations. This makes the category ideal for organizations running large-scale virtual machines, container frameworks, orchestration workloads, and AI-driven applications. The drive's capacity supports maintaining large concurrent data sets for simultaneous operations within shared compute environments.

Enhancing Infrastructure Through High-Density Storage

High-density SSDs reduce the need for large numbers of drives within a storage array, simplifying maintenance efforts and minimizing system complexity. The 15.36TB capacity enables organizations to consolidate data resources, reduce physical footprint, and improve the thermal behavior of server racks. This category allows enterprises to modernize their infrastructure by adopting fewer, more powerful drives that deliver faster data access and higher operational efficiency.

IOPS Stability and Sustained Read Behavior

Stable IOPS performance ensures that applications relying on constant data access maintain fast and reliable workflow execution. The CM7-R series is optimized to avoid performance drops that may occur under peak utilization. This sustained behavior is especially critical for business intelligence platforms, log analytics engines, AI inference applications, and indexing systems requiring near-real-time responsiveness.

Minimizing Latency During Concurrent Operations

The drives in this category use advanced caching mechanisms and queue management optimizations to maintain low latency during concurrent operations. This makes the SDF7061GEB02T ideal for environments with heavy parallel read requests, such as content distribution networks, multi-user cloud applications, and large-scale microservices architectures. Enhanced latency control supports smooth system behavior, reducing potential performance bottlenecks in demanding enterprise setups.

Compatibility With Modern Server Platforms

The CM7-R series is engineered for compatibility with next-generation servers supporting PCIe Gen5 and NVMe 2.0. This category integrates seamlessly with systems designed for advanced computational tasks, high-density virtualization layers, and AI frameworks. The SDF7061GEB02T model works within U.2 form factor environments, ensuring broad compatibility with modern server platforms commonly used in data centers worldwide.

Integration With Virtualization and Cloud-Oriented Architectures

This category supports high performance in virtualized environments, enabling reliable functionality for virtual machines, containers, and multi-tenant workloads. With predictable performance, advanced namespace support, and robust data protection, the CM7-R drives align well with cloud-native infrastructures that demand scalable and resilient storage layers.

Optimized for Software-Defined Storage and Hyperconverged Systems

The CM7-R series aligns with the increasing adoption of software-defined storage frameworks where flexibility, capacity scaling, and high throughput are mission-critical. High-density drives such as the SDF7061GEB02T improve the performance of hyperconverged systems by providing rapid data access to compute layers, enhancing overall cluster responsiveness, and reducing delays associated with high-demand tasks.