SDF3060EAB01T Kioxia 30.72TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 Enterprise Solid State Drive

Overview of the 30.72TB Solid State Drive

The SDF3060EAB01T Kioxia 30.72TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 Enterprise Solid State Drive represents a high-capacity, data-center-grade storage solution engineered for modern enterprise workloads that demand exceptional performance, endurance, reliability, and scalability. Designed specifically for hyperscale data centers, cloud service providers, enterprise IT infrastructures, virtualization clusters, and mission-critical storage environments, this advanced NVMe SSD delivers a powerful combination of ultra-high storage density and PCIe Gen4 throughput to support increasingly demanding digital transformation initiatives.

General Information

• Brand: Kioxia 
• Part Number: SDF3060EAB01T
• Product Type: Solid State Drive (SSD)

Technical Features

• Capacity : 30.72 TB
• Interface : Pcie 5.0, Nvme 2.0
• Form Factor : 2.5-inch, 15mm Thickness
• Maximum Interface Speed : 128 Gt/s (pcie Gen4 Single X4, Dual X2)
• Nand Flash Memory Type : Bics Flash Tlc

Performance

• Read : 10,000 Mb/s
• Write : 4,900 Mb/s
• 4kb Random Read : 1600k Iops
• 4kb Random Write : 150k Iops

Power

• Supply Voltage : 12 V ± 10%, 3.3 V ± 15%
• Power Consumption (active) : 25 W Typ.
• Power Consumption (ready) : 5.5 W Typ.

Reliability

• Mttf : 2.5 (m Hours)
• Endurance Dwpd : 1 Dwpd

Compatibility

• Modern rack servers
• Blade server environments
• Storage appliances
• NVMe-over-Fabrics architectures
• Software-defined storage clusters

The Kioxia 30.72TB NVMe PCIe Enterprise Solid State Drive

The Kioxia NAND flash architecture and enterprise-grade controller technologies, the SDF3060EAB01T is optimized to deliver consistent low-latency performance while handling intensive read-heavy and mixed workload applications. Organizations seeking to improve storage efficiency, reduce rack footprint, enhance application responsiveness, and maximize server utilization can benefit significantly from deploying this 30.72TB enterprise SSD in critical infrastructure environments.

As businesses continue generating massive volumes of structured and unstructured data, high-capacity NVMe SSDs like the Kioxia SDF3060EAB01T have become essential for maintaining operational agility and ensuring fast access to business-critical information. From cloud-native databases and artificial intelligence platforms to enterprise analytics and large-scale content delivery systems, this enterprise SSD is designed to meet modern storage challenges with outstanding reliability and predictable performance.

Features of the Kioxia 30.72TB Enterprise SSD

One of the most significant advantages of the SDF3060EAB01T is its exceptional 30.72TB storage capacity. This ultra-high-density design enables enterprises to consolidate more workloads onto fewer physical devices, dramatically improving storage efficiency and reducing hardware overhead.

Large-capacity SSDs are especially beneficial in environments where space optimization, power efficiency, and simplified storage management are critical. Organizations can store enormous datasets, extensive application repositories, backup snapshots, and virtual machine libraries while minimizing rack space consumption.

PCIe Gen4 NVMe Interface Performance

The PCIe Gen4 NVMe interface delivers significantly improved bandwidth compared to previous-generation storage technologies. By leveraging PCIe Gen4 lanes, the Kioxia SDF3060EAB01T achieves superior throughput and lower latency, enabling faster data transfers and accelerated application responsiveness.

NVMe technology removes legacy protocol bottlenecks commonly associated with SATA and SAS interfaces. Direct communication with the CPU through PCI Express dramatically reduces command overhead, resulting in faster IOPS and improved workload efficiency.

Enterprise-Class Reliability

Enterprise storage environments demand uninterrupted performance and exceptional reliability. The SDF3060EAB01T is engineered with advanced reliability technologies designed to protect data integrity, minimize downtime, and support continuous operation in mission-critical infrastructures.

Features such as end-to-end data protection, advanced ECC correction, power-loss protection mechanisms, and firmware-based error management help safeguard sensitive enterprise data during unexpected system interruptions.

Benefits of Choosing the Kioxia 30.72TB NVMe SSD

Data centers continuously seek methods to improve operational efficiency while controlling infrastructure costs. The Kioxia SDF3060EAB01T enables organizations to maximize storage density and reduce physical hardware requirements.

By replacing multiple lower-capacity drives with fewer high-capacity NVMe SSDs, enterprises can lower cooling demands, reduce cabling complexity, simplify maintenance, and improve airflow throughout server racks.

This optimization contributes directly to lower total cost of ownership while simultaneously enhancing storage scalability and future-readiness.

Exceptional Performance for Mission-Critical Applications

Performance-sensitive applications rely on consistent storage responsiveness. The SDF3060EAB01T delivers enterprise-grade IOPS and sustained throughput suitable for demanding applications such as:

The drive’s ability to maintain low latency under heavy concurrent workloads makes it particularly valuable in enterprise systems where performance predictability is essential.

Improved Storage Consolidation

Consolidating storage onto fewer drives reduces management complexity and operational risk. With 30.72TB of capacity, organizations can migrate extensive data volumes while minimizing hardware proliferation.

Consolidation strategies also improve fault domain planning, simplify RAID configurations, and streamline backup architecture across large enterprise environments.

Advanced NAND Flash Innovation

Kioxia is recognized globally for leadership in flash memory innovation. The SDF3060EAB01T benefits from advanced BiCS FLASH technology, enabling high-density storage with superior reliability and efficient power consumption.

Modern NAND architecture improves endurance characteristics while maintaining strong performance across read-intensive and mixed-use enterprise applications. Intelligent wear leveling and garbage collection mechanisms extend operational lifespan and optimize data placement efficiency.

NVMe Protocol Advantages

NVMe has become the preferred storage protocol for enterprise SSD deployments due to its streamlined command structure and highly parallel processing model. Compared with traditional SATA and SAS interfaces, NVMe offers substantial performance advantages.

The Kioxia SDF3060EAB01T fully leverages these NVMe benefits to support modern enterprise architecture requirements.

PCIe Gen4 Bandwidth Expansion

PCIe Gen4 doubles available bandwidth compared to PCIe Gen3, significantly improving SSD communication speeds and reducing latency for data-intensive applications.

Enterprises upgrading to PCIe Gen4-enabled servers can unlock substantial performance improvements when deploying this SSD, especially in high-throughput analytics and virtualization clusters.

Cloud Infrastructure

Cloud service providers require scalable storage capable of handling unpredictable demand while maintaining consistent service quality. 

High-density NVMe drives enable faster provisioning, improved customer responsiveness, and efficient infrastructure scaling.

Virtualization and Hyperconverged Infrastructure

Virtualized environments generate highly random I/O patterns that can challenge conventional storage solutions. NVMe enterprise SSDs provide the responsiveness necessary to maintain stable performance across large VM fleets.

Secure Enterprise Deployment

Organizations handling regulated or sensitive data can integrate enterprise SSDs into broader security frameworks, including encrypted storage environments and secure data lifecycle management policies.

This makes the drive suitable for industries such as healthcare, finance, government, and legal services.

Reduced Energy Consumption

Power efficiency is increasingly important in large-scale enterprise environments. High-density NVMe SSDs help reduce watts consumed per terabyte stored, lowering energy costs over time.

The Kioxia SDF3060EAB01T supports greener data center operations through improved storage density and optimized flash power management.

Server and Storage Platform Integration

The Kioxia SDF3060EAB01T can be integrated into a wide range of enterprise servers and storage arrays supporting NVMe PCIe Gen4 connectivity.

Future-Proof Infrastructure Investment

Deploying high-capacity PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSDs helps organizations prepare for future growth while minimizing disruptive hardware refresh cycles.

As enterprise data demands continue expanding, scalable storage investments like the SDF3060EAB01T provide long-term strategic value and infrastructure adaptability.

Trusted Enterprise Storage Brand

Kioxia is widely respected for flash memory innovation and enterprise-grade reliability. Organizations selecting Kioxia SSD solutions benefit from decades of storage engineering expertise and proven manufacturing quality.

Designed for Demanding Workloads

Unlike consumer SSDs, enterprise SSDs are engineered specifically for sustained heavy workloads, 24/7 operation, and rigorous reliability standards.