Solidigm SSD D5-P5316 30.72TB, 2.5" / U.2 / PCIe 4.0 x4

The 15.36TB Intel SSD D5-P5316 Series enterprise SSD features 144-layer QLC NAND, PCIe 4.0 interface, and both 2.5-inch and E1.L form factors. This is a drive a read-optimized drive specifically designed for warm storage. We previously reviewed the 30.72TB model and found it to be an excellent release from Intel, giving organizations with lower budgets a lot of flexibility to grow. This is mainly due to the combination of the less-expensive QLC NAND and the PCIe Gen4 interface. The Intel P5316 SSD is ideal for use cases like content delivery networks, hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), Big Data, artificial intelligence, Cloud Elastic Storage and, high-performance computing.

The Intel SSD D5-P5316 Series is the company’s newest enterprise SSD highlighted by 144-layer QLC NAND and the PCIe 4.0 interface. Available in capacities up to 30.72TB in both the 2.5-inch and E1.L form factor, this is a read-optimized SSD designed for warm storage. This means customers will have access to upwards of 1 petabyte of storage in a single 1U of rack space, which is ideal for those looking to lower their TCO via storage consolidation. The Intel P5316 SSD is built for use cases such as content delivery networks, hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), Big Data, artificial intelligence, Cloud Elastic Storage and, high-performance computing.