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The Dell 53M3R is a 400GB Intel Optane DC P5800X drive in a 2.5-inch U.2 form factor with a PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe interface, shipped with a carrier for 14th and 15th generation PowerEdge servers. It is a write-intensive enterprise SSD built on 3D XPoint memory rather than NAND, which gives it very low latency and very high endurance for its capacity. It suits database, caching and logging workloads in a server, not a desktop. Against NAND-based enterprise drives of similar capacity it trades capacity per unit for endurance and consistent write performance; against consumer NVMe drives it is far more durable but needs a U.2 backplane or adapter.
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Lowest price we've seen: $930.00 on Nov 11 at ServerSupply.com. Tracked across 1 store since Nov 11.
Ratings are very high, and buyers describe the drive as fast and reliable in server use. Most praise centers on endurance and steady write speed rather than capacity.
This is the Dell 53M3R, a 400GB solid state drive from the Optane DC P5800X series. It is a write-intensive drive in the 2.5-inch small form factor.
The drive uses a U.2 connection with a PCI Express 4.0 x4 (NVMe) interface. It comes with a carrier and is made for 14G and 15G PowerEdge servers.
