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HP P40499-B21 1.92TB 2.5" SATA III Read Intensive internal SSD

SKU CH-M2VX-A4M7Q

A 1.92 TB 2.5 inch SATA III read-intensive internal SSD for enterprise workloads

  • Total capacity1.92 TB
  • Interface typeSATA III
  • Form factor2.5 in (6.35 cm)
  • Product typeInternal Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • Connection protocolSATA
  • 92 TB capacity supports large read-intensive workloads
  • SATA III 600 MB/s interface delivers consistent throughput
  • 5 inch form factor fits standard SFF drive bays
  • Read-intensive design optimises endurance for analytics and archiving
  • Part number P40499-B21 identifies the HPE multi-vendor SSD

1.92TB SATA III Read-Intensive SSD

This 1.92TB 2.5-inch internal solid-state drive uses a SATA III interface for read-intensive enterprise workloads. It targets data centres running big data analytics, cloud computing, active archiving, database applications and data warehousing. The drive delivers higher IOPS to boost data-centre performance while maintaining data accuracy through full data-path error detection.

Read-Intensive Design and SAS Alternative

The read-intensive optimisation suits workloads dominated by read operations such as analytics and archiving. Manufacturer information notes that HPE Value SAS SSDs provide a 12 Gb/s interface, twice the 6 Gb/s speed of this SATA model, for improved transactional database performance. This drive remains a SATA 6 Gb/s device and does not support SAS or NVMe protocols.

Capacity and Workload Limits

The 1.92TB capacity provides space for large datasets and active archives in read-heavy environments. It comfortably handles big data analytics, cloud workloads and database read traffic where write cycles are limited. Write-intensive applications such as heavy logging, frequent database updates or high-throughput video ingest will exhaust the drive's endurance more quickly.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Internal NVMe & SATA SSDs, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $564.99
Pricier than about 82% of the 1,994 comparable items (median $180.49).
Total capacity 1.92 TB
Higher than about 69% of the 1,368 comparable items (median 1 TB).
Price per TB $294.27 per TB
Pricier than about 75% of the 1,362 comparable items (median $165.50 per TB).

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Specifications

Product
Part numberP40499-B21
Total capacity1.92 TB
Product typeInternal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Connectivity
Connection protocolSATA
Ports & slots
Interface typeSATA III
Size & build
Form factor2.5 in (6.35 cm)

Questions about this item

Will the 1.92 TB SATA 6G read-intensive SSD require firmware updates or drive replacement after heavy write workloads?

The drive is rated for read-intensive workloads; firmware updates are managed through HPE Smart Storage Administrator and replacement is only needed once the write endurance limit for the 1.92 TB capacity is reached.

What limit appears first when the P40499-B21 runs sustained read-heavy workloads?

The 6 Gb/s SATA III interface caps sequential throughput, so the interface bandwidth limit is reached before the internal NAND or controller saturates during continuous reads.

How much heat and power does the 2.5" SATA SSD generate when operating all day in a server?

As a 6 Gb/s SATA read-intensive drive it draws typical SATA SSD power levels and produces modest heat; exact watts and thermal figures are published in the HPE product specification sheet for part P40499-B21.

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