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Green printed circuit board M.2 2280 NVMe solid state drive

HPE

HPE PE9010 480 GB NVMe M.2 2280 internal hard drive

SKU CH-MDHZ-Q9KEV

480 GB NVMe M.2 2280 drive for read-intensive workloads with PCIe 4.0 and 1.12 DWPD endurance

  • Total capacity480 GB
  • 480 GB capacity stores large read-intensive workloads
  • PCIe NVMe 4.0 interface delivers high throughput and low latency
  • M.2 2280 form factor fits standard desktop slots
  • Read-intensive design with 1.12 DWPD suits sustained read workloads
  • Digitally signed firmware protects data integrity and blocks malicious attacks

HPE PE9010 480 GB NVMe drive

The HPE PE9010 is a 480 GB solid-state drive built for desktop internal storage. It connects through an M.2 2280 slot using the PCI Express NVMe 4.0 interface. The drive is engineered for read-intensive workloads with an endurance rating of 1.12 DWPD.

Suits read-heavy desktop workloads

This drive suits users who need fast, consistent access to data in read-intensive desktop applications. Digitally signed firmware helps protect against unauthorised code. Buyers who require higher write endurance or larger capacities should look at other options.

PCI Express NVMe 4.0 interface

The single specification that decides compatibility is the PCI Express NVMe 4.0 interface. The motherboard must provide an M.2 2280 slot wired for this protocol. Without it the drive will not function.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in 3.5-Inch Internal Desktop HDDs, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $7,491.99
Pricier than about 95% of the 4,938 comparable items (median $107.99).
Total capacity 480 GB
Lower than about 81% of the 2,372 comparable items (median 2 TB).
Price per TB $15,608.31 per TB
Pricier than about 98% of the 2,365 comparable items (median $62.21 per TB).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameHPE
Total capacity480 GB

Questions about this item

What does the HPE PE9010 480 GB NVMe M.2 2280 package contain and is a heatsink or adapter required?

The drive ships as a bare M.2 2280 module. No heatsink, mounting screw or adapter is included; most desktop motherboards supply the screw and some provide a heatsink.

How do I decide between the read-intensive PE9010 and a mixed-use or write-intensive NVMe model?

Choose this 1.12 DWPD drive when workloads are dominated by reads — boot, application loading, web serving or content delivery. For databases, logging or heavy write workloads select a higher DWPD model.

What real-world benefit does the PCIe 4.0 NVMe interface give on a desktop system?

On a PCIe 4.0 motherboard the drive delivers its full sequential throughput, cutting game level loads and large-file transfers roughly in half compared with a PCIe 3.0 NVMe drive.

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