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Rectangular 2.5 inch U.2 SSD, 15 mm thick, silver metal casing, label on side

Solidigm

Solidigm D5-P5430 3.84 TB U.2 15mm enterprise SSD SBFPF2BU038T001

SKU CH-2Q2Q-RY74R MPN SBFPF2BU038T001

3.84 TB U.2 15 mm enterprise NVMe SSD with 7000 MB/s sequential read, 3000 MB/s write and 971000 IOPS random read

  • Total capacity3.84 TB
  • Sequential read speed7,000 MB/s
  • Sequential write speed3,000 MB/s
  • Interface typePCI Express NVMe 4.0 x4
  • Form factorU.2 15 mm
  • NAND flash type192L QLC 3D NAND

Model 3.84TB U.2

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  • High capacity for dense read-heavy workloads
  • PCIe 4.0 x4 interface enables 7000 MB/s sequential reads
  • 971000 IOPS random read accelerates database queries
  • 2,000,000 hours MTBF supports continuous operation
  • 192-layer QLC 3D NAND delivers 3.84 TB in U.2 15mm form factor

Capacity and form factor

The Solidigm D5-P5430 is a 3.84 TB enterprise solid-state drive built in a U.2 15 mm form factor that fits 2.5 inch bays. It uses 192-layer QLC 3D NAND and connects through a PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe interface for internal server and data-centre deployments.

Interface limits

The PCIe 4.0 x4 link caps sequential throughput at 7000 MB/s read and 3000 MB/s write while random 4 KB reads reach 971000 IOPS and writes only 120 IOPS. Sustained write workloads will therefore hit the interface and media limits far sooner than read-heavy tasks.

Upgrade path

This drive replaces lower-capacity U.2 SSDs or hard-disk arrays when bulk read performance and density matter more than write endurance. The jump is worth it for read-intensive workloads such as content delivery, analytics or warm-tier storage that can tolerate modest random write IOPS.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Server & Data Center SSDs, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $2,357.99
Pricier than about 70% of the 1,039 comparable items (median $992.99).
Total capacity 3.84 TB
Higher than about 60% of the 522 comparable items (median 3.2 TB).
Sequential read speed 7,000 MB/s
Higher than about 70% of the 311 comparable items (median 6,500 MB/s).
Price per TB $614.06 per TB
Typical for this category: the median of 522 items is $595.64 per TB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameSolidigm
Product lineD5-P5430 Series
Model nameD5-P5430
Part numberSBFPF2BU038T001
Total capacity3.84 TB
Performance
Sequential read speed7,000 MB/s
Sequential write speed3,000 MB/s
Random read (4K)971,000 IOPS
Random write (4K)120 IOPS
Storage
NAND flash type192L QLC 3D NAND
Ports & slots
Interface typePCI Express NVMe 4.0 x4
Size & build
Form factorU.2 15 mm
Shipping weight0.23 kg
Package size102 × 102 × 13 mm
Environment & compliance
Operating temperature range0 °C to 70 °C
Max shock tolerance1,000 G (Max) at 0.5 msec
Vibration toleranceOperating: 2.17 GRMS (5–700 Hz) Max
Non-Operating: 3.13 GRMS (5–800 Hz) Max
More details
Mean time between failures2,000,000 h

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Questions about this item

Should I pick the 3.84 TB U.2 15 mm model or a smaller capacity in the D5-P5430 series?

The 3.84 TB version delivers 7000 MB/s sequential read, 3000 MB/s sequential write and 971000 IOPS random read, matching the series peak while giving the largest addressable space per drive slot.

What does the 7000 MB/s sequential read figure mean once the drive is installed in a server?

In a PCIe 4.0 x4 slot the drive can sustain up to 7000 MB/s for large-block reads, cutting backup windows and accelerating read-heavy analytics workloads.

How does the PCIe 4.0 x4 interface limit real-world throughput?

The x4 link caps theoretical bandwidth at roughly 8 GB/s, so the 7000 MB/s read and 3000 MB/s write peaks operate well within the interface ceiling.

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