Dell 7.68TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 Mixed Use SSD 2.5in

Dell 7.68TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 Mixed Use SSD 2.5in

Brand: Dell EMC | Category: Enterprise SSDs

SKU: DELL-345BDZL | Part #: 345-BDZL | MPN: 345-BDZL

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About the Dell 7.68TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 Mixed Use SSD 2.5in

The Dell EMC 7.68TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 Mixed Use SSD is a high-capacity solid-state drive engineered for demanding enterprise storage environments. Built on PCIe 4.0 architecture, this drive delivers significantly higher bandwidth and throughput than previous generations, enabling rapid data movement critical for modern virtualization and machine learning inference clusters. The mixed-use rating indicates balanced optimization across read/write patterns typical of general enterprise workloads rather than extreme write-intensive scenarios.

Qualified for Dell PowerEdge servers and PowerStore storage arrays, this SSD integrates seamlessly into existing enterprise infrastructure stacks. The 2.5-inch form factor provides efficient rack density while the large 7.68TB capacity per drive reduces the number of physical devices required, lowering operational complexity and power consumption. Advanced error correction, thermal management, and enterprise firmware features ensure reliability and predictable performance under continuous operation.

Launched in 2023-Q1, this drive addresses surging demand from vSAN deployments, all-flash array modernization projects, and accelerated AI inference infrastructure buildouts where sustained sequential and random I/O performance, along with massive capacity-per-device, directly impact total cost of ownership and performance metrics.

Ideal for

  • VMware vSAN all-flash cluster deployments requiring high-capacity nodes with predictable latency and throughput
  • Dell PowerStore array expansion for enterprise primary storage consolidating multi-tier workloads onto single platform
  • AI model inference serving platforms demanding low-latency access to large training datasets and model checkpoints
  • High-performance virtualization environments hosting mixed OLTP and OLAP database workloads
  • Content delivery and media processing platforms requiring large sequential read/write bandwidth for transcoding and asset management
  • Hybrid cloud data staging environments for rapid ingestion and movement of structured and unstructured data

Technical specifications

ManufacturerDell EMC
Capacity7.68TB
Form Factor2.5 inch
InterfacePCIe NVMe 4.0
ProtocolNVMe 1.3
ControllerEnterprise-grade with advanced firmware
NAND Type3D TLC
Sequential Read PerformanceUp to 7,400 MB/s
Sequential Write PerformanceUp to 6,800 MB/s
Random Read IOPSUp to 1,070K IOPS
Random Write IOPSUp to 195K IOPS
Mixed Workload RatingMixed Use (balanced read/write optimization)
Power Consumption (Active Read)Approximately 6.5W
Power Consumption (Active Write)Approximately 7.2W
Power Consumption (Idle)Approximately 0.08W
Operating Temperature0°C to 70°C
Mean Time Between Failures2.5 million hours
Endurance Rating5 DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day) over 5-year period
EncryptionAES 256-bit self-encrypting drive
Qualified PlatformsDell PowerEdge servers, Dell PowerStore arrays
Launch DateQ1 2023

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Technical Specifications

BrandDell EMC
CategoryEnterprise SSDs
SKUDELL-345BDZL
Part Number345-BDZL
ConditionNew
Capacity7.68TB
Form Factor2.5 inch
InterfacePCIe NVMe 4.0
ProtocolNVMe 1.3
ControllerEnterprise-grade with advanced firmware
NAND Type3D TLC
Sequential Read PerformanceUp to 7,400 MB/s
Sequential Write PerformanceUp to 6,800 MB/s
Random Read IOPSUp to 1,070K IOPS
Random Write IOPSUp to 195K IOPS
Mixed Workload RatingMixed Use (balanced read/write optimization)
Power Consumption (Active Read)Approximately 6.5W
Power Consumption (Active Write)Approximately 7.2W
Power Consumption (Idle)Approximately 0.08W
Operating Temperature0°C to 70°C
Mean Time Between Failures2.5 million hours
Endurance Rating5 DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day) over 5-year period
EncryptionAES 256-bit self-encrypting drive
Qualified PlatformsDell PowerEdge servers, Dell PowerStore arrays
Launch DateQ1 2023