Kioxia CD8P-R 7.680TB 2.5 Inch PCIe Gen5 x4 SSD

Brand: Kioxia | Category: Enterprise SSDs

SKU: KCD8XPUG7T68 | Part #: KCD8XPUG7T68 | MPN: KCD8XPUG7T68

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Read-intensive workloads in modern data centres—from database query caching to analytics result sets to machine learning inference—demand storage that can sustain high sequential throughput without becoming a bottleneck. The Kioxia CD8P-R 7.680TB (part number KCD8XPUG7T68) is purpose-built for this tier of storage responsibility. With sequential read performance reaching 13,000 MB/s and random read IOPS climbing to 2.5 million operations per second, this U.2 form factor drive handles the repetitive access patterns that dominate read-heavy environments. Storage architects and infrastructure teams responsible for tier-0 and tier-1 caching layers will recognize immediately that those 2.5 million 4K read IOPS represent the performance ceiling where most read-intensive workloads either saturate or suffer latency spikes—and this drive operates comfortably in that territory.

Kioxia's BiCS FLASH 3D TLC NAND technology, paired with a PCIe Gen5 x4 (NVMe 2.0) interface, delivers the raw speed, but the architecture of the KCD8XPUG7T68 reveals deeper design choices. The 7.680TB capacity sits at a practical density sweet spot: large enough to consolidate multiple smaller drives into a single logical unit, yet small enough to remain cost-effective for read-cache tiers where you don't necessarily need exabyte-scale capacity. Write performance tops out at 7,000 MB/s and 250,000 random write IOPS—respectable numbers, but intentionally lower than the read side. Kioxia engineered this asymmetry because read-intensive workloads tolerate write latency; you're optimizing silicon and power budget for read dominance, not write symmetry. This is not a weakness; it is honest engineering for the actual duty cycle of the storage tier this drive occupies.

Power efficiency matters in data centre economics, and the CD8P-R reflects that reality. Active read draw sits around 25 watts, with idle consumption dropping to approximately 8 watts. In a large caching deployment, that difference compounds across dozens or hundreds of drives. The drive is rated for 1 DWPD (drive writes per day) over a five-year warranty period, translating to 14,016 total bytes written (TBW)—conservative on paper, but aligned with genuine read-intensive workload patterns where sustained writes never approach the theoretical ceiling. Kioxia backs this with a 2,000,000-hour MTBF, which in practice means you're buying a drive with predictable longevity for a defined operational window.

Data protection and security infrastructure are not afterthoughts on the KCD8XPUG7T68. The drive includes end-to-end data path protection, power loss protection, and LDPC ECC to catch and correct bit errors before they propagate to the application layer. TCG Opal 2.0 compliance and AES-256 self-encrypting drive (SED) functionality address the compliance and security mandates that infrastructure teams now build into every procurement decision, particularly for deployments handling financial data, healthcare records, or proprietary ML training datasets. The 2.5-inch U.2 (SFF-8639) form factor in 15mm height slots into standard enterprise SSD bays found in modern storage arrays, compute nodes, and dedicated flash appliances across the GCC region and beyond.

Omnixon Global stocks the Kioxia CD8P-R lineup across our Dubai distribution centre and maintains inventory for rapid deployment to data centre operators, systems integrators, and enterprise IT teams across the GCC, South Asia, and Europe. If your infrastructure roadmap calls for read-intensive storage consolidation, hot-tier caching acceleration, or analytics workload performance optimization, we can supply the KCD8XPUG7T68 (part number KCD8XPUG7T68) in unit or volume quantities. Request a formal quotation through our enterprise sales channel, and our technical team will confirm compatibility with your platform architecture and delivery timeline to your facility.

Read-Intensive Performance Profile

• Sequential read throughput up to 13,000 MB/s with PCIe Gen5 x4 interface bandwidth utilization
• Random read performance at 2.5 million 4K IOPS—the performance tier for caching and query acceleration workloads
• 7.680TB capacity in 2.5-inch U.2 form factor enabling high-density read-cache consolidation
• Write performance asymmetry (7,000 MB/s sequential, 250,000 random IOPS) optimized for read-dominant duty cycles
• 1 DWPD endurance rating with 14,016 TBW aligns with actual read-intensive workload write patterns
• 25W active read power consumption and 8W idle draw supporting efficient multi-drive deployments
• TCG Opal 2.0 encryption and end-to-end data protection for compliance-critical environments
• 2,000,000-hour MTBF with 5-year warranty covering predictable lifecycle within caching tier assignments