Kioxia CD8P-V 3.200TB 2.5 Inch PCIe Gen5 x4 SSD

Brand: Kioxia | Category: Enterprise SSDs

SKU: KCD8XPUG3T20 | Part #: KCD8XPUG3T20 | MPN: KCD8XPUG3T20

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Sequential reads hit 14,000 MB/s on the Kioxia CD8P-V, delivering the throughput that storage architects benchmark first when evaluating enterprise SSD candidates. This drive ships in the 2.5-inch U.2 form factor with a PCIe Gen5 x4 NVMe 2.0 interface, making it a natural fit for modern data centre refresh cycles where legacy SATA infrastructure gives way to next-generation compute platforms.

The CD8P-V (part number KCD8XPUG3T20) is built on Kioxia BiCS FLASH 3D TLC NAND and targets the sweet spot between raw speed and sustained workload stability. At 3.2 TB capacity, it addresses the practical middle ground for organisations that need serious throughput without the cost of multiple smaller drives or the complexity of tiered architectures. Write performance reaches 7,000 MB/s, and random I/O scaling—critical for database clusters, virtualisation hosts, and AI training jobs—delivers 2,500,000 read IOPS and 350,000 write IOPS on 4K operations. The endurance rating sits at 7,000 TBW with a 1 DWPD specification over the five-year warranty period, translating to predictable lifecycle costs in hyperscale environments where storage architects must forecast replacement cycles years in advance.

Data integrity and security have been baked into the CD8P-V at the hardware level. AES 256-bit encryption with TCG Opal 2.0 support means the drive integrates cleanly into enterprise key management workflows, and T10 DIF/DIX end-to-end data protection catches silent data corruption before it propagates through storage stacks. Capacitor-backed power-loss protection ensures that in-flight writes survive unexpected power events—a non-negotiable requirement for SAN controllers, hyperconverged infrastructure nodes, and any system where sudden shutdown could corrupt metadata. The drive's 2,000,000-hour MTBF rating reflects Kioxia's confidence in the physical design, though real-world data centre operators know that MTBF is a relative measure used for warranty planning, not a guarantee of survival in harsh thermal or vibration environments. Active power consumption runs to approximately 25 watts under load, keeping thermal footprints reasonable in densely packed 2U or 4U storage appliances where cooling capacity is often the constraint.

Storage infrastructure buyers—typically the storage architect or principal systems engineer who owns the SAN refresh budget—select the KCD8XPUG3T20 when their workloads demand both sequential bandwidth and random I/O concurrency without the power and cooling penalties of NVMe M.2 arrays. Enterprise customers in the GCC, South Asia, and EMEA regions have increasingly moved away from pure SATA architectures, and Kioxia's U.2 form factor occupies the space where organisations can reuse existing 2.5-inch drive bays while stepping up to PCIe Gen5 speeds. The drive operates reliably between 0°C and 70°C, accommodating both air-cooled data centre racks and liquid-cooled enclosures without thermal throttling. At 100.45 mm × 69.85 mm × 15.00 mm and approximately 120 grams, it fits standard U.2 hot-swap trays found in Dell, HPE, and Lenovo server platforms, reducing the engineering friction around deployment.

Kioxia's CD8P-V line has earned recognition in hyperscale and enterprise accounts for consistency across large shipments and transparent firmware support windows. The part number KCD8XPUG3T20 has become a reference specification in RFPs from organisations migrating from previous-generation flash, and Kioxia's willingness to provide bulk allocation during supply constraints has made the CD8P-V a reliable anchor point for multi-year storage roadmaps. Whether you are planning a data centre modernisation, expanding AI infrastructure with faster model training pipelines, or consolidating storage tiers in an existing hyperconverged cluster, this drive delivers the throughput, endurance, and security required by mission-critical infrastructure.

Enterprise SSD Specification Summary

• Sequential read and write throughput of 14,000 MB/s and 7,000 MB/s respectively, supporting large-block workloads and streaming analytics without bottleneck
• 3.2 TB capacity in a 2.5-inch U.2 form factor, compatible with standard hot-swap drive bays in HPE, Dell, Lenovo, and SuperMicro platforms
• PCIe Gen5 x4 NVMe 2.0 interface with multi-namespace support, enabling virtual drive partitioning and quality-of-service constraints at the firmware level
• 7,000 TBW endurance with 1 DWPD rating over five years, suited for persistent data stores in virtual machine hosts and containerised workloads
• AES 256-bit encryption, TCG Opal 2.0 compliance, and T10 DIF/DIX end-to-end protection for regulated environments requiring cryptographic key lifecycle and data integrity audit trails
• Capacitor-backed power-loss protection and 2,000,000-hour MTBF, minimising unplanned downtime in 24/7 production clusters
• 25-watt typical active power draw and passive thermal design, reducing cooling overhead in dense storage configurations

Omnixon Global supplies the Kioxia CD8P-V across the GCC, India, Southeast Asia, and EMEA, with stock maintained at our Dubai facility and distribution partners in Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Mumbai, and Singapore. We work directly with data centre architects, infrastructure procurement teams, and system integrators to validate platform compatibility, arrange trial units, and expedite bulk orders for hyperscale deployments. If you are evaluating the KCD8XPUG3T20 for a data centre refresh or AI training environment, contact our enterprise sales team to discuss allocation, technical specifications, and logistics for your region.