Kioxia CM7-R 15.36TB E3.S NVMe SSD

The Kioxia CM7-R 15.36TB E3.S NVMe SSD (KCM7XRES15T3) is a high-capacity enterprise storage device built on Kioxia's BiCS FLASH 3D TLC NAND technology and paired with a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface. The E3.S 1T form factor is purpose-engineered for high-density server and storage architectures, offering a compact footprint that enables greater storage capacity per rack unit compared to traditional U.2 designs. The CM7-R targets read-intensive workloads, delivering high sequential and random read throughput optimized for latency-sensitive enterprise applications.

Designed for demanding datacenter environments, the CM7-R series implements end-to-end data path protection, power loss protection circuitry, and hardware-based encryption conforming to TCG Opal 2.01 and AES 256-bit standards. The drive supports NVMe 2.0 command set capabilities, enabling compatibility with modern host bus adapters and enterprise platforms that require robust namespace management, multipath I/O, and advanced queue depth handling. Thermal management features including dynamic thermal throttling ensure sustained performance under continuous enterprise workloads without risk of data integrity compromise.

The CM7-R 15.36TB variant addresses use cases where large working datasets must remain accessible at NVMe speeds, including AI/ML inference serving, large-scale analytics, content delivery infrastructure, and hyperscale object storage tiers. With a read-optimized endurance rating suited to environments where write amplification is minimal, this drive occupies a critical position in tiered storage architectures where capacity density, access latency, and data integrity are simultaneously prioritized.

Ideal for

• AI and machine learning inference nodes requiring rapid access to large model datasets and feature stores at NVMe latency
• Hyperscale read-intensive object storage deployments where E3.S density enables maximum usable capacity per server chassis
• High-throughput analytics platforms processing large relational or columnar datasets with sustained sequential read demands
• Content delivery and media streaming infrastructure where large working sets must be served at low latency from flash storage
• Database acceleration tiers for OLAP and data warehousing workloads where read throughput and capacity density are primary requirements
• Cloud-native storage nodes in disaggregated storage architectures leveraging PCIe 5.0 fabric-attached NVMe for scale-out deployments

Technical specifications

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