Samsung PM9C1a NVMe SSD 7.68TB 2.5-inch U.3

The Samsung PM9C1a is a high-density enterprise NVMe SSD engineered for demanding datacenter and AI infrastructure deployments. Built on Samsung's sixth-generation V-NAND technology and leveraging the PCIe 4.0 x4 interface via the U.3 form factor, it delivers sustained high throughput and low-latency random I/O required by mixed workloads in hyperscale and enterprise environments. The 2.5-inch U.3 physical format ensures compatibility with modern server backplanes that support tri-mode SAS/SATA/NVMe connectivity, maximizing deployment flexibility across existing and next-generation storage infrastructure.

At 7.68TB of usable capacity, the PM9C1a addresses the growing density requirements of large-scale data platforms, object storage nodes, and AI training pipelines where maximizing per-slot capacity reduces server footprint and operational overhead. The drive is designed for mixed-use endurance profiles, balancing high sequential bandwidth with strong random read and write IOPS to serve simultaneously active read-heavy analytics and write-intensive transactional workloads without performance compromise.

Samsung's enterprise-grade reliability features — including end-to-end data protection, power-loss protection circuitry, and hardware-accelerated encryption — make the PM9C1a suited for regulated industries and security-sensitive deployments. Its thermal management and consistent Quality of Service (QoS) under sustained queue depth make it a dependable choice for service providers, cloud operators, and enterprise IT organizations building resilient, high-performance storage tiers.

Ideal for

• Hyperscale and enterprise datacenter storage nodes requiring maximum NVMe capacity per 2.5-inch drive bay
• AI and machine learning infrastructure demanding high sequential read throughput for rapid dataset ingestion and model training
• Mixed-use database workloads combining transactional OLTP write operations with analytical OLAP read queries on shared storage
• Object storage and content repositories where high capacity density reduces total rack space and server count
• Virtualization platforms and VDI environments requiring consistent low-latency I/O across large numbers of concurrent virtual machines
• Cloud service provider infrastructure where per-unit capacity, QoS consistency, and hardware encryption support tenant data isolation and SLA compliance

Technical specifications

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