Enterprise NVMe SSD

Enterprise NVMe drives connect over PCIe instead of a SAS or SATA controller, which removes the bottleneck for databases, virtualization and analytics. This range lists 2.5-inch U.2 and U.3 drives from Samsung, Micron, Solidigm, Kioxia and Dell by part number, in PCIe Gen4 and Gen5.

Confirm three things before ordering: that the server has an NVMe backplane (U.2, or U.3 tri-mode), the endurance class you need (read-intensive at about 1 drive write per day, mixed-use at about 3), and whether your server needs an OEM carrier. A Gen5 drive works in a Gen4 slot at Gen4 speed.