HP Enterprise 960GB SATA 6Gb/s 2,5 pollici SFF Read Intensive SSD 816909-S21

Data center administrators and IT professionals rely on the HP Enterprise 960GB SATA SSD to accelerate read-heavy workloads in ProLiant Gen9, Gen10, and Gen11 servers. This 2.5-inch small form factor drive with HPE Smart Carrier enables hot-plug replacement, reducing downtime during maintenance.

Key specifications

• Capacity: 960 GB
• Interface: SATA 6Gb/s
• Form factor: 2.5-inch SFF
• Endurance type: Read Intensive (RI)
• Sequential read speed: 525 MB/s
• Sequential write speed: 495 MB/s
• Random read IOPS (4KB): 67,000
• Random write IOPS (4KB): 20,000
• DWPD: 1 for 5 years
• MTBF: 2,000,000 hours
• NAND flash: 3D TLC
• Power consumption (active): 5.5 W
• Hot-plug support: Yes
• Digitally signed firmware: Yes

Why choose it

Built for read-intensive applications, this SSD delivers consistent low-latency performance for virtualization, web serving, and boot/swap workloads. Its 3D TLC NAND provides a balance of cost and endurance, while digitally signed firmware ensures integrity and security.

Ideal use cases

• Read-heavy database queries
• Virtualized server environments
• Boot drives for hypervisors
• Content delivery and web servers

Good to know

The HPE Smart Carrier enables hot-plug capability, allowing drives to be replaced without shutting down the server. With an MTBF of 2 million hours, this drive is engineered for 24/7 data center operation.