Western Digital Ultrastar WUS5EA176ESP5E3 7.68TB U.3 SSD, Ultra-Fast 6500 MB/s

Speed is the lifeblood of modern data centers, and a slow drive can hold back every project. The Western Digital Ultrastar WUS5EA176ESP5E3 7.68TB U.3 SSD, Ultra-Fast 6500 MB/s is a high capacity NVMe drive built for servers that need instant access to massive data sets. If you are fighting long load times, missed SLAs, or costly downtime, this SSD gives you the bandwidth and reliability to keep workloads moving.

Western Digital Ultrastar WUS5EA176ESP5E3 7.68TB U.3 SSD, Ultra-Fast 6500 MB/s

Enterprises that run cloud services or AI training often face storage that cannot keep up with compute spikes. When storage lags, applications slow down and the cost of extra hardware rises. This Ultrastar model solves the bottleneck with PCIe Gen 4.0 speed, 7.68 TB of space, and built-in power-loss protection, so you get fast, safe, and scalable storage without redesigning your rack. The drive also supports hardware encryption, so your data stays private even when multiple tenants share the same hardware. Its low idle power of 9 W helps keep operating costs down while delivering the same enterprise class endurance of 2 million hours MTBF. With U.3 compatibility you can connect directly to modern backplanes without extra adapters.

Benefits

• Read speeds up to 6500 MB/s let you load large files in seconds, cutting wait time for analysts.
• Write performance of 1900 MB/s moves data quickly, keeping backup windows short.
• 7.68 TB capacity stores many petabytes of logs and models on a single drive, freeing rack space.
• Power-loss protection guarantees data is not lost during sudden outages, protecting business continuity.
• Hardware encryption secures sensitive information, helping you meet compliance rules.

Usages

The drive fits into any standard 2.5-inch U.3 or U.2 bay, making it ideal for hyper-scale cloud servers, AI training clusters, and high-performance databases. Use it to accelerate video rendering farms, to host large object storage buckets, or to provide fast block storage for virtual machines. It also works well in edge data centers that need reliable, high-capacity storage with low power draw.

Key Features

• PCIe Gen 4.0 interface for maximum bandwidth.
• Western Digital BiCS5 TLC 3D NAND technology.
• 7.68 TB of non-volatile storage.
• Random read up to 705,000 IOPS.
• Random write up to 74,000 IOPS.
• MTBF of 2 million hours for enterprise reliability.
• Power-loss protection with secure erase option.
• 9 W idle power consumption for energy efficiency.
• 15 mm thin 2.5-inch form factor fits dense racks.
• Supports both U.2 and U.3 backplanes for flexible deployment.

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