Introduction

The ThinkSystem PM1645a Mainstream SAS 12Gb solid-state drives (SSDs) in capacities of up to 3.2 TB are next-generation high-performance SSDs suitable for a wide range of applications of running on ThinkSystem servers.

This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the Mainstream 12Gb SAS SSD offerings and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the SSDs and consider their use in IT solutions.

The ThinkSystem PM1645a Mainstream SAS 12Gb solid-state drives (SSDs) in capacities of up to 3.2 TB are next-generation high-performance SSDs suitable for a wide range of applications of running on ThinkSystem servers.

The PM1645a SSDs are the follow-on to the PM1645 SSDs and offer improved random write performance.

Features

SSD form factor

2.5"

SSD capacity

1600 GB

Interface

SAS

NVMe

N

Component for

Server/workstation

Data transfer rate

12 Gbit/s

Read speed

1000 MB/s

Write speed

1000 MB/s

Random read (4KB)

230 IOPS

Random write (4KB)

130 IOPS

Read latency

120 µs

Write latency

45 µs

S.M.A.R.T. support

Y

Hot-swap

Y

End-to-End Data Protection

Y

Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)

< 1 per 10^17 bits read

Mean time between failures (MTBF)

2000000 h

Power

Power consumption (read)

9 W

Power consumption (write)

9 W

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 70 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

-40 - 85 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 95%

Technical details

Sustainability certificates

RoHS