Manufacturer: Western Digital Corporation
Manufacturer Part Number: SDAQNTW-256G-2000
Manufacturer Website Address: http://www.wdc.com
Brand Name: WD
Product Series: CL SN720
Product Name: CL SN720 NVMe SSD for Data Centers
Marketing Information:
Reliable and High Performance for Read-Intensive Workloads
Edge Computing and operating system boot operations require high performance and reliable storage. Edge computing – content delivery (CDNs), online gaming content, IoT, data analytics – is heavy on data reads. Rapid operating systems boot performance is critical for public cloud services to quickly launch computing instances. Large-node compute clusters need rapid boot performance for boot times and rebooting.
Western Digital CL SN720 is a purpose-built NVMe M.2 form factor for the specific requirements of boot and edge workloads. Reliable read performance, power efficiency, data security standards support, and remote management ability are some of the key attributes.
High Performance for Boot and Edge
Performance
330,000 random read IOPS 2,700 random write IOPS 3,250 sequential read MiB/s 1,400 sequential write MiB/s
Power Consumption
Avg. Max Read/Write 5.5W
Security
Instant Secure Erase (ISE), TCG Opal 2.01 Self Encrypting Drive (SED)
Product Type: Solid State Drive
Technical Information
Storage Capacity: 256 GB
Drive Performance
Maximum Read Transfer Rate: 3250 MB/s
Maximum Write Transfer Rate: 1400 MB/s
Endurance (TBW): 200 TB
Endurance Type: Read Intensive
Network & Communication
Wireless LAN: No
Interfaces/Ports
Drive Interface: PCI Express
Drive Interface Standard: PCI Express 3.0 x4
Physical Characteristics
Drive Type: Internal
Form Factor: M.2 2280
Height: 0.1″
Width: 0.9″
Depth: 3.1″
Weight (Approximate): 0.26 oz
Miscellaneous
Operating System Compatibility:
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2016