P04172-003 HPE 3.84TB SAS Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) with Smart Carrier
P04172-003 Overview
The HPE P04172-003 is a 3.84TB SAS 12Gbps Read Intensive internal solid state drive engineered for enterprise environments where read performance is the primary requirement. With a 2.5-inch form factor and 12Gbps SAS interface, it delivers much faster data access and lower latency than traditional spinning disks, while fitting into standard SAS drive bays in servers and storage arrays.Classified as Read Intensive, this SSD is optimized to handle workloads dominated by read operations rather than write activity. This makes it particularly suitable for use cases such as content serving, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) read caches, database query retrieval, analytics platforms, and other applications where rapid access to stored data is critical.
$2,049
P04172-003 Technical Specifications
HPE 3.84TB SAS 12Gbps Read Intensive 2.5-inch Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) with Smart Carrier
Manufacturer: HPE
Manufacture Part Number: P04172-003
Capacity: 3.84TB
Form Factor: 2.5-inch
Interface: SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)
SAS Speed: 12Gbps
Drive Type: Internal SSD
Workload Class: Read Intensive (RI)
NAND Type: Enterprise-grade (read-optimized)
Smart Carrier: Included
Hot-Swap: Supported via Smart Carrier
Endurance: Optimized for read-dominant workloads
Performance: High read throughput, low latency
Use Case: Enterprise read-centric storage
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