Kioxia CD8P 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe Gen5 SFF Solid State Drive

Kioxia CD8P 3.2TB, MPN KCD81PUG3T20, takes the Mixed Use class to 3.2TB. The rating is 3 DWPD, the link is PCIe 5.0 x4, and the drive is a 2.5-inch SFF NVMe SSD.

Mixed Use drives are the safer choice when you cannot predict the read to write balance, as with shared virtualization hosts or multi-tenant databases. This size leaves headroom for growth over a smaller drive while keeping the per-drive failure domain modest. Pair several of them in a pool if you want the write load shared evenly, and keep an eye on drive health reports as the workload grows.

The x4 link width means each drive can use four PCIe 5.0 lanes, so check that your backplane supplies them. Only new and refurbished versions are listed, and each comes with a choice of 1 year or 3 years of warranty.