Kioxia CD8P 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe Gen5 SFF Solid State Drive

Kioxia CD8P 7.68TB (KCD81PUG7T68) is where the series starts to suit capacity-led builds. It holds 7.68TB, uses NVMe on PCIe 5.0 x4, and sits in the Read Intensive class at 1 DWPD.

For storage architects, the value is density with a modern link: one 2.5-inch bay delivers 7.68TB and a direct PCIe 5.0 path. That fits object storage nodes, analytics scratch space for read-heavy queries and large content stores, where the same data is requested many times. Keep a spare on the shelf if the drive sits in a production array, so a failed unit can be swapped without waiting on a delivery.

If your application keeps rewriting what it stores, look at a Mixed Use model in the same series. The drive is available in new and refurbished condition only. Both list a choice of 1 year or 3 years of warranty.