Optimus Max™ SSD
The capacity champion. High density for data center SSDs.
MORE CAPACITY=
A MORE EFFICIENT DATA CENTER
Up to 4TB1, Optimus® SSDs enable IT organizations to put more workloads and virtual machines onto fewer physical servers. That means less space, less power, less cooling, less maintenance and less cost. Your data center becomes an engine for growth.
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EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE
SanDisk® is involved in every aspect of developing SSDs, from manufacturing innovative NAND flash memory, optimizing for efficiency and reliability of drives to developing software that leverages the unique characteristics of flash. Our comprehensive approach and attention to detail allows us to provide a five-year warranty2 along with leading performance.
Guardian Technology™ Platform for Greater Reliability and Endurance
SanDisk’s award-winning Guardian Technology Platform is an exclusive suite of features that improves reliability, ensures data integrity and extends the life of SSDs by optimizing performance at the cell level.
Optimus Eco™ SSD
Databases supporting on-line transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, such as those used inside “integrated systems,” must keep pace with large amounts of data, as they are updated throughout the day, for 24/7 operations.
Optimus Ascend™ SSD
Ideal for mixed-use environments and applications like collaboration, email and messaging, financial transactions, on-line transaction processing (OLTP) databases and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).
Optimus Ultra™ SSD
Optimus Ultra SAS SSDs provide performance, capacity, and reliability for databases and line-of-business applications, ERP, CRM, and on-line transaction processing.
Optimus Extreme™ SSD
Optimus Extreme SAS SSDs are designed for demanding write-intensive application workloads that need the highest levels of performance and reliability.
Optimus MAX™ SSD
Up to 4TB7 for read-intensive applications such as data warehousing, media streaming, web servers, video on demand (VOD), and web-based applications, with a typical workload comprised of a 90/10 read/write mix.
Specifications
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| Model | Optimus Eco™ | Optimus Ascend™ | Optimus Ultra™ | Optimus Extreme™ | Optimus MAX™ |
| Capacities1 | 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB, 2TB | 200GB, 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB | 150GB, 300GB, 600GB, 1.2TB | 100GB, 200GB, 400GB, 800GB | 4TB |
| Sequential Read/Write MB/s3 | Up to 530/530 | 200GB: Up to 550/380 400GB - 1.6TB: Up to 550/540 |
150GB: Up to 550/380 300GB - 1.2TB: Up to 550/540 |
100GB: Up to 550/380 200GB - 800GB: Up to 550/540 |
Up to 500/500 |
| Random Read/Write IOPS (4K)5 | Up to 90K/35K | Up to 95K/40K | Up to 95K/40K | Up to 95K/40K | Up to 85K/11K |
| Interface | 6Gb/s SAS | 6Gb/s SAS | 6Gb/s SAS | 6Gb/s SAS | 6Gb/s SAS |
| Interface Ports | Dual | ||||
| Form Factor | 2.5” | 2.5” | 2.5” | 2.5” | 2.5” |
| Unrecovered Bit Error Rate (UBER) | <1 sector in 1018 bits read | <1 sector in 1018 bits read | <1 sector in 1018 bits read | <1 sector in 1018 bits read | <1 sector in 1018 bits read |
| Endurance DWPD6 | 3 DWPD | 10 DWPD | 25 DWPD | 45 DWPD | 0.5 |
| MTBF | 2.5 Million Hours | ||||
| Warranty | Lesser of 5 years or maximum endurance used | ||||
| Power Consumption Active (Typ) | 7W | ||||
| Data Sheet | Get Data Sheet | Get Data Sheet | Get Data Sheet | Get Data Sheet | Get Data Sheet |
Northern Arizona University using SanDisk's data center solutions
Northern Arizona University, home to 28,000 students, improved the performance of their student technology labs by implementing NexentaStor with SanDisk’s Optimus Ultra™ SAS drives. The result has been a high cache hit rate, reduced latency, decreased cost, and a reliable, fast-running system.
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Disclosures
1. GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user capacity less.
2. The earlier of (I) five (5) years or (II) the time at which such Product unit’s total cumulative data recorded on such unit at its S.M.A.R.T. attribute (log page 2Fh,parameter 25) or log page 11h, parameter 1 (Percentage Used Endurance Indicator) reaches 100% of the Product unit’s endurance value. For more warranty information, please visitkb.sandisk.com.
3. Up to stated speed. Based on internal testing; performance may vary depending upon drive capacity, host device, OS and application.1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes.
4. Based on a 128KB transfer rate, using Oakgate SVF exerciser. Performance may vary by capacity.
5. Based on 4KB transfer rate using Oakgate SVG exerciser
6. Warranty/DWPD - The lesser of 5 years from the date of manufacture of the product or the date on which the product’s relevant endurance thresholds set forth in the product specifications are reached.
7. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user capacity less.
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