SSD 2.5 inch Kioxia CD8-R 15.4 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe, 6600/6000 MB/s, 2.5 inch U.2, 15 mm

The Kioxia CD8-R is a data center NVMe read-intensive SSD in a 2.5" form factor designed for scale-out and cloud environments. It uses PCIe 4.0 x4 and KIOXIA 112-layer BiCS FLASH 3D TLC memory to provide high capacity up to 15.36 TB and endurance of 1 DWPD, making it suitable for hyperscale deployments and demanding read-heavy workloads.

Advantages

The CD8-R delivers consistent high random read performance up to 1,250K IOPS and random write performance up to 200K IOPS while supporting PCIe® 4.0 bandwidth. With capacities up to 15.36 TB in a 2.5" form factor and KIOXIA 112-layer BiCS FLASH 3D TLC, the drive balances large storage density, read-focused endurance, and compatibility with existing 2.5" data center servers.

Suitable for

• Scale-out cloud storage and hyperscale data centers
• Big data and IoT analytics platforms
• Online transaction processing (read-intensive workloads)
• Virtualization and VDI with high read I/O
• Servers and workstations requiring high-capacity NVMe storage

Key specifications

• Model: Kioxia CD8-R (MPN: KCD8XRUG15T3, EAN: 8592978457938)
• Form factor: 2.5"
• Interface: PCIe® 4.0 x4 (NVMe)
• Flash: KIOXIA 112-layer BiCS FLASH 3D TLC
• Capacity: 15.36 TB (15360 GB)
• Random read: up to 1,250K IOPS
• Random write: up to 200K IOPS
• Sequential read: up to 6600 MB/s
• Sequential write: up to 6000 MB/s
• Endurance: 1 DWPD
• Weight: 0.13 kg

How to use

Install the SSD into a compatible 2.5" NVMe drive bay or adapter that supports PCIe 4.0 x4 and secure it according to your server or workstation hardware guidelines. Ensure the host firmware and operating system NVMe drivers are up to date. Configure the drive in your storage stack or hypervisor as required — for read-intensive workloads consider provisioning for large capacity volumes and adjusting caching policies to optimize read throughput.

Recommendations

Use the CD8-R in read-centric data center roles such as cache, hot data tiers, analytics nodes, and database read replicas. Monitor SMART attributes and plan capacity and endurance management based on 1 DWPD to align with your expected workload profile.