The PM1643a Entry SAS 12Gb solid-state drives (SSDs) from Lenovo provide high-performance, reliable storage solutions for high-capacity enterprise applications. Designed for dense storage and with a 12 Gb SAS interface, these drives feature all the capacity and performance that is needed to replace large numbers of 15K rpm and 10K rpm spinning disks, and consolidate storage into tightly packed server configurations.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the PM1643a Entry SAS 12Gb SSD offerings and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the SSDs and consider their use in IT solutions.
Products specifications
| SSD capacity | 7.68 TB |
| SSD form factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SAS |
| NVMe | No |
| Memory type | V-NAND TLC |
| Component for | Server/workstation |
| Hardware encryption | No |
| Data transfer rate | 12 Gbit/s |
| Random read (4KB) | 230000 IOPS |
| Random write (4KB) | 90000 IOPS |
| Random latency - read (up to) | 130 µs |
| Random latency - write (up to) | 45 µs |
| Read latency | 240 µs |
| Write latency | 220 µs |
| S.M.A.R.T. support | Yes |
| Hot-swap | Yes |
| Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER) | < 1 per 10^17 bits read |
| Mean time between failures (MTBF) | 2000000 h |
| Certification | UL TUV FCC IC CB CE Mark C-Tick Mark BSMI (Taiwan) KCC (Korea EMI) VCCI |
| Width | 70 mm |
| Depth | 100 mm |
| Height | 15 mm |
| Weight | 158 g |
| Compliance certificates | RoHS |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 70 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 85 °C |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 95% |
| Non-operating vibration | 20 G |
| Non-operating shock | 1500 G |
| Maximum operating altitude | 4572 m |
| Power consumption (read) | 9 W |
| Power consumption (write) | 12 W |
