M.2 is a solid-state drive (SSD) form factor primarily used as an operating system boot solution. Lenovo ThinkSystem servers support M.2 drives either with the addition of a supported M.2 adapter or module, or directly on the system board.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the ThinkSystem M.2 offerings, their key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the M.2 components, and consider their use in IT solutions.
Products specifications
| SSD capacity | 480 GB |
| SSD form factor | M.2 |
| Interface | Serial ATA III |
| Component for | Server/workstation |
| Data transfer rate | 6 Gbit/s |
| Read speed | 540 MB/s |
| Write speed | 410 MB/s |
| Random read (4KB) | 85000 IOPS |
| Random write (4KB) | 36000 IOPS |
| Read latency | 500 µs |
| Write latency | 500 µs |
| Hot-swap | No |
| TBW rating | 1324 |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Harmonized System (HS) code | 84717070 |
