{"product_id":"dell-480gb-sata-6gbps-mixed-use-2-5-inch-ssd-poweredge-03kvc5","title":"Dell 480GB SATA 6Gb\/s Hot Swap Mixed Use TLC 2.5-inch Solid State Drive (SSD) with Tray for PowerEdge G13 - 03KVC5","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Dell 03KVC5 is a 480GB SATA solid state drive for servers. It is a mixed use drive and comes with a Dell tray. Seller listings pair it with the Samsung SM883 480GB, a drive made for data center work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePick it if\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour server both reads and writes all day, such as a small database, a mail server or a virtual machine host.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou need a small boot or cache drive that can take steady writes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour bay takes 2.5-inch SATA drives on a Dell tray.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou want a steady drive for the operating system of a busy server, set up as a mirrored pair.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSkip it if\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour server mostly reads, such as a media library. A read intensive drive does that for less.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour bay is SAS only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou write huge amounts of data all day. A write intensive SAS drive is a better match.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMixed use in plain words\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrive makers sort enterprise drives into three classes by how much writing they are built to take.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eClass\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTypical rating\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCommon jobs\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eRead intensive\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 1 write per day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFile shares, media, boot drives\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eMixed use\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 3 writes per day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDatabases, virtual machines, mail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eWrite intensive\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 10 writes per day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavy logging and caching\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDaily write math\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixed use drives like this one are rated for 3 drive writes per day. On a 480GB drive, that is about 1.44TB of new data every day. Samsung lists the SM883 line at 3 drive writes per day, with sequential writes up to 520 MB\/s and up to 29,000 random writes per second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuick fit check\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bay must take 2.5-inch drives on a Dell tray.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bay must support SATA, which runs at 6Gb\/s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatch the part number 03KVC5 to your server's drive list. Dell also writes it as 3KVC5.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep one spare of the same part number for fast swaps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDell 03KVC5 specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eBrand\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eDell part number\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03KVC5 (also written 3KVC5)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eDrive line\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSamsung SM883 480GB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCapacity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e480GB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eInterface\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSATA 6Gb\/s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eForm factor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.5-inch, with Dell tray\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eWorkload class\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMixed use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eEndurance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 drive writes per day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Dell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63118850523507,"sku":"03KVC5","price":150.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/9546\/1747\/files\/dm_03kvc5-s_l44xmndbb27obnci_1_1.jpg?v=1784754782","url":"https:\/\/cpurepublic.com\/products\/dell-480gb-sata-6gbps-mixed-use-2-5-inch-ssd-poweredge-03kvc5","provider":"CPU Republic LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}