Top
Author
Updated
12 Apr 2023Form Number
LP1484PDF size
15 pages, 247 KBSubscribed to LP1484.
Thank you for your feedback.
Abstract
The ThinkSystem U.2 P5800X Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD is the ultimate in high performance solid state drive with ultra-low latency, very high bandwidth, and an endurance of up to 100 drive writes per day, making this drive the best choice for write-intensive high-performance workloads.
This product guide introduces the P5800X drives and describes their features and specifications, and provides compatibility information. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the drives and consider their use in IT solutions.
Change History
Changes in the April 12, 2023 update:
- Added a note about VMware vSAN certification - Operating system support section
Introduction
The ThinkSystem U.2 P5800X Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD is the ultimate in high performance solid state drive with ultra-low latency, very high bandwidth, and an endurance of up to 100 drive writes per day, making this drive the best choice for write-intensive high-performance workloads.
Intel’s next-gen Optane storage solution brings outstanding quality of service for predictable performance, leading IOPS performance across workloads, and the best endurance value in the industry. With a PCIe 4.0 host interface, the P5800X performs over three times faster than the previous generation P4800X SSD, which has already carved out an important niche in data center storage thanks to its excellent endurance and overall performance.
Figure 1. ThinkSystem U.2 P5800X Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD
Did You Know?
The P5800X SSDs have a PCIe 4.0 (Gen 4) host interface, where sequential performance is doubled over the PCIe 3.0 host interface. The drives are also fully compatible with a PCIe 3.0 host interface providing optimal performance and enabling compatibility across server families.
NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) is a technology that overcomes SAS/SATA SSD performance limitations by optimizing hardware and software to take full advantage of flash technology. Intel Xeon processors efficiently transfer data in fewer clock cycles with the NVMe optimized software stack compared to the legacy Advance Host Controller Interface (AHCI) stack, thereby reducing latency and overhead. These SSDs connect directly to the processor via the PCIe bus, further reducing latency and TCO.
Part number information
The following table lists the ordering part numbers and feature codes.
The part numbers for the adapters include the following items:
- One drive with a ThinkSystem hot-swap tray attached
- Documentation flyers
Features
The ThinkSystem U.2 P5800X Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD series is Intel's next-generation NVMe SSD that features 3D XPoint technology. 3D XPoint technology is a new class of memory that doesn't store data by trapping electrons in the memory cell but instead utilized the property-change of the memory material itself to store the data. The NVMe controller and firmware are optimized to take advantage of the unique aspects of 3D XPoint technology. I/O operations are accelerated by hardware, delivering leading performance, ultra-low latency and quality of service (QoS).
Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) is PCIe high performance SSD technology that provides high I/O throughput and low latency. NVMe interfaces remove SAS/SATA bottlenecks and unleash all of the capabilities of contemporary NAND flash memory. Each NVMe PCI SSD has direct PCIe x4 connection, which provides at significantly greater bandwidth and lower latency than SATA/SAS-based SSD solutions. NVMe drives are also optimized for heavy multi-threaded workloads by using internal parallelism and many other improvements, such as enlarged I/O queues.
With a PCIe 4.0 host interface, the P5800X drives offer significant increase in maximum throughputs supported, from 2.5 GB/s for sequential reads with the P4800X drives to up to 7.2 GB/s with the P5800X drives, almost triple the performance. Sequential writes also increase from 2.2 GB/s with the P4800X to up to 6.1 GB/s with the P5800X drives.
The P5800X drives have the following key characteristics:
- PCIe 4.0 connection for each NVMe drive
- Also supports PCIe 3.0 host connection for servers with first and second-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors or with PCIe 3.0 NVMe switch adapters
- Ultra-low I/O latency, with a read/write latency of as low as 5 µs.
- Consistently reliable quality of service
- Excellent read and write performance at low queue depths
- Near symmetrical read and write performance
- Very high endurance at 100 full drive writes per day
- Variable sector size and end-to-end data-path protection
- Enhanced power-loss data protection
- Thermal throttling and monitoring
- Supports the NVMe Management Interface (NVMe-MI) specification
- SMART health reporting
The key metric for solid state drives is their endurance (life expectancy). SSDs have a huge, but finite, number of program/erase (P/E) cycles, which determines how long the drives can perform write operations and thus their life expectancy. Performance SSDs have better endurance than Mainstream SSDs, which in turn have better endurance than Entry SSDs.
SSD write endurance is typically measured by the number of program/erase cycles that the drive can incur over its lifetime, which is listed as TBW in the device specification. The TBW value that is assigned to a solid-state device is the total bytes of written data that a drive can be guaranteed to complete. Reaching this limit does not cause the drive to immediately fail; the TBW simply denotes the maximum number of writes that can be guaranteed.
A solid-state device does not fail upon reaching the specified TBW, but at some point after surpassing the TBW value (and based on manufacturing variance margins), the drive reaches the end-of-life point, at which time the drive goes into read-only mode. Because of such behavior, careful planning must be done to use SSDs in the application environments to ensure that the TBW of the drive is not exceeded before the required life expectancy.
For example, the P5800X 800 GB drive has an endurance of 146 PB of total bytes written (TBW). This means that for full operation over five years, write workload must be limited to no more than 80,000 GB of writes per day, which is equivalent to 100.0 full drive writes per day (DWPD). For the device to last three years, the drive write workload must be limited to no more than 133,333 GB of writes per day, which is equivalent to 166.7 full drive writes per day.
Technical specifications
The following table present technical specifications for the ThinkSystem U.2 P5800X Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD family.
Server support
The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.
Operating system support
The following tables list the supported operating systems for the drives.
Tip: These tables are automatically generated based on data from Lenovo ServerProven.
VMware vSAN certification: The drives listed in this product guide are VMware vSAN certified, however in the VMware Compatibility Guide (VCG), they are listed under the drive vendor company name instead of Lenovo. To check a drive for vSAN certification, search the VCG using the Supplier part number as listed in Table 1 in the Part number information section.
1 For limitation, please refer Support Tip TT1154
2 For limitation, please refer Support Tip TT1154, Support Tip 104278
3 Bug 231715 - [PA_Anarky_SIT_IEC_Storage] Intel SSD P5800X slot number is wrong under UEFI Intel VROC controller page
4 Bug 239532 - [PA_AU_RMK-4876_IEC_Storage_Vulcan] Intel SSD P5800X FW(OSS:123106) can’t comparing update ; Bug 231715 - [PA_Anarky_SIT_IEC_Storage] Intel SSD P5800X slot number is wrong under UEFI Intel VROC controller page by onecli under sles15.3.
1 The OS is not supported with EPYC 7003 processors.
Warranty
The ThinkSystem U.2 P5800X Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD carries a 1-year, customer-replaceable unit (CRU) limited warranty. When installed in a supported Lenovo server, these drives assume the server’s base warranty and any warranty upgrade.
Solid State Memory cells have an intrinsic, finite number of program/erase cycles that each cell can incur. As a result, each solid state device has a maximum amount of program/erase cycles to which it can be subjected. The warranty for Lenovo solid state drives (SSDs) is limited to drives that have not reached the maximum guaranteed number of program/erase cycles, as documented in the Official Published Specifications for the SSD product. A drive that reaches this limit may fail to operate according to its Specifications.
Physical specifications
The P5800X drives have the following dimensions:
- Height: 15 mm (0.59 in.)
- Width: 70 mm (2.8 in.)
- Depth: 100 mm (4.0 in.)
Operating environment
The P5800X drives are supported in the following environment:
- Temperature (operational): 0 - 35 °C (32 - 95 °F) at 0 - 3,048 m (0 - 10,000 ft)
- Relative humidity: 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
- Maximum altitude (operational): 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
- Shock: 1,000 G (Max) at 0.5 ms
- Vibration: 2.17 GRMS (5-700 Hz)
Agency approvals
The P5800X drives conform to the following regulations:
- CE Compliance
- Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU
- EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
- RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
- EU WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU
- UL 60950-1, 2nd Edition, 2014-10-14
- CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07, 2nd Edition, 2014-010
- UL/CSA 62368-1, 2nd Edition
- Australia/New Zealand Standards AS/NZ CISPR 32:2015
- Taiwan EMC standard CNS 13438
- CISPR 22: 2005.04
- Taiwan CNS 15663
- Korea KCC Compliance with Article 11.1
- Morocco Maghreb Compliant with Decree # 2574-14 (EMC)
- Canada CAN ICES-3 (A)/ NMB-3(A)
- Japan VCCI
- China EFUP Compliance with GB/T 26572
Related publications and links
For more information, see the following documents:
- Storage Options for ThinkSystem Servers
https://lenovopress.com/lp0761-storage-options-for-thinksystem-servers - ServerProven
http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven - P5800X drive specifications
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/details/memory-storage/data-center-ssds/optane-dc-ssd-series.html
Trademarks
Lenovo and the Lenovo logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both. A current list of Lenovo trademarks is available on the Web at https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/legal/copytrade/.
The following terms are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both:
Lenovo®
ServerProven®
ThinkSystem®
The following terms are trademarks of other companies:
AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Intel®, 3D XPoint®, and Xeon® are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.
Linux® is the trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries.
Microsoft®, Windows Server®, and Windows® are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
Configure and Buy
Please select a locale
Full Change History
Changes in the April 12, 2023 update:
- Added a note about VMware vSAN certification - Operating system support section
Changes in the November 9, 2022 update:
- Added supplier part numbers - Part number information section
Changes in the July 2, 2021 update:
- Added OS support information from ServerProven - Operating system support section
First published: May 25, 2021
Course Detail
Employees Only Content
The content in this document with a is only visible to employees who are logged in. Logon using your Lenovo ITcode and password via Lenovo single-signon (SSO).
The author of the document has determined that this content is classified as Lenovo Internal and should not be normally be made available to people who are not employees or contractors. This includes partners, customers, and competitors. The reasons may vary and you should reach out to the authors of the document for clarification, if needed. Be cautious about sharing this content with others as it may contain sensitive information.
Any visitor to the Lenovo Press web site who is not logged on will not be able to see this employee-only content. This content is excluded from search engine indexes and will not appear in any search results.
For all users, including logged-in employees, this employee-only content does not appear in the PDF version of this document.
This functionality is cookie based. The web site will normally remember your login state between browser sessions, however, if you clear cookies at the end of a session or work in an Incognito/Private browser window, then you will need to log in each time.
If you have any questions about this feature of the Lenovo Press web, please email David Watts at dwatts@lenovo.com.
