NVME-48-DELL-ZEN4

MISSION CRITICAL

The NVME-48-DELL-ZEN4 is a high-performance storage system with top-tier hardware engineering and support. Whether you need ultra-low latency for enterprise virtualization, extreme performance for AI, or dense efficiency for hosting, this system won’t let you down.

FEATURES AT A GLANCE
Up to 60GB/s Throughput	?
Up to 6 Million Random 4K IOPS	?
Up To 353TB Usable	?
Transparent High Availability	✓
Self-Healing Recovery	✓
Incremental Capacity Expansion	✓
Non-Disruptive Upgrades	✓
Secure Multi-Tenancy & Encryption	✓
iSCSI/TCP & NVMe/TCP Storage Protocols	✓

Processor

AMD EPYC ZEN4 processors offer generational improvements vs. ZEN3 including DDR5 memory and PCIe Gen5 connectivity. We’ve identified the best core configurations and developed Zen4-specific features in our storage software to achieve performance gains exceeding 30%.

Recommended SKUs

	Epyc 9334	Epyc 9554P	Epyc 9654P
Cores	32	64	96
Layout	4×8	8×8	12×8
GHz	2.7 / 3.9	3.1 / 3.75	2.55 / 3.7
PCIe Lanes	128	128	128
TDP (Watts)	210	360	360
CPU Price	$2,990	$7,104	$10,625

Memory Configuration

	Epyc 9334	Epyc 9554P	Epyc 9654P
Type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
Speed	4800 MT/s	4800 MT/s	4800 MT/s
ECC	Yes	Yes	Yes
Population	12 x 16GiB	12 x 16GiB	12 x 32GiB
Capacity	192GiB	384GiB	384GiB

Performance Guidance

	Epyc 9334	Epyc 9554P	Epyc 9654P
Engines	2	4	6
Peak IOPS	2 M	4 M	6 M
Peak BW	20 GB/s	40 GB/s	60 GB/s
Encryption	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reduction	Optional	Optional	Optional

Networking

UNPRECEDENTED FLEXIBILITY

The NVME48-DELL-ZEN4 offers extensive network flexibility with 2 PCIe Gen5 x16 slots, 3 PCI Gen4 x16 slots, and an x8 OCP3 port. The improved connectivity in the R7615 enables higher port density without sacrificing line-rate performance.

FEATURES AT A GLANCE
400G / 200G / 100G / 50G / 40G / 25G / 10G Networking	✓
Multi-Tenant Data & Management Isolation	✓
MLAG, MC-LAG, vLAG & vPC Compatibility	✓
802.1Q VLAN Tagging	✓
802.3AD Link Aggregation	✓
Single & Multiple Subnet Multi-pathing	✓
Jumbo Frames	✓
Optional Transport Encryption	✓

Link Optimized

Link-optimized configurations minimize cabling requirements by leveraging high bandwidth links.

	400G	200/100/40G	100/40G
400G-2P-R	2x OSFP	–	–
200G-2P-R	–	2x QSFP56	–
	–	–	–

Density Optimized

Density-optimized configurations offer more ports for connecting isolated networks.

	200/100/40G	100/40G	25/10G
200G-2P-100G-4P-R	2x QSFP56	2x QSFP56	–
200G-2P-25G-8P-R	2x QSFP56	–	8x SFP28
200G-2P-25G-4P-R	2x QSFP56	–	4x SFP28

Storage

The NVME48-DELL-ZEN4 offers PCIe Gen5 NVMe and hot-swap NVMe. You can add capacity and performance incrementally and non-disruptively, one drive at a time. There’s no custom firmware or lock-in. For balanced performance and power efficiency, we recommend PCIe Gen4 NVMe devices.

Recommended Drives

Vendor	Model	Capacity	Form Factor
Micron	7450 Pro	7.6T	U.2 15mm
Micron	7450 Pro	15.2T	U.2 15mm
Samsung	PM9A3	7.6T	U.2 7mm
Samsung	PM9A3	15.2T	U.2 7mm
Kioxia	CM6	7.6T	U.2 15mm
Kioxia	CM6	15.2T	U.2 15mm

Chassis

The NVME48-DELL-ZEN4 high-availability storage cluster leverages Dell’s 16th generation PowerEdge R7615 servers, released in early 2023. Notable improvements include PCIe Gen5 connectivity, BOSS integration, additional PCIe slots, and improved airflow.

Server Overview

Component	Description
Manufacturer	Dell
Server	PowerEdge R7615 (Riser Config 4-1)
Generation	16th Generation
CPU	Single Socket SP5

Platform Reliability

Element	Description
Power	Redundant (1+1) 1100W, Mixed Mode, NAF
Boot	Redundant (1+1) NVMe
Memory	ECC Single bit correction, Double bit detection
Cooling	6 “high performance” fans

Rack Details

Dimension	Measurement
Rack Units	2RU
Height	3.41″ (86.8mm)
Width	17.08″ (434mm)
Depth	28.99″ (736.29mm)