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Intel 15.36TB U.2 NVMe SSD - Live Prices

1 drives tracked. From $623.37/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you specifically need Intel at this capacity for compatibility.
✗ Skip if: you need higher workload rating than 550TB/year.
Buy on Amazon $9575.00
Best $/TB
$623.37
Drives
1
Interface
NVMe

At $623.37/TB, Intel 15.36TB NVMe drives are $279.76/TB above the 15.36TB NVMe category average of $343.61/TB.

Intel 15.36TB NVMe - should you buy?

Intel 15.36TB NVMe SSD available from $623.37/TB.

U.2 is not M.2

Drives on this page use a 2.5-inch U.2 or U.3 connector, not the M.2 slot on a desktop board. Running one needs a U.2 backplane, a dedicated bay, or a PCIe-to-U.2 adapter with a power feed. Check the form-factor column on each row.

Condition
Capacity
1 of 1 part numbers
  • $623.37/TB$9,575.00
    Intel Solidigm D7-P5520 15.36TB 3D NAND PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2 Internal Data Center SSD
    Solidigm D7-P5520 15.36TB 3D NAND PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2 Internal Data Center SSD
    15.36TB · NVMe
    New
    Buy on Amazon

Guides for this capacity: the SSD price outlook · fill a NAS at today's prices

Drive Specifications

Intel Solidigm D7-P5520 15.36TB 3D NAND PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2 Internal Data Center SSD
Solidigm D7-P5520 15.36TB 3D NAND PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2 Internal Data Center SSD
This offer: sold by SiliconValleySeller (SN# Recorded) · Amazon says New / Unknown
$623.37/TB
$9,575.00 total
Capacity
15.36TB
Interface
NVMe
Form Factor
U.2
Recording
Not sourced
RPM
N/A
Cache
N/A
Sector Size
—
Workload
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Warranty
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Other Intel NVMe capacities

1.92TB15.36TB

Other brands at 15.36TB NVMe

IntelMicronSeagateSolidigmWD

Frequently Asked Questions

1 listing, 1 in stock from $9575.00 (cheapest: Solidigm D7-P5520 15.36TB 3D NAND PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2 Internal Data Center SSD). 1 of the in-stock offers are new; the rest are used or recertified, labelled per row.

As stored on the rows: U.2. The form factor decides the slot or backplane it needs - check your machine against the form-factor column before buying on price.

Use Case Scenarios

🗄️
OLTP Database Primary Storage
PostgreSQL, MySQL or Oracle requiring low latency and high IOPS.
✓ Excellent fit
NVMe delivers sub-200μs latency vs 5ms for HDD — a 25x improvement that directly reduces query response times. At 1 DWPD verify your daily write volume stays within endurance limits.
🤖
AI/ML Training & Inference
GPU server loading training datasets or serving inference at high throughput.
✓ Excellent fit
NVMe at 6,900MB/s eliminates storage bottlenecks when loading datasets to GPU memory. At 15.36TB you can store substantial model weights on a single drive.
💾
Bulk Cold Data Archive
Storing large volumes of infrequently accessed data.
✗ Not ideal
At ~$623/TB, NVMe costs 10x more than enterprise HDD for cold data. Unless you need fast retrieval, HDDs or LTO tape are far more cost-effective.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Maintenance Checklist

On installUpdate drive firmware
Check manufacturer website for latest firmware. Enterprise SSDs receive updates that fix performance and reliability issues.
On installEnable power loss protection verification
Enterprise NVMe drives have onboard capacitors for power loss protection. Verify in drive logs after first power cycle.
MonthlyCheck SMART/NVMe health attributes
Run nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0 (Linux). Monitor: Media_Errors, Available_Spare, Percentage_Used.
MonthlyMonitor write endurance consumption
Track Percentage_Used SMART attribute. At 80%+ consider planning replacement. At 15.36TB and 1 DWPD you have 28,704,768GB lifetime writes.
QuarterlyReview error logs in server BMC
Check iDRAC, iLO or IPMI logs for NVMe errors, PCIe link speed downgrades, or unexpected resets.

Troubleshooting Guide

Cause: PCIe slot not initialized, missing NVMe driver, BIOS not updated, or U.2 cable issue.
Fix: Check BIOS for NVMe in PCIe enumeration. Update server firmware. Reseat U.2 cable. Verify PCIe bifurcation if using adapter. Test in another slot.