EDSFF E3 Form Factor

E3 - Enterprise Servers and Storage

E3.S and E3.L size and dimension E3.S and E3.L size and dimension
Type Width (Thickness)
(mm)
Length
(mm)
Height
(mm)
Max Power
(W)
E3.S 7.5 112.75 76 25
E3.S 2T 16.8 40
E3.L 7.5 142.2
E3.L 2T 16.8 70

PCIe® Lanes per Connector

4, 8, 16, 16+ PCIe lanes per connector diagram

E3 Max Power

E3 SSD rendering with max power values

Engineering Specifications from SNIA

E3 Mechanical/Electrical Specification SFF-TA-1008 A new window will open.
E3 Thermal Characterization Specification SFF-TA-1023 A new window will open.
EDSFF Connector Specification SFF-TA-1002 A new window will open.
EDSFF Connector Pinout (PCIe) SFF-TA-1009 A new window will open.

KIOXIA EDSFF E3 Offerings

KIOXIA CD7 Series

KIOXIA CD7 E3.S SSD product image

KIOXIA CD8P Series

KIOXIA CM7 Series

KIOXIA CM7 E3.S SSD product image
KIOXIA SSD Series Form Factor Endurance Interface Storage Capacity
(GB)
Sequential Read/Write
(MB/s)
Random Read/Write
(IOPS)
EDSFF E3.S Read Intensive
(1 DWPD for 5 years)
Designed to
PCIe® 5.0
and NVMe™ 1.4 
specifications 
1,920
3,840
7,680
Up to
6,450/5,600
Up to
1,050K/180K
Read Intensive
(1 DWPD for 5 years)
PCIe® 5.0,
NVMe™ 2.0 
1,920
3,840
7,680
15,360
Up to
12,000/5,500 MB/s
Up to
2,000K/200K IOPS
Mixed Use
(3 DWPD for 5 years)
1,600
3,200
6,400
12,800
Up to
2,000K/400K IOPS
Read Intensive
(1 DWPD for 5 years)
1,920
3,840
7,680
15,360
Up to
14,000/7,000 MB/s
Up to
2,700K/310K IOPS
Mixed Use
(3 DWPD for 5 years)
1,600
3,200
6,400
12,800
Up to
2,700K/600K IOPS

Companies Offering EDSFF E3.S-enabled Platforms

EDSFF E3.S server and storage platforms are becoming available in the market. Here are some E3.S enabled products that are announced or currentlyavailable, as of September 2023.

Learn and Evaluate

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