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)
CD7-R
 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
CD8P-R
 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
CD8P-V
 Mixed Use
(3 DWPD for 5 years)		 1,600
3,200
6,400
12,800		 Up to
2,000K/400K IOPS
CM7-R
 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
CM7-V
 Mixed Use
(3 DWPD for 5 years)		 1,600
3,200
6,400
12,800		 Up to
2,700K/600K IOPS
KIOXIA CM7-V E3.S Series | Product Brief (PDF : 130KB) PDF will open in a new window.

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.

Dell PowerEdge™ Servers A new window will open.
KIOXIA SSDs in ProLiant Servers A new window will open.
Supermicro® Servers A new window will open.

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Press Releases

KIOXIA First to Launch Data Center NVMe E3.S SSDs on Hewlett Packard Enterprise Systems
KIOXIA Introduces Industry’s First EDSFF Solid State Drives Designed with PCIe® 5.0 Technology
KIOXIA Introduces New Levels of Performance with Enterprise NVMe SSD Family Designed with PCIe® 5.0 Technology
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