Axiom SSDEP65KG960‑AX 3.5″ 960GB SAS 24Gb/s SSD

Overview

The Axiom SSDEP65KG960‑AX is a 3.5‑inch enterprise SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) solid state drive engineered for data center and server storage platforms requiring reliable, high‑throughput block storage. As part of the EP650 enterprise SSD family, it targets infrastructure engineers and storage architects deploying dual‑port SAS drives in rack servers and storage shelves where hot‑swap capability and sustained performance are essential. The drive addresses persistent high‑traffic and mixed workload profiles in virtualization, database, and clustered storage arrays.

This SSD implements a 24 Gb/s SAS interface with dual‑port full‑duplex connectivity to support redundant access paths from SAS controllers and backplanes. It delivers sustained sequential read throughput up to ~4.1 GB/s and sustained sequential write throughput near ~1.17 GB/s, coupled with strong random 4 KB read and write I/O performance up to ~600,000 and ~55,000 IOPS respectively under heavy load.

Physically, the drive conforms to the standard 3.5‑inch hot‑swap form factor suitable for enterprise storage enclosures, blade server chassis, and rack-mounted servers that accept large‑format SAS modules. Its endurance profile is calibrated at ~1 drive write per day over a typical five‑year lifecycle with a total bytes written (TBW) rating around 1,752 TB.

The SSDEP65KG960‑AX is designed for persistent block storage tiers where dual‑path SAS connectivity and robust I/O consistency matter, such as multi‑tenant virtualization hosts, high‑performance SAN/NAS nodes, and data analytics repositories. It operates across typical enterprise temperature ranges and maintains enterprise reliability metrics.

This drive is not suitable for systems that rely solely on SATA interfaces or SAS backplanes restricted to 12 Gb/s, as it requires a 24 Gb/s SAS ecosystem to achieve full interface performance. It also is not intended for consumer or desktop storage usage.

Technical Specifications