Key Specifications

General

• Manufacturer: Samsung
• Model Series: PM9A3
• Capacity: 3.84TB
• Form Factor: M.2 2280 (Single-sided enterprise-grade)
• Interface: PCIe Gen4 x4 (NVMe 1.4)
• NAND Flash: Samsung V-NAND TLC
• Controller: Samsung in-house enterprise controller
• Use Case: Data centers, cloud storage, enterprise servers

Performance

Sequential Performance

• Read Speed: Up to 6,900 MB/s
• Write Speed: Up to 4,100 MB/s

Random Performance (4KB)

• Random Read: Up to 1,000,000 IOPS
• Random Write: Up to 180,000 IOPS

Latency

• Very low latency optimized for enterprise workloads

Endurance & Reliability

• Endurance (TBW): ~7,008 TBW
• Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 1 DWPD
• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): 2 million hours
• UBER: 1 sector per 10¹⁷ bits read
• Data Reliability: Enterprise-grade reliability

Security Features

• AES Encryption: 256-bit AES
• TCG Opal 2.0 Support
• IEEE 1667 Support
• Secure Erase: Yes
• Sanitize Support: Yes

Power Consumption

• Active Read: ~7.0 W
• Active Write: ~8.5 W
• Idle: ~3.0 W
• Power States: Multiple enterprise power states supported

Physical Specifications

• Form Factor: M.2 2280
• Dimensions:
  • Length: 80 mm
  • Width: 22 mm
  • Height: ~2.38 mm
• Weight: ~10 g

General Specifications

• Manufacturer: Supermicro
• Model: AOC-SLG3-2M2
• Product Type: NVMe PCIe Add-On Card (AOC)
• Interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
• Supported SSD Type: M.2 NVMe SSD
• Number of M.2 Slots: 2 × M.2 NVMe

M.2 SSD Support

• Supported Form Factors:
  • M.2 2242
  • M.2 2260
  • M.2 2280
  • M.2 22110
• Supported Interface:
  • NVMe PCIe SSD only
  • Does NOT support SATA M.2
• Maximum Drives Supported:
  • 2 × NVMe SSD

Performance

• PCIe Version: PCIe 3.0
• PCIe Lanes: x8
• Bandwidth:
  • Up to 8 GB/s total bandwidth
• NVMe Support: Yes
• Boot Support: Supported (depends on motherboard/BIOS compatibility)

Hardware Features

• Supports dual M.2 NVMe SSDs
• Passive adapter (no RAID controller)
• Uses motherboard PCIe bifurcation
• High-speed enterprise storage expansion
• Supports NVMe hot plug (system dependent)

RAID Support

• Hardware RAID: Not supported
• Software RAID: Supported (via OS or motherboard RAID tools)

Cooling

• Cooling Type: Passive heatsink
• Designed for server airflow environments

Compatibility Requirements

• Requires PCIe bifurcation support from motherboard
• Recommended for Supermicro servers and compatible systems
• Works with systems supporting:
  • PCIe x8 slot
  • x4/x4 bifurcation

Physical Specifications

• Form Factor: Full-height PCIe Add-On Card
• PCB Dimensions:
  • Standard Full Height
  • Fits standard PCIe server slots
• Weight: ~ 0.25 kg (250 g)

Operating Environment

• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 55°C
• Storage Temperature: -40°C to 70°C
• Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)

Supported Operating Systems

(Depends on installed NVMe SSDs)

• Windows Server
• Linux distributions
• VMware ESXi
• FreeBSD
• Other NVMe-compatible OS

Typical Use Cases

• NVMe storage expansion
• Boot drive configuration
• Virtualization storage
• Database acceleration
• High-speed caching
• Enterprise storage servers

Shipping Weight

• Approx Shipping Weight: 0.4 – 0.6 kg