Dell 3.2TB NVMe U.2 PCIe G4 x4 MU 2.5 SSD Samsung PM1735 MZ-WLR3T20 0V69W3 V69W3

Dell 3.2TB NVMe U.2 PCIe G4 x4 MU 2.5" SSD Samsung PM1735 MZ-WLR3T20 0V69W3 V69W3

The Dell 0V69W3 / V69W3 3.2TB NVMe SSD is an enterprise-class Mixed Use (MU) solid-state drive manufactured by Samsung, part of the PM1735 / PM1735 V2 series. It is designed for high-performance, balanced read/write workloads in modern data centers, providing exceptional throughput, low latency, and enterprise-grade endurance.

• Dell DPN: 0V69W3, V69W3

• Samsung Model: MZ-WLR3T20, MZWLR3T2HBLS-00AD3

• Capacity: 3.2TB (3200 GB)

• Form Factor: 2.5-inch SFF, 15mm height

• Interface: PCIe Gen4 x4 (some variants support x8)

• Protocol: NVMe (U.2 / SFF-8639)

• NAND Type: Samsung V-NAND 3D TLC (Triple-Level Cell)

• Endurance Class: Mixed Use (MU)

• Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): Typically 3

• Total Bytes Written (TBW): ~2,628 TB

• Hot-Pluggable / Hot-Swappable: Supported

• Security: Some models support SED (Self-Encrypting Drive) encryption

• Sequential Read: Up to 8,000 MB/s

• Sequential Write: Up to 3,800 MB/s

• Random Read (4KB): Up to 1,450,000 IOPS

• Random Write (4KB): High, optimized for mixed-use workloads

The Dell 0V69W3 PM1735 SSD is compatible with 14th through 17th Generation Dell PowerEdge servers, certain PowerVault arrays, and requires a U.2 / SFF-8639 NVMe backplane.

Rack Servers (PowerEdge R-Series):

• 14G: R440, R640, R6415, R740, R740xd, R7415, R7425, R840, R940, R940xa

• 15G: R650, R650xs, R6515, R6525, R750, R750xa, R7515, R7525

• 16G/17G: R660, R6615, R6625, R670, R760, R7615, R7625, R770, R860, R960

Tower Servers (PowerEdge T-Series): T360, T550, T560
Modular/Blade Servers (PowerEdge C-Series): C6420, C6525, C6620
Specialized Platforms: XE8640, XE9640, XE9680

• NVMe Backplane: Drive requires a U.2-compatible backplane; SATA/SAS-only bays are incompatible

• PCIe Generation: Gen4 recommended; backward compatible with Gen3 (14G servers) at reduced speeds

• Drive Tray / Caddy: Requires NVMe-compatible carrier (e.g., DXD9H for newer generations)

• OS Support: Windows Server 2022/2025, VMware ESXi, RHEL, Ubuntu, and other enterprise OS

The Dell 3.2TB NVMe U.2 PCIe Gen4 x4 MU SSD (0V69W3 / Samsung PM1735) combines high-speed NVMe performance, mixed-use endurance, and enterprise reliability, making it an ideal solution for virtualization, databases, analytics, and software-defined storage in modern data centers.