
Dell Express Flash P5500 and P5600
Technical Specifications and Information
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Technical Specifications and Information
Use these specifications and model-specific information to ensure optimal functioning of your Dell Express Flash P5500 and
P5600 drives.
Table 1. P5500 and P5600 technical specifications
Features P5500 P5600
Media type 96 layer 3D NAND 96 layer 3D NAND
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Capacities 1.92 TB
3.84 TB
7.68 TB
User-addressable 512-byte sectors 1.92 TB: 3,750,748,848
3.84 TB: 7,501,476,528
7.68 TB: 15,002,931,888
Host bus interface PCIe Gen 4.0 x 4 PCIe Gen 4.0 x 4
Device protocol NVM Express 1.3c NVM Express 1.3c
TCG support TCG Storage Security Subsystem Class:
Opal Specification Version 2.01 Revision
1.00.
Instant Secure Erase (ISE) support National Institute for Standards and
Technology (NIST) Special Publication
800-88 Revision 1, Guidelines for Media
Sanitization.
Bootable device Yes, UEFI mode only Yes, UEFI mode only
Hot-swap support Yes
Minimum version of OS to support hotswap:
● Windows 2019 and later
● RHEL 8.2
● SLES 15 SP2
● Ubuntu 20.4
● ESX 7.0 (Supported with exceptions,
see www.dell.com/
virtualizationsolutions for more
information.)
1.6 TB
3.2 TB
6.4 TB
1.6 TB: 3,125,627,568
3.2 TB: 6,251,233,968
6.4 TB 12,502,446,768
TCG Storage Security Subsystem Class:
Opal Specification Version 2.01 Revision
1.00.
National Institute for Standards and
Technology (NIST) Special Publication
800-88 Revision 1, Guidelines for Media
Sanitization.
Yes
Minimum versions of OS to support hotswap:
● Windows 2019 and later
● RHEL 8.2
● SLES 15 SP2
● Ubuntu 20.4
● ESX 7.0 (Supported with exceptions,
see www.dell.com/
virtualizationsolutions for more
information.)
Endurance rating (TBW)
(Warranty period - 5 years)
Data retention at maximum rated
endurance as per JEDEC
requirements
1.92 TB: 1 DWPD, 3,540 TB
3.84 TB: 1 DWPD, 7,008 TB
7.68 TB: 1 DWPD, 14,016 TB
3 months at 40°C 3 months at 40°C
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1.6 TB: 3 DWPD, 8,760 TB
3.2 TB: 3 DWPD, 17,520 TB
6.4 TB: 3 DWPD, 35,040 TB

Table 1. P5500 and P5600 technical specifications (continued)
Features P5500 P5600
Power 12 V, 3.3 V aux, supply rail
5.0 W idle, typical
25 W active, max
Operating temperature 0 °C–70°C with specified air flow 0 °C–70°C with specified air flow
Physical dimensions
(width x length x thickness)
Weight 146g +/- 15g 146g +/- 15g
Shock 1,000 G/0.5 millisecond 1,000 G/0.5 millisecond
Vibration 2.17 Grms, 5 Hz ~ 700 Hz—Operating
IOPS 4K random reads
(16 queue depth; 16 workers)
IOPS 4K random writes
(16 queue depth; 16 workers)
100.45 mm x 69.85 mm x 15.00 mm 100.45 mm x 69.85 mm x 15.00 mm
3.13 Grms, 5 Hz ~ 800 Hz—Non-operating
1.92 TB: up to 420,000 IOPS
3.84 TB: up to 770,000 IOPS
7.68 TB: up to 990,000 IOPS
1.92 TB: up to 65,000 IOPS
3.84 TB: up to 130,000 IOPS
7.68 TB: up to 160,000 IOPS
12 V, 3.3 V aux, supply rail
5.0 W idle, typical
25 W active, max
2.17 Grms, 5 Hz ~ 800 Hz—Operating
3.13 Grms, 5 Hz ~ 800 Hz—Non-operating
1.6 TB : up to 420,000 IOPS
3.2 TB : up to 780,000 IOPS
6.4 TB : up to 990,000 IOPS
1.6 TB: up to 130,000 IOPS
3.2 TB: up to 260,000 IOPS
6.4 TB: up to 300,000 IOPS
Latency 4K random read
(1 queue depth)
Latency 4K random write
(1 queue depth)
IOPS 8K random reads
(16 queue depth; 16 worker)
IOPS 8K random writes
(16 queue depth; 16 worker)
Sequential read
(128 queue depth; 1 worker)
Sequential write
(128 queue depth; 1 worker)
1.92 TB: 10 µs to 78 µs
3.84 TB: 10 µs to 78 µs
7.68 TB: 10 µs to 78 µs
1.92 TB: 12 µs to 22 µs
3.84 TB: 12 µs to 17 µs
7.68 TB: 12 µs to 15 µs
1.92 TB: 220,000 IOPS
3.84 TB: 430,000 IOPS
7.68 TB: 590,000 IOPS
1.92 TB: up to 35,000 IOPS
3.84 TB: up to 65,000 IOPS
7.68 TB: up to 85,000 IOPS
1.92 TB: 3.8 GB/s
3.84 TB: 6.7 GB/s
7.68 TB: 6.7 GB/s
1.92 TB: 1.9 GB/s
3.84 TB: 3.7 GB/s
7.68 TB: 4.6 GB/s
1.6 TB: 10 µs to 78 µs
3.2 TB: 9 µs to 78 µs
6.4 TB: 9 µs to 78 µs
1.6 TB : 13 µs to 16 µs
3.2 TB : 12 µs to 14 µs
6.4 TB : 12 µs to 14 µs
1.6 TB: 230,000 IOPS
3.2 TB: 430,000 IOPS
6.4 TB: 600,000 IOPS
1.6 TB: up to 65,000 IOPS
3.2 TB: up to 135,000 IOPS
6.4 TB: up to 160,000 IOPS
1.6 TB: 3.8 GB/s
3.2 TB: 6.7 GB/s
6.4 TB: 6.7 GB/s
1.6 TB: 1.8 GB/s
3.2 TB: 3.7 GB/s
6.4 TB: 4.6 GB/s
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Minimum supported operating systems
NOTE: Supported on all operating systems using the included native drivers.
● Microsoft
○ Windows Server 2019
○ Windows Server 2016
● Linux
○ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5
○
○ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
● Ubuntu
○ Ubuntu 20.04
○ Ubuntu 18.04
● VMware
○ ESXi 7.0
○ ESXi 6.7
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