What PCIe generation and interface does the Dell 400-BTVW support?

The 400-BTVW features PCIe Gen5.0 x4 NVMe interface operating at up to 32GT/s per lane. This provides 2x bandwidth improvement over PCIe Gen4 while maintaining backward compatibility with Gen4/Gen3 slots in PowerEdge servers.

What form factor is used in the 400-BTVW SSD kit?

E3.S 2.5-inch form factor SSD with Dell hybrid tray for 3.5-inch bays. Enables higher storage density in 14G-17G PowerEdge servers like R740xd, R750 while supporting hot-swap operations without system interruption.

Which PowerEdge generations support the 400-BTVW?

Compatible with 14G, 15G, 16G, and 17G PowerEdge servers including R640, R740, R740XD, R750, R760 series. The tray design fits standard 2.5"/3.5" backplanes across rack, tower, and modular configurations.

What workload is the 400-BTVW endurance rating optimized for?

Read-intensive workloads with enterprise endurance rating suitable for virtualization, databases, and content delivery. Delivers consistent performance under sustained reads typical of cloud-native and analytics environments.

Does the 400-BTVW require special cooling or power?

Standard PowerEdge NVMe power and cooling requirements apply. PCIe Gen5 efficiency reduces power draw vs capacity while maintaining thermal performance in dense configurations up to 60+ drives per server.

400-BTVW - Dell 400-BTVW 3.84TB PCIe5 NVMe E3.S SSD Tray Kit

Name: Dell 400-BTVW 3.84TB PCIe5 NVMe E3.S SSD Tray Kit
Brand: Dell
SKU: 400-BTVW
Price: 4575 USD
Availability: InStock

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Product overview

The Dell 400-BTVW delivers 3.84TB of high-performance NVMe storage in the compact E3.S 2.5-inch form factor, engineered specifically for next-generation data center deployments. Featuring PCIe Gen5 x4 interface, this read-intensive SSD provides breakthrough bandwidth up to 32GT/s per lane, enabling ultra-low latency access for AI/ML training, database acceleration, and hyperscale cloud workloads. The included Dell tray ensures seamless hot-swap compatibility with 14G/15G/16G/17G PowerEdge servers including R640, R740, R750 series. Enterprise-grade endurance supports millions of drive writes per day, with power-efficient design reducing TCO in dense rack configurations. Ideal for spine/leaf architectures, HPC clusters, and edge computing where sustained read performance exceeds traditional SATA/SAS drives by orders of magnitude.

3.84TB capacity in compact E3.S 2.5-inch form factor.
PCIe Gen5 x4 NVMe interface up to 32GT/s bandwidth.
Read-intensive endurance for data center workloads.
Hot-swap tray for 14G-17G PowerEdge servers.
Ultra-low latency access for AI/ML applications.
Power-efficient design reduces rack-level TCO.

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Featuring

Manufacturer part #	400-BTVW
Brand	Dell
Condition	Refurbished
SKU	400-BTVW
Category	SSD W-TRAY
Device Type	Solid State Drive - Hot-Swap
Product Type	SSD w/Tray
Compatibility	PowerEdge 14G-17G Servers
Dell Part Number	400-BTVW
Endurance Rating	Read Intensive

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Compatible systems

Native support across Dell PowerEdge 14G+ with PCIe NVMe backplanes. Backward compatible with Gen4 slots.

Dell PowerEdge
Model: R640,R740,R740XD
Form factor: 2.5"/3.5" Hybrid
Generation: 14G
Hot-swap compatible
Dell PowerEdge
Model: R750,R760
Form factor: 2.5"/3.5" Hybrid
Generation: 15G-17G
PCIe Gen5 optimized

Best for

Data Center Spine/Leaf
High-density NVMe pooling in top-of-rack deployments requiring PCIe5 read bandwidth.
HPC Clusters
Accelerated checkpointing and dataset loading with Gen5 speeds in compute-intensive simulations.
Cloud Infrastructure
Hyperscale VM/container storage with low-latency E3.S form factor density.
AI/ML Training
Fast dataset ingestion for GPU clusters with sustained read-intensive performance.
Database Acceleration
OLTP/OLAP query optimization in PowerEdge servers with hot-swap tray compatibility.

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