Kioxia and Dell Technologies Launch High-Density Server with 9.8 PB Flash Storage Capacity
Tokyo–(ANTARA/Business Wire)– Kioxia Corporation, a global leader in memory solutions, today announced a breakthrough in high-density storage infrastructure through a collaboration with Dell Technologies to deliver an unprecedented 2U server configuration with up to 9.8 petabytes (PB) of expandable flash storage(1). By combining the Dell PowerEdge™ R7725xd server with AMD EPYC™ processors and 40 x 245.76 terabyte (TB) KIOXIA LC9 E3.L NVMe™ SSDs, the two companies are enabling a new class of storage-optimized platforms designed to meet the demands of AI, large-scale data lakes, and data-intensive enterprise workloads.
Dell Technologies and Kioxia share a long history of delivering scalable infrastructure for data-driven applications. This latest achievement reinforces their joint commitment to developing high-density architectures that enhance performance, reduce energy consumption, and maximize data center efficiency.
“As the demands of AI workloads continue to grow, the infrastructure that supports them must evolve to keep pace,” said Arun Narayanan, Senior Vice President, Compute and Networking, Dell Technologies. “The Dell PowerEdge R7725xd, combined with Kioxia’s high-capacity enterprise SSDs, delivers the storage density and power efficiency that our customers need to scale their AI infrastructure without compromising performance.”
The Dell PowerEdge R7725xd server is designed for modern, data-centric and AI workloads. It combines high-capacity storage with powerful compute capabilities. This flexible, air-cooled storage configuration complements the server’s GPUs, supporting AI data management and model training by providing massive storage capacity throughout the AI lifecycle. The system supports up to five 400 Gbps NICs, enabling users to ingest and move data through pipelines more efficiently, ultimately maximizing data utilization. Paired with the 245.76 TB KIOXIA LC9 SSDs, the system provides a high-capacity, power-efficient solution that reduces TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and data center footprint.
The KIOXIA LC9 series SSDs offer up to 245.76 TB of flash storage capacity with PCIe® 5.0 performance in a variety of form factors, including 2.5-inch, E3.S, and E3.L(2). As the industry’s first NVMe SSD(3) with a capacity designed to meet the demands of generative AI environments, the KIOXIA LC9 series offers a compelling alternative to more commonly used 30.72 TB SSDs. A comparable 9.8 PB configuration would require seven additional servers with 280 additional drives, resulting in eight times the power consumption(4), as well as using more rack space. This results in efficient use of space and power, allowing organizations to scale their AI infrastructure without increasing their physical footprint or energy consumption.
“The combination of the Dell PowerEdge R7725xd server and KIOXIA LC9 enterprise SSDs is more than just about high density; it’s a paradigm shift in how we design AI infrastructure,” said Akihiro Kimura, technology executive, SSD Division at Kioxia Corporation. “Customers will be able to deploy massive data ingest pipelines, easily scale data lake capacity, and handle large data backups in a much smaller space, improving TCO to a new level.”
This solution demonstrates how close integration between compute and storage innovation can unlock new efficiency opportunities for enterprise and hyperscale environments. By delivering extreme density without sacrificing performance or energy efficiency, Kioxia and Dell Technologies are helping organizations modernize their infrastructure to keep pace with the accelerating growth of data and the adoption of AI.
Notes:
As of May 15, 2026, based on Kioxia survey.
245.76 TB capacity is only available in E3.L form factor. 2.5-inch and E3.S form factors support up to 122.88 TB capacity.
As of July 21, 2025, based on Kioxia survey.
As of May 15, 2026, based on comparison with KIOXIA LC9 30.72 TB SSD and server power consumption.
*Definition of SSD capacity: Kioxia Corporation defines 1 kilobyte (KB) as 1,000 bytes, 1 megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes, 1 gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes, 1 terabyte (TB) as 1,000,000,000,000 bytes, and one kibibyte (KiB) as 1,024 bytes. However, computer operating systems report storage capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of 1 GB = 2^30 bytes = 1,073,741,824 bytes and 1TB = 2^40 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes, resulting in a lower reported storage capacity. Actual available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary depending on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating systems, and/or installed applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may differ.
*Flash memory capacity is calculated as 1 terabit (1 Tb) = 1,099,511,627,776 (2^40) bits, and 1 terabyte (1 TB) = 1,099,511,627,776 (2^40) bytes.
*2.5-inch indicates the SSD form factor, not the physical size.
*Dell Technologies, PowerEdge, Dell, and other brand names are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries.
*NVMe is a registered or unregistered trademark of NVM Express, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
*PCIe is a registered trademark of PCI-SIG.
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