HPE P47322-B21 — 3.84TB SATA 6G Read Intensive SFF Basic Carrier S4520 SSD
What it is
P47322-B21 is an HPE enterprise SATA solid-state drive designed for HPE ProLiant servers and supported storage platforms.
It’s a 3.84TB SATA 6Gb/s Read Intensive (RI) SSD in a 2.5" small form factor (SFF) that ships on an HPE Basic Carrier (BC) for hot-swap bays.
The S4520 platform reflects HPE’s performance tier and firmware validation for predictable, production-ready behavior.
Why buyers pick P47322-B21 (plain English)
Large SATA SSD capacity
3.84TB delivers substantial usable storage space for read-dominant enterprise workloads.
Read Intensive workload class
Optimized for environments where reads dominate and writes occur moderately — a cost-efficient choice for many applications.
Enterprise SATA interface
SATA 6Gb/s provides broad compatibility and cost-effective performance for mainstream server storage tiers.
Hot-swap ready
Includes an HPE Basic Carrier for easy installation, tool-less replacement, and drive status indicators.
Validated platform firmware
S4520-class firmware ensures stable, tested performance within HPE ProLiant deployments.
60-second spec box (P47322-B21)
Capacity
3.84TB
Interface
SATA 6Gb/s
Form factor / carrier
2.5" SFF
HPE Basic Carrier (hot-swap)
Workload class
Read Intensive (RI)
Endurance class
Read-optimized enterprise SSD
Firmware / platform
HPE S4520-class SSD firmware for ProLiant
Warranty
3-year HPE warranty
Use case
Read-heavy enterprise applications, virtualization read tiers, boot/OS storage, general SATA server storage.
Where it fits (and when to choose something else)
Perfect for:
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ProLiant servers with SFF hot-swap bays
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Read-dominant workloads
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Virtualization infrastructures (read-focused tiers)
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Cost-conscious SATA enterprise storage tiers
Choose something else if:
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You need balanced read/write performance → Mixed Use (MU) SSDs
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You need higher write endurance → Write Intensive (WI) SSDs
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You need lowest latency and maximum IOPS → NVMe SSDs
TL;DR
P47322-B21 is HPE’s 3.84TB SATA 6G Read Intensive SFF SSD on Basic Carrier (S4520):
a hot-swap enterprise SATA SSD with large capacity and read-optimized performance for mainstream server workloads.
