PI3 Series
The PI3 series brings together Exascend’s industrial expertise with the high-speed PCIe 3.0 interface and high-density 3D TLC – resulting in a highly competent lineup of industrial-grade storage.

The PI3 series brings together Exascend’s industrial expertise with the high-speed PCIe 3.0 interface and high-density 3D TLC – resulting in a highly competent lineup of industrial-grade storage.
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The PI3 series is engineered from the ground up with the most demanding industrial applications in mind.
Extreme temperatures, vibrations, shocks, and other environmental hazards are no problem for the PI3.
With the PI3 series, top performance isn't going anywhere. Thanks to Exascend's technologies, top performance is maintained even over time.
We know that each industrial application is unique. That's why Exascend offers extensive hardware and firmware customization options, bringing out the best of every industrial application.
Exascend’s PI3 series is a thoroughly industrial-grade lineup of PCIe 3.0 storage devices that brings incredible performance to any industrial application. The PI3’s hardware and firmware can also be customized and tuned to provide the best possible performance in any industrial application.
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To learn more about how the PI3 series can bring your industrial applications to the next level, please do not hesitate to send us a product inquiry and we will get back to you in no time.
Exascend’s wide temperature technology leverages a unique combination of high-quality components, purpose-designed hardware and highly-optimized firmware to deliver unmatched wide temperature performance and stability.
SuperCruise™ is a signature Exascend technology that optimizes write performance for stability – ensuring unbeatable stable write performance even in the most demanding applications.
Our unique level of control over hardware, firmware and manufacturing enables us to provide unmatched tuning services. By tuning the performance of our product specifically for your applications, we can achieve the highest possible performance to thermals and performance to power ratios.
Exascend offers unlimited over-provisioning (OP), allowing customers to set the ideal level of OP to match their application’s exact demands. No artificial limitations. Unlimited flexibility.
Exascend’s secure storage solutions offer the highest level of data protection with virtually unbreakable AES-256 encryption, guaranteeing unbeatable encryption compliant with federal agencies’ stringent data security requirements.
The PI3 series also supports customized secure erase, data retention, firmware encryption, RAID ECC, multi-image firmware backup, TCG Opal-support, as well as ultra-fast response time.
Exascend’s unique strategic partnership with Marvell combines the best controllers in the industry with our hardware expertise and industry-leading firmware design. The result: flash storage devices ready for any challenge thrown at them.
Customization is at the heart of what we do. Our hardware and firmware teams are dedicated to your success and ready to develop solutions that tackle your challenges.
Reliability comes second to none in mission critical applications – where failure is not an option.
Industrial applications demand unwavering performance in challenging environments.
The edge puts storage devices up against severe environmental challenges and unique demands.
Shocks, vibrations, and extreme temperature fluctuations demand only the best from storage devices.
Next-generation telecom requires ultra-fast storage devices that excel in any environment.
Image | Model Name | Form factor | Capacity (GB) | Max. seq. read (MB/s) | Max. seq. write (MB/s) | TBW (max.) | Inquiry |
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![]() | EXPI3M240GB | M.2 (2280) | 240 | 1600 | 300 | 150 | |
![]() | EXPI3U3840GB | U.2 | 3840 | 3100 | 1600 | 2400 | |
![]() | EXPI3U7680GB | U.2 | 7680 | 3100 | 1600 | 4800 | |
![]() | EXPI3M480GB | M.2 (2280) | 480 | 3100 | 500 | 300 | |
![]() | EXPI3M960GB | M.2 (2280) | 960 | 3100 | 1100 | 600 | |
![]() | EXPI3M1920GB | M.2 (2280) | 1920 | 3100 | 1600 | 1200 | |
![]() | EXPI3M3840GB | M.2 (2280) | 3840 | 3100 | 1600 | 2400 | |
![]() | EXPI3U480GB | U.2 | 480 | 3000 | 500 | 300 | |
![]() | EXPI3U960GB | U.2 | 960 | 3100 | 1100 | 600 | |
![]() | EXPI3U1920GB | U.2 | 1920 | 3100 | 1600 | 1200 |
PI3 Series | |
Edition | PI3 |
Physical information | |
Form factor | M.2 (2280), U.2 |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 (NVMe 1.2) |
Capacity | 480–7,680GB |
Flash type | 3D TLC |
Input voltage | 3.3V±5%; 12V±5% |
Power consumption | Active |
Performance | |
Maximum sequential read (MB/s) | 3,200 |
Maximum sequential write (MB/s) | 1,700 |
Max. 4K random read (IOPS) | 310,000 |
Max. 4K random write (IOPS) | 245,000 |
Reliability/endurance | |
Operational temperature (°C) | -40–85 |
Storage temperature (°C) | -45–90 |
UBER | 1 sector per 10^17 bits read |
TBW (max.) | 4,800 |
MTBF (hours) | 2,000,000 |
Warranty (years) | 3 |
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