P18440-003 is the HPE assembly part number for 960GB SATA 6G Read Intensive SFF (2.5in) SC Multi Vendor SSD. This is the number you are most likely to find printed on the drive label or returned by an HPE PartSurfer lookup, and it identifies the built drive assembly as HPE ships it: a 960 GB hot-swap solid state drive in a 2.5-inch small form factor carrier with a single SATA 6 Gb/s interface. The drive is Read Intensive class, rated at 600 MBps external transfer, and comes mounted in an HPE Smart Carrier for 2.5-inch SFF bays. Total weight is 17.64 oz.
HPE Option Part #: P18424-B21
HPE Spare Part #: P18483-001
HPE Model #: VK000960GWSRT, VK000960GWSXH, VK000960GWTHB, VK000960GWTTB, VK000960GXAWL, VK000960GXNZB, VK000960GXWBP, VK000960GYCNK, VK000960GZCNF, VK000960GZXQU
HPE Assembly Part #: P18440-003
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS FOR P18440-003:
- Device Type: Solid state drive - hot-swap
- Capacity: 960 GB
- Form Factor: 2.5" SFF
- Interface: SATA 6Gb/s
- Weight: 17.64 oz
- Bundled with: HPE Smart Carrier
- Drive Class: Read Intensive
- Drive Transfer Rate: 600 MBps (external)
- Interfaces: 1 x SATA 6 Gb/s
- Compatible Bay: 2.5" SFF
COMPATIBLE WITH:
PROLIANT DL SERIES
PROLIANT ML SERIES
PROLIANT BL SERIES
PROLIANT WS SERIES
PROLIANT SL SERIES
PROLIANT XL SERIES
PROLIANT SYNERGY SERIES
** This list may not be complete. Contact us via Live Chat if you have any questions about compatibility.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT P18440-003
What is the difference between P18440-003, P18424-B21 and P18483-001?
All three identify the same physical drive. This page, P18440-003, is the assembly number: the identifier HPE uses for the built drive and carrier as manufactured, and the number commonly seen on the label. P18424-B21 is the option number, the configure-to-order or aftermarket orderable SKU. P18483-001 is the spare number used for service replacement. This family also has ten OEM drive models, all shown in the cross-reference block on this page; an OEM model number identifies the drive as built by the manufacturer supplying it to HPE.
I see a different number on my drive label than P18440-003. Is it still the same part?
Possibly. A single HPE drive carries several identifiers at once, and which one appears depends on where you look. The assembly number, option number, spare number and the OEM manufacturer model may all reference this same 960 GB SATA 6 Gb/s Read Intensive SFF SSD. Compare the number you have against the cross-reference block on this page. If it appears there, you are looking at the same physical product.
Why does the product name say Multi Vendor?
Multi Vendor means HPE qualifies more than one drive manufacturer against this part number. That is why a single assembly number such as P18440-003 maps to ten different OEM drive models. The specifications HPE guarantees are the same across all of them: 960 GB capacity, SATA 6 Gb/s interface, 2.5-inch SFF form factor, hot-swap operation, Read Intensive endurance class and 600 MBps external transfer rate.
What bay and interface does this drive require?
It requires a 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap bay and a SATA 6 Gb/s connection. The drive presents one SATA 6 Gb/s interface and arrives in an HPE Smart Carrier, so it drops directly into a supported SFF bay without a separate tray. Supported platforms include HPE ProLiant DL and ML Gen8, Gen9 and Gen10 servers, BL and WS blades, SL and XL nodes, and Synergy 480 and 660 compute modules.
What does Read Intensive mean for this drive?
Read Intensive is HPE's endurance class for SSDs intended for workloads dominated by reads rather than sustained writes. Typical uses are boot volumes, operating system and application binaries, read-heavy databases and content serving. This drive is a 960 GB Read Intensive SATA 6 Gb/s unit rated at 600 MBps external transfer. For write-heavy workloads, a higher endurance class is the appropriate selection.
HPE PARTSURFER INFO FOR P18440-003 (P18424-B21)
| Spare PN | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | P18483-001 | 960GB SATA Solid State Drive - 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) Smart Carrier (SC), Read Intensive (RI) |
Last Updated: 2026-09-21
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