Table 12. Storage matrix (continued)
Storage 1st 2.5-
inch
hard-
disk
drive
2nd 2.5-
inch
hard-
disk
drive
Single 3.5-
inch hard-
disk drive
1st M.2
2230
socket
2nd M.2
2230
socket
3rd M.2
socket
M.2 2280 solid-state drive + M.2 2230 solid-
state drive + M.2 2230 solid-state drive
No No No Yes Yes Yes
M.2 2230 solid-state drive + 3.5-inch hard-disk
drive
No No Yes No No No
M.2 2230 solid-state drive + 2.5-inch hard-disk
drive
Yes No No No No No
M.2 2230 solid-state drive + 2.5-inch hard-disk
drive X 2
Yes Yes No No No No
M.2 2280 solid-state drive + M.2 2230 solid-
state drive + 3.5-inch hard-disk drive
No No Yes No Yes No
M.2 2280 solid-state drive + M.2 2230 solid-
state drive + 2.5-inch hard-disk drive
Yes No No No Yes No
M.2 2280 solid-state drive + M.2 2230 solid-
state drive + 2.5-inch hard-disk drive X 2
Yes Yes No No Yes No
M.2 2280 solid-state drive + 3.5-inch hard-disk
drive
No No Yes No Yes Yes
M.2 2280 solid-state drive + 2.5-inch hard-disk
drive
Yes No No No Yes Yes
M.2 2280 solid-state drive + 2.5-inch hard-disk
drive X2
Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
M.2 2280 solid-state drive + M.2 2230 solid-
state drive + 3.5-inch hard-disk drive
No No Yes No Yes Yes
M.2 2280 solid-state drive + M.2 2230 solid-
state drive + 2.5-inch hard-disk drive
Yes No No No Yes Yes
Table 13. Storage specifications
Storage type Interface type Capacity
2.5-inch hard-disk drive SATA 3.0 Up to 1 TB
M.2 2230 solid-state drive, Class 35 PCIe NVMe, up to 64 Gbps Up to 1 TB
M.2 2230 solid-state drive, Class 35,
Self-Encrypting drive
PCIe NVMe, up to 64 Gbps 256 GB
M.2 2280 solid-state drive, Class 40 PCIe NVMe, up to 64 Gbps Up to 2 TB
M.2 2280 solid-state drive, Class 40,
Self-Encrypting drive
PCIe NVMe, up to 64 Gbps Up to 1 TB
3.5-inch hard-disk drive SATA 3.0 Up to 4 TB
M.2 2230 solid-state drive, Class 25 PCIe NVMe, up to 64 Gbps Up to 1 TB
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
For optimal performance when configuring drives as a RAID volume, Dell recommends drive models that are identical.
Specifications of OptiPlex Small Form Factor Plus 7010
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