# Dell 200PB Rack storage building block > Source: > Published: 2026-08-13 10:29:14+00:00 FLASH # Dell 200PB Rack storage building block Dell’s ObjectScale is the world’s first object storage to support Kioxia’s high-capacity [LC9](https://www.blocksandfiles.com/ai-ml/2025/07/23/kioxia-unveils-highest-capacity-ssd-at-24576-tb/1615826?_gl=1*8v96as*_ga*MzkxNDQyMTIwLjE3NzcwMzc0NTc.*_ga_NSDTXHMMN0*czE3ODY2MTI4NzEkbzI5MSRnMSR0MTc4NjYxMjkxMSRqNTkkbDAkaDA.) 245.76 TB NVMe SSDs with almost 10PB raw in a 2 RU chassis. The LC9 drives use Kioxia’s BiCS8 218-layer 3D NAND, with a PCIe gen 5 interconnect, organized in QLC (4bits/cell) format with 2 Tb dies. These 32 dies are stacked to produce 8 TB of capacity. Dell began using Kioxia’s LC9s in its PowerEdge servers a year ago. The software-defined ObjectScale config, running on a PowerEdge R7725 server, supports 40 of these SSDs in a 2 RU system; 9.83PB of raw capacity, providing scope for a 19.66 PB rack fitted with 20 of these storage servers. With AI unstructured data storage demand rising, particularly for fast access SSDs despite their [cost](https://www.blocksandfiles.com/flash/2026/08/11/ssd-prices-still-rocketing-up-faster-than-disk/5286189), then having extremely high-capacity storage shelves cuts down on rack space, cabling, and power draw. A Dell [blog](https://www.dell.com/en-us/blog/dell-ai-data-platform-delivers-breakthrough-storage-density/ ) by Director of Product Management [Anahad Dhillon](https://www.dell.com/en-us/blog/authors/https-www-dell-com-wp-uploads-2025-08-anahad-dhillon-photo-jpg/) says this, “In practical terms, … can translate into better economics, simpler operations and a more scalable foundation for AI …” Dell is not alone in having 2 RU servers support 40 SSDs; An HPE [Alletra Storage server 4120](https://buy.hpe.com/be/en/compute/rack-servers/alletra-4000/hpe-alletra-storage-server-4120/p/1014699422)supports up to 48 drives.Supermicro’s [2U SBB](https://www.supermicro.com/manuals/brochure/brochure_NVMe_Systems_2018.pdf )server can have 48 dual-port NVMe SSDs.Lenovo’s [ThinkSystem SR650 V2](https://www.storagereview.com/review/lenovo-thinksystem-sr650-v2-review-2 )can support up to 40 SSDs. In order to match Dell’s object storage density they would have to source object storage software. HPE has its [own ](https://www.blocksandfiles.com/storage-management/2024/11/20/hpe-announces-object-storage-software-for-alletra-mp/1607549)but doesn’t explicitly support Kioxia's LC9 drives. Lenovo has access, we understand to NetApp's StorageGRID, but that would need to support the LC9 drives. Supermicro would need to use third-party object storage, for example, from Cloudian, MinIO or Scality. No doubt they'll all get around to supporting LC9-class SSDs and the requisite object storage, but Dell is first out of the gate here. The PowerScale-ObjectScale config is being targeted towards AI factories and large-scale analytics, content repositories, cyber resilience and cloud-native data platforms.