NVMe dedicated servers
Every Hostfory dedicated ships with NVMe as the default storage. From 2× 512 GB boot pairs to 8× 15.36 TB all-flash arrays. Real IOPS, low latency, no rotational bottleneck.
Best-fit dedicated plans
These are the closest stock plans in our catalogue for NVMe dedicated server workloads. Fully customizable — port, storage, RAM, DDoS profile.
Xeon E5-2690 v3 · 128 GB · 10G
2× Intel® Xeon® E5-2690 v3 · 128 GB DDR4 ECC · 2× 512GB NVMe · 10 Gbit/s unmetered · DDoS-protected
Dual Xeon Gold 6138 · 128 GB · up to 100G
2× Intel® Xeon® Gold 6138 · 128 GB DDR4 ECC · 2× 1TB NVMe · 10/20/40/100 Gbit unmetered
Xeon Platinum 8168 · 256 GB · 4× NVMe
1× Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8168 · 256 GB DDR4 ECC · 4× 1.92TB NVMe · configurable bays
About NVMe dedicated server
NVMe replaces SATA/SAS as the default storage tier for anything performance-sensitive. Random 4K IOPS 100-500× higher than SATA SSD, sequential throughput 5-10× higher, sub-100 μs latency vs sub-ms SATA — the difference matters wherever you're not purely sequential.
Every plan in our dedicated catalogue includes NVMe as standard boot storage — 2× 512 GB or 2× 1 TB in RAID-1. Larger arrays (4× 1.92 TB / 6× 3.84 TB / 8× 7.68 TB / 4× 15.36 TB) available on Platinum 8168 and custom EPYC builds. Bay-level configurability on the 8168 tier.
Where NVMe pays off most: OLTP databases (Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB — 10-50× QPS increase for random-heavy workloads), gaming (map loading, asset streaming), real-time analytics (ClickHouse, DuckDB), object storage backends (Ceph OSDs, MinIO), Docker/Kubernetes hot layers.
Where NVMe is overkill: mostly-sequential bulk storage (media libraries, backup targets, cold archive) — SATA HDD at $1.40/TB-month beats NVMe at $22/TB-month by 15×. For hybrid workloads we build NVMe hot tier + HDD bulk with ZFS L2ARC caching.
Frequently asked questions
Gen3 vs Gen4 NVMe — how much faster?
Gen4 is ~2× peak sequential throughput (7 GB/s vs 3.5 GB/s) and slightly better random IOPS. Real-world workloads: 20-40% faster overall on Gen4. Gen5 available on newer EPYC Genoa platforms.
Can I get RAID on NVMe?
Yes — hardware RAID via Broadcom 9500-series NVMe controllers (RAID 0/1/5/6/10) or software RAID via ZFS/mdraid/Btrfs. We recommend ZFS RAID-Z2 for larger pools.
How reliable is NVMe long-term?
Enterprise NVMe (Samsung PM9A3, Micron 7450, Kioxia CD8) rated 3-5 DWPD (drive writes per day) over 5 years. That's ~35 PB of writes for a 3.84 TB drive — more than most workloads will ever produce.