Reference Hardware

MinIO is software-defined in the way the term was meant. Our software runs on virtually any hardware configuration, providing true price/performance design flexibility to our customers.

MinIO's Recommended Configuration

MinIO is hardware agnostic and runs on a variety of hardware architectures ranging from ARM-based embedded systems to high-end x64 and POWER9 servers. However, for a large scale data storage infrastructure, we recommend the following server configurations in capacity and performance flavors.
Minio Minimum Requirements
Processor
Processor
Dual Intel® Xeon® Scalable GoId CPUs (minimum 8 cores per socket).
Drives
Drives
SATA/SAS HDDs for capacity and NVMe SSDs for high-performance (minimum of 8 drives per server).
Network
Network
25GbE for capacity and 100GbE NICs for high-performance.
Memory
Memory
128GB RAM
(Note: Object storage operations are primarily throughput bound. So MinIO takes full advantage of the modern hardware improvements such as AVX-512 SIMD acceleration, 100GbE networking, and NVMe SSDs when available.)

MinIO's Hardware Partners

We partner with the world's most sophisticated hardware providers. See what we recommend from their portfolios below.
Western Digital
Western Digital
Drive Type
NVMe
HDD
NVMe (Performance Optimized)
Capacity
TiB
Hardware Cost*
$
(Unit Price: )
*This price calculator is for illustrative purposes only and is not a quote from or on behalf of Western Digital. Any information, including any estimate, provided through this price calculator is provided “AS IS” and Western Digital hereby disclaims any warranties with respect to such information. Western Digital systems are sold on a one-time purchase basis and only through authorized resellers and distributors. The monthly cost shown is based on a 60 month amortization of estimated end-user MSRP prices for systems purchased in the United States. Illustrative prices provided by this calculator may exclude other costs, including but not limited to costs related to shipping, taxes, tariffs, Ethernet switches, and cables. Three-year parts warranty is included. Three-year 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm or 24x7 on-site support is additional.  Actual pricing is determined by each reseller or distributor and may differ depending on reseller, region and other factors. Western Digital will provide a referral to an authorized reseller for official quotes on request.
Specifications are subject to change without notice. Systems include storage enclosures products with integrated dual server modules per system using one or two Intel® Xeon® server-class processors per module depending on the model. Please contact Western Digital for more information on system configurations. Storage capacity is approximate, may be rounded up, listed as provided (“raw”) and before data protection erasure coding is applied. Western Digital invites VARs to join the Western Digital Insider VAR program to obtain VAR pricing, training, marketing assistance and other benefits.
HDD (Capacity Optimized)
PiB
Capacity
PiB
Hardware Cost*
$
(Unit Price: $ / GiB)
*This is not an official quote from Seagate. The monthly cost shown is for illustrative purposes only. Seagate systems are sold on a one-time purchase basis and are sold only through authorized Seagate resellers and distributors. The monthly cost shown is based on 60 month amortization of estimated end-user MSRP prices for Seagate system purchased in the United States. Actual pricing will be determined by the reseller or distributor and will differ depending on reseller, region and other factors. Pricing and specifications are subject to change by Seagate without notice. Systems include storage enclosures products with integrated dual server modules per system using one or two Intel® Xeon® server-class processors per module depending on the model. Please contact Seagate for more information on system configurations. Storage capacity is approximate, may be rounded up, listed as provided (“raw”) and before data protection erasure coding is applied. For end user customers, Seagate will provide a referral to an authorized Seagate reseller for an official quote. Seagate invites VARs to join the Seagate Insider VAR program to obtain VAR pricing, training, marketing assistance and other benefits. Only authorized Seagate resellers or authorized distributors can provide an official quote. Prices exclude: shipping, taxes, tariffs, Ethernet switches, and cables. Three-year parts warranty is included. Three-year 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm or 24x7 on-site support is additional.
PowerEdge R740xd
NVMe SSDs
Performance
Dell
PowerEdge R640 Rack Server
PowerVault ME484 Dense JBOD
SAS HDDs
Capacity
Dell
Dell
Supermicro
Supermicro
Supermicro Cloud DC Server Benchmark
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UCS C240
Performance
Cisco
UCS S3260
Capacity
Cisco
HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Plus
NVMe SSDs
Performance
HPE
HPE

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