Micron creates the industry’s first PCIe 6.0 SSD

Micron creates a 26 GB/s PCIe 6.0 SSD to kickstart next-gen PCIe adoption

Forget PCIe 5.0, Micron’s ready for the PCIe 6.0 era. In fact, Micron has created an SSD that can deliver 26 GB/s sequential read speeds. This PCIe 6.0 SSD has been created to kickstart the development of the PCIe Gen6 ecosystem. With this move, Micron are calling on CPU and platform providers to move to the PCIe 6.0 standard.

PCI-SIG, the body behind the PCIe standard, is preparing to release their PCIe 7.0 standard in 2025. With this in mind, it makes sense to see hardware vendors transition to PCIe 6.0. The PCIe 6.0 standard launched in 2022, and it looks like the industry will soon be ready to release PCIe 6.0 ready products. Note that it takes years to develop new cutting-edge computer hardware. That’s why there is a multi-year gap between PCIe 6.0’s launch and the availability of PCIe 6.0 hardware.

Today’s fastest consumer-grade PCIe 5.0 SSDs deliver sequential read speeds of up to 14 GB/s. With their early PCIe 6.0 SSD delivering 26 GB/s sequential speeds, Micron are already showcasing the benefits of next-generation SSD storage mediums.

With fast data access being critical for AI workloads, Micron has positioned PCIe 6.0 as a key technology that “bolsters Micron’s leadership position in AI storage.” The question now it how long will it take for the rest of the hardware industry to adopt PCIe 6.0?

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