Micron pushes SSD speeds to new heights with its 9650 series PCIe 6.0 drives
Micron has unveiled the world’s first PCIe 6.0 datacenter SSD
Micron has revealed its new 9650 series of datacenter SSDs, promising users 28 GB/s sequential read speeds, double the speed of PCIe 5.0 drives. With these new SSDs, Micron is ready for the next generation of enterprise-grade CPUs from AMD and Intel. AMD’s ready to support PCIe 6.0 with its next-generation EPYC CPUs. Intel’s also preparing PCIe 6.0 support for its next-gen Diamond Rapids Xeon processors.
Micron’s 9650 SSDs are the industry’s first commercially available PCIe 6.0 SSDs. These drives use Micron’s G9 NAND, and promise improved performance per watt characteristics compared to today’s PCIe 5.0 SSDs. Micron claims to have achieved up to 25% and 67% better storage energy efficiency for random writes and reads, respectively. This reduced power cost reduces server running costs, both from lowered power draw and through lowered cooling costs.
Micron’s 9650 SSDs will be available in air-cooled and liquid-cooled forms with E3.S and E1.S models.
Micron 9650 SSD Specifications
- Record-setting Gen 6 performance:
- Up to 28 GB/s sequential read and 14 GB/s sequential write speeds
- Up to 5.5 MIOPS random read and 900 KIOPS random write speeds
- FIPS 140-3 Level 2 and Trade Agreement Act (TAA) compliant options help ensure SSDs sold to the U.S. government are manufactured or substantially
- transformed in the United States or in designated countries.
- Pioneering ecosystem collaborations, including prior public demonstrations with Astera Labs and Broadcom accelerate adoption through proven interoperability.
- A liquid-cooled E1.S version is available for the most advanced AI servers.
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