- Solidigm’s 122.8TB SSD may not be the fastest, but density and design gain
- At $ 12,400, this SSD is not cheap, but it could reduce the shelf space and energy waste
- Soldigm already has rivals with 122.88TB competitors SSD products
With an amazing capacity of 122.88TB, the Soldigm D5-P5336 currently has the largest SSD title in the world.
Run at the end of 2024, it was available for purchase to $ 12,400, a figure that may seem steep, until one considers that the savings of operating costs reduce the physical space of the rack and the use of energy.
As Soldigm aims to lead the market in high -capacity business storage, the company can soon face competition, not only in performance, but on scale.
A 246TB SSD can arrive in 2025
The reports now suggest that a 246TB SSD could be introduced before the end of 2025, doubling the current storage roof.
The solidigm unit has been placed as a density product first, with reading speeds of up to 7 GB/sys of 3GB/SA writing speeds via pcie gen4.
It is optimized for workloads that benefit from the high sequential reading performance, such as AI pipes, CDN services and object storage.
The SSD D5-P5336 122.88TB of solidigm includes a decent capacity in a single U.2 unit and establishes a new reference point in the SSD storage density.
However, despite the scale, the reference points of the real world indicate that the performance is not scaleally scale.
It often coincides or follows its predecessor of 61.44TB in high concurrence work loads, and is left behind GEN5 units such as 61TB 6550 of Micron, particularly in writing operations.
Model 122.88TB offers modest resistance to 0.6 DWPD, which is equivalent to 134.3 PB written during its five -year guarantee period.
That makes it appropriate for heavy reading environments, but less ideal for mixed or writing implementations.
Even so, Solidigm’s strategy is clear: concentrate on maximizing watt storage, per unit of rack and dollar.
As such, this unit may not be the best SSD in terms of raw performance, but plays a fundamental role in modern data centers where density and efficiency drive infrastructure design.
The competitive panorama is also changing, and the little -known Chinese brand Dapustor has launched its own 122.88TB SSD, joining the race towards high capacity flash.
While details about their reliability and long -term support remain limited, this indicates a growing interest in ultra dense business SSDs beyond established players.
That said, the possibility of a 246TB SSD raises important questions. Can NAND technology and controller efficiency keep up with this growth?
And such capacity jumps will continue to offer significant performance improvements?
As data centers are prepared for the demand promoted by AI, the answer can define not only the best external SSD for hyperscalers but also the trajectory of SSD technologies and larger hard disk in general.
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