- TweakTown tested it with several enterprise SSDs, including Solidigm’s 61.44TB.
- This Gen4 SSD is read biased and available in 2.5-inch U2FF format
- This is a common strategy among SSD vendors to optimize their models for certain workloads.
It was always going to be just a matter of time, but Solidigm’s 61.44TB SSD is finally starting to have a number of competitors that can match it in size.
The company’s South Korean parent company, SK Hynix, has launched a 61.44 TB model (developed with Solidigm’s expertise) and TweakTown just reviewed the DapuStor J5060 61.44TB U.2 Enterprise SSD and was very impressed.
DapuStor is a Chinese technology company that specializes in the development and manufacturing of enterprise-grade SSDs. Its 61.44TB J5060 SSD (a 122.88TB version is planned for release in 2025) is designed specifically for read-intensive applications, targeting growing storage demands in sectors such as AI, cloud storage, IT, finance, telecommunications, big data and intelligence. manufacturing.
Superior reading performance
The J5060 is marketed as a cost-effective, reliable and scalable solution for businesses seeking efficient data management on tight budgets. It is the second 61.44TB SSD TweakTown has tried, the first being, of course, the Solidigm album, which he reviewed in August 2023.
The most notable feature of the J5060 is undoubtedly its superior reading performance. Tests show the drive achieves up to 1.7 million 4K random IOPS, a 70% improvement over Intel’s P5336. It also features sequential read performance exceeding 7,500 MB/s, making it an exceptional choice for read-intensive workloads.
The SSD features a PCIe Gen4 x4 interface, a U.2 form factor, sequential bandwidth of up to 7400 MB/s, and random IOPS of up to 1.5 million. While its read performance is unmatched, the drive fell behind competitors like Solidigm when writing operations were considered.
The site summarizes its findings by saying: “DapuStor’s 61.44TB J5060 is, without a doubt, the most read-focused SSD we’ve ever encountered. This is not surprising in the least, considering that the drive is designed to write infrequently and read frequently. We are of the opinion that, for very read-focused applications, it is probably the most capacity-efficient SSD currently in circulation.”
He further adds, “There’s nothing better than DapuStor’s 61.44TB J5060 when it comes to TCO for read-intensive applications.”
