- Micron 9650 SSD reaches 28 GB/s, but it is strictly for data centers, not for consumers
- SSD liquid cooling is no longer hypothetical, and Micron made it standard
- The 7600 SSD offers ultra -low latency, but it still depends on how workloads behave in reality
Micron has introduced what he describes as “the first SSD of the PCIE Gen6 data center”, with even more unmatched performance claims adapted for modern workloads of AI.
According to reports, SSD 9650 reaches sequential reading speeds of up to 28 GB/Sy sequential writing speeds up to 14 GB/s.
However, it comes in Factors of E3.S and E1.S, which makes it incompatible with standard desktop PCs, which limits its direct accessibility to broader consumer markets.
Designed for performance but limited by the form factor
This new model is aimed at high -intensity AI environments, which offers 5.5 million IOP in random reading yield and up to 900k IOP for random writings.
Micron 9650 improves GEN5 SSD with up to 25% and 67% higher energy efficiency for random deeds and readings.
It also incorporates liquid cooling options for server dense configurations, and its reduction in power and emissions support both performance profits and sustainability efforts in data centers.
“With the first PCIE Gen6 PCIE SSD of the Industry, the leading capacities in the industry and the lowest conventional latency SSD, all promoted by our first G9 Nand market, Micron not only establishes the rhythm; we are redefining the border of the innovation of the data center,” said Jeremy Werner, senior vice president and general manager of the Business Unit of the Business Unit of the Micron Data Center.
While these specifications may sound impressive on paper, the real test will be in sustained work loads of the real world in various operating conditions.
Several suppliers have highlighted their potential to support inference pipes and the generation of aquatic recovery, which suggests that 9650 could serve as a key infrastructure component for GPU -based servers.
Even so, the broader adoption will probably depend on prices, reliability and real integration of the ecosystem.
Together with 9650, Micron also announced its 7600 SSD based on PCIE GEN5 and the SSD Micron 6600 Ion, which focuses on capacity.
The 7600 claims to deliver the SUB-1 millisecond latency in demanding database applications such as RocksDB.
With reading speeds that reach 12 GB/s, the 7600 exceeds the existing SSDs in metric as random writings and energy efficiency.
But the statements of having the faster SSD should be balanced with the flexibility of real implementation and the sustained performance of the workload.
“Micron avant -garde storage technologies show the importance of rapid and efficient storage as the workloads continue to redefine the infrastructure requirements,” Raghu Nambiar, corporate vice president, ecosystems and solutions of data centers, AMD, said.
