Samsung surprises. You have never seen such capacious SSDs
SSDs are growing like weeds. Although for now we are talking mainly about server solutions, in time larger media will also reach the mainstream.
Development artificial intelligence has significantly increased demand in the memory market. The need for not only VRAM for accelerators and graphics systems, but also SSDs for models and the content they create, and of course RAM modules for new servers. Today we will focus on semiconductor media.
Samsung is one of the first to offer such capacities
Samsung he quietly released the model BM1743designed with data centers in mind. Due to the operating characteristics, the focus here was primarily on large capacity. Variants with a capacity of 61.44 TB are already available, and the Koreans also plan to release 128.88 TB versions.
When it comes to specifications, we are dealing with proprietary dice here. V-NAND 7th Generationwhich is nothing else than 3D QLC NAND. This is complemented by a unique controller capable of handling both the interface PCI Express 4.0What PCI Express 5.0. There are two formats to choose from – U.2 and E3.S.
In terms of performance, the manufacturer declares up to 7200 MB/s for reading and up to 2000 MB/s for sequential writing and up to 1,600,000 IOPS for read and up to 110,000 IOPS for random write. So it’s not a performance demon, and there are more efficient alternatives on the market.
It is worth noting that Samsung is one of three manufacturers with such large-capacity SSDs. Similar models are available from Solidigm (SN655) and Western Digital (SN655). Kioxia, Micron or SK hynix have not yet released similar media, although it is more likely a matter of time, considering the Solidigm – SK hynix and WD – Kioxia relationships.
