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Micron's industry-first PCI 6.0 SSD promises sequential reads up to 28,000 MB/s -- 245 TB SSD also coming for those who need capacity more than cutting-edge speed
Micron this week announced its 9650 SSD, the industry's first solid-state drive with a PCIe 6.0 x4 host interface aimed at performance-hungry workloads and offering unprecedented sequential read speed and random performance. In addition, the company formally introduced its 6600 ION family of SSDs
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World's first ultra-fast PCIe 6.0 SSD arrives, but it's not for you
Micron's first PCIe 6.0 SSD doubles the read speeds of today's super-fast PCIe 5.0 SSDs. Move over, PCI Express 5.0! Micron has shipped the first PCI Express 6.0 SSD, ramping up read and write speeds to unprecedented levels. The bad news? It's not for PCs. This week, Micron shipped the Micron
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The world's first bleeding-edge PCIe 6.0 SSD is here (but not for you)
Micron's first PCIe 6.0 SSD doubles the read speeds of today's super-fast PCIe 5.0 SSDs. Move over, PCI Express 5.0! Micron has shipped the first PCI Express 6.0 SSD, ramping up read and write speeds to unprecedented levels. The bad news? It's not for PCs. This week, Micron shipped the Micron
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This beastly SSD claims 88PB per rack and might change data centers forever by 2026
Micron has announced a major expansion of its storage lineup with a new entry in the high-capacity SSD space, the 6600 ION. The company says this PCIe Gen5-based SSD is now available in a 122TB configuration and is expected to scale up to 245TB in early 2026. The company is positioning its new
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This wild SSD from Micron hits record-breaking speeds and ships with industrial form factors your gaming rig can't even recognize
The 7600 SSD delivers ultra-low latency, yet it still depends on how workloads behave in reality Micron has introduced what it describes as, "the world's first PCIe Gen6 data center SSD," with claims of as-yet-unmatched performance tailored for modern AI workloads. The 9650 SSD reportedly hits
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Almost a full year after announcing it, Micron finally launches the world's first PCIe 6.0 SSD with up to 28 GB/s sequential read speeds
You're not going to be sticking one in your gaming PC, though, no matter how hard you try to jam it in. It's been three and a half years since the specifications for PCIe 6.0 were finalised and practically a full year since the first product to use the ultra-fast interface was announced, but the
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Micron 9650 SSD unveiled: world's first Gen6 SSD with up to 28GB/sec read speeds
TL;DR: Micron's new 9650 Gen6 SSD delivers up to 28GB/sec read speeds with in-house G9 NAND, offering industry-leading performance, low latency, and improved energy efficiency for next-gen data centers. Alongside the high-capacity 6600 ION and ultra-low latency 7600 Gen5 SSDs, Micron redefines data
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Micron Unveils 9650 SSD; World's First PCIe Gen6 SSD With Read Speed Of Up To 28GB/s; Unveils Two More High Capacity & Ultra Responsive Data Center Storage Solutions
Gen 6.0 SSDs are officially here as Micron unveils the world's first Gen6 SSD, the 9650, with massive sequential read/write speeds for data centers. One of the leading storage manufacturers, Micron, has today unveiled its new lineup of data center SSDs, offering leading performance over its rivals
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Micron introduces the 9650 SSD, the industry's first PCIe 6.0 solid-state drive, alongside high-capacity 6600 ION SSDs, targeting AI workloads and data center efficiency.
Micron Technology has unveiled the 9650 SSD, marking a significant milestone as the industry's first solid-state drive with a PCIe 6.0 x4 host interface
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. This cutting-edge drive is designed to cater to performance-hungry workloads, particularly in AI and data center environments, offering unprecedented speed and performance.
Source: PC Gamer
The Micron 9650 SSD boasts impressive specifications that set new benchmarks in the storage industry:
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These figures represent a substantial leap forward, with read speeds doubling those of current top-tier PCIe 5.0 SSDs
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.The 9650 SSD is built on Micron's proprietary controller and utilizes the company's 9th Generation 276-layer 3D TLC NAND with a 3.6 GT/s interface
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. Available in E1.S (9.5mm and 15mm) and E3.S 1T form-factors, some variants are compatible with liquid cooling systems to ensure consistent performance under high loads1
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.Micron is positioning the 9650 SSD primarily for AI servers that require extreme performance in both sequential and random read operations. The drive is designed to communicate in peer-to-peer PCIe 6.0 mode at 64 GT/s with NVIDIA's Blackwell GPUs, utilizing Astera's or Broadcom's retimers and switches without CPU intervention
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Source: Tom's Hardware
Alongside the high-performance 9650, Micron announced the 6600 ION SSD family, targeting high-density, power-efficient storage in AI and hyperscale data centers
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As SSD performance increases, so does the challenge of heat management. Micron has incorporated various cooling solutions, including heat spreaders and air cooling optimizations. Notably, the 9650 SSD offers a 9.5mm option designed for liquid cooling, addressing the thermal concerns associated with high-performance storage
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.While these new SSDs represent significant advancements in storage technology, they are primarily targeted at data center and enterprise applications. Consumer PCs will need to wait for chipmakers like Intel and AMD to support PCIe 6.0 in their chipsets before similar performance can be achieved in personal computing
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Source: PCWorld
Samples of the Micron 9650 SSD are currently shipping to customers, while the 122TB 6600 ION SSD samples are scheduled for Q3 2025, with the 245TB version planned for the first half of 2026
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