Micron Announces Mass Production of Its Fastest-Ever Data Center SSD, the World's First PCIe Gen6 SSD:b9650 Series

Micron Technology has officially announced the mass production of the world's first PCIe Gen6 SSD for data centers 9650 NVMe SSD. This new drive achieves sequential read speeds of 28GB/s and random read performance of 5.5 MIOPS, making it the world's fastest data center SSD currently available. Compared to the previous generation, it offers 100% and 40% improvements in sequential read and write speeds, respectively, as well as 61% and 22% improvements in random read and write speeds, while also delivering up to double the power efficiency. Micron 9650 is built on a vertically integrated architecture and features Micron G9 NAND, the industry's first ninth-generation NAND flash applied to data center SSDs. Its six-plane architecture delivers up to 3.6GB/s I/O rate, which is the highest level among SSDs currently on the market. For different application scenarios, Micron 9650 SSD is available in two series, including 9650 PRO and 9650 MAX. 9650 PRO series is designed for read-intensive workloads, supporting 1 drive write per day (DWPD) and available in capacities of 7.68TB, 15.36TB, and 30.72TB. 9650 MAX series is tailored for mixed-use workloads, supporting 3 DWPD and available in capacities of 6.4TB, 12.8TB, and 25.6TB.