Micron has announced the availability of what it claims is the world’s fastest datacenter SSD.
Available in capacities ranging from 3.2TB to 30.72TB and in U.2, E1.S, and E3.S form factors, the Micron 9550 is engineered for superior performance and power efficiency, making it ideal for AI workloads.
Integrating Micron’s controller, NAND, DRAM, and firmware, the Micron 9550 SSD supports PCIe Gen5 server designs and delivers sequential read speeds of 14.0GB/s and sequential write speeds of 10.0GB/s, outperforming comparable SSDs from Kioxia and Samsung by up to 67% based on Micron’s own testing.
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The Micron 9550 SSD achieves 3,300 KIOPS in random reads and 400 KIOPS in random writes, with improvements of up to 35% and 33% respectively. This makes it well-suited for demanding AI applications including large language models and graph neural networks.
The Micron 9550 SSD reportedly achieves up to 81% less SSD power per 1TB transferred with Nvidia Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage. It also reduces SSD power consumption by up to 35% in MLPerf benchmarks and up to 21% in Llama LLM training fine-tuning with Microsoft DeepSpeed.
Currently available worldwide, the 9550 SSD features a vertically integrated architecture with advanced security features including self-encrypting drive capabilities and SPDM 1.2 compliance.
“The Micron 9550 SSD represents a quantum leap for data center storage, delivering an astonishing 3.3 million IOPS and consuming up to 43% less power than comparable SSDs in AI workloads such as GNN and LLM training,” said Alvaro Toledo, vice president and general manager of Micron’s Data Center Storage group. “This unmatched performance, combined with exceptional power efficiency, sets a new benchmark for AI storage solutions and demonstrates Micron’s unwavering commitment to leading the AI revolution.”