Targeting next generation data centre
storage, Samsung Electronics has announced their PM9A3 NVMe SSDs that uses the
SNIA-based E1.S form factor with full PCIe Gen 4 support. It will supports read
speeds up to 3200MB/s, random writes of 180,000 IOPs and more.
The E1.S form-factor contains many of the
benefits of a 2.5-inch U.2 SSDs, with its three-bit V-NAND storage technology,
in a design that’s ideal for 1U server storage. The form-factor will allow
hardware engineers to increase the density of SSD’s per server. Capacities for
the drives will start from 960 GB and go all the way to 7.68 TB.
