Samsung launches its first 61.44TB high-capacity SSD drive

Samsung, a global leader in memory and storage, has announced the launch of its first 60TB solid state drive (SSD). This SSD is designed for enterprise use and is not intended for the broad consumer market. With the new controller, the company also claimed to be able to create a 120TB SSD.

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Previously, Samsung's maximum SSD capacity was 32TB, but now the company has launched a 61.44TB variant of the BM1743. This 60TB class SSD will compete with Solidigm's D5-P5336 and Western Digital 60TB products.

The BM1743 uses 176-layer 7th generation QLC V-NAND memory and Samsung's proprietary controller. Its sequential read speed is 7.2GBps and write speeds up to 2.0GBps. The device provides 1,600,000 random read operations and 110,000 random write operations. The drive's endurance is 0.26 write cycles per day for five years.

The new SSD will be available for servers in two form factors, U.2 and PCIe 4.0 x4, as well as an E3.S format for the PCIe 5.0 x4 interface for high-density storage machines. Price and power consumption figures have not yet been disclosed. Similar devices are reportedly priced around $7000.

Source: Blocks & Files, Samsung