Samsung BM1743 SSD: 128TB Enterprise Storage at FMS 2024
Samsung’s groundbreaking BM1743 enterprise QLC SSD, boasting a massive 122.88TB capacity, stole the show at FMS 2024. This Samsung primarykeyword delivers a remarkable 4.1x I/O performance boost and enhanced data retention capabilities, making it a game-changer for data centers. The 128TB-class SSD achieves speeds up to 7.5 GBps sequential read and 3 GBps sequential write, optimized with a 16 KB indirection unit for maximum efficiency. The PM9D3a, a secondarykeyword, also showcased significant advancements. Stay informed with News Directory 3 for all insights. With the 9th Gen V-NAND in mass production, discover the next generation of enterprise storage.
Samsung Unveils Massive 122.88 TB QLC SSD at FMS 2024
Samsung recently showcased it’s BM1743 enterprise QLC SSD, including a massive 122.88 TB version, at FMS 2024. This new solid state drive (SSD) builds upon the previously launched 61.44 TB SKU, offering significant improvements in several key areas. The new Samsung SSD aims to provide high-capacity storage solutions for enterprise environments.
The BM1743 boasts a 4.1x enhancement in input/output (I/O) performance compared to the prior generation. Data retention has also been enhanced, and the drive achieves a 45% improvement in power efficiency during sequential writes. These advancements make the 122.88 TB QLC SSD a compelling option for data centers seeking high-density, efficient storage.
This 128 TB-class QLC SSD delivers sequential read speeds of 7.5 GBps and sequential write speeds of 3 GBps. For random operations, it achieves 1.6 million IOPS for reads and 45,000 IOPS for 16 KB writes. Samsung appears to be optimizing flash management using a 16 KB indirection unit (IU), similar to Solidigm’s approach with larger IUs in their high-capacity SSDs. This optimization enhances the drive’s performance and efficiency.
Samsung also displayed a recorded benchmark session featuring the PM9D3a 8-channel Gen 5 SSD.This SSD family is designed as a mainstream option for data centers, offering impressive performance metrics.
The PM9D3a achieves sequential read speeds up to 12 GBps and sequential write speeds up to 6.8 GBps.Random reads reach 2 million IOPS, while random writes hit 400,000 IOPS.Available in form factors up to 32 TB (with M.2 topping out at 2 TB), the drive’s firmware optionally supports flexible data placement (FDP) to mitigate write amplification.
The PM1753 remains Samsung’s current enterprise SSD flagship. Supporting 16 NAND channels and capacities up to 32 TB, this U.2 / E3.S SSD advertises sequential read and write speeds of 14.8 GBps and 11 GBps, respectively. Random read and write speeds for 4 KB accesses are listed at 3.4 million and 600,000 IOPS.
Samsung reports that the PM1753 offers a 1.7x performance improvement and a 1.7x power efficiency improvement over the previous generation (PM1743). This makes the TLC SSD well-suited for demanding applications such as AI servers.
What’s next
With the mass production of its 9th Gen V-NAND already underway since April 2024, Samsung is poised to continue pushing the boundaries of enterprise SSD technology, offering increasingly higher capacities and improved performance for data centers and AI applications.