Solidigm Unveils World’s First “122 TB” Data Center SSD, Targeting AI-Focused Workloads

Muhammad Zuhair
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Nov 14, 2024 at 07:40am EST
Solidigm Unveils World's First "122 TB" Data Center SSD, Targeting AI-Focused Workloads 1

Solidigm has unveiled the world's first data center SSD with a capacity of 122 TB, ideal for AI and data-intensive workloads.

Solidigm's Newest SSD Solution Focuses On Providing Ample Storage For Workloads Involving Massive Data Storing

[Press Release]:  Solidigm, a leading provider of innovative NAND flash memory solutions, announced today the introduction of the world’s highest capacity PCIe solid-state drive (SSD): the 122TB (terabyte) Solidigm D5-P5336 data center SSD. The D5-P5336 doubles the storage space of Solidigm’s earlier 61.44TB version of the drive and is the world’s first SSD with unlimited Random Write endurance for five years — offering an ideal solution for AI and data-intensive workloads. Just how much storage is 122.88TB? Roughly enough for 4K-quality copies of every movie theatrically released in the 1990s, 2.6 times over.

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Data storage power and thermal and space constraints are accelerating as AI adoption increases. Power and space-efficient, the new 122TB D5-P5336 delivers industry-leading storage efficiency from the core data center to the edge. Data center operators can deploy with confidence the 122TB D5-P5336 from Solidigm, the proven QLC (quad-level cell) density leader with more than 100EB (exabytes) of QLC-based products shipped since 2018.

Data center architects are scrambling to solve their power and space efficiency needs, and they can help address these issues with Solidigm’s 122TB D5-P5336 that is designed to make every watt and square inch count.

- Greg Matson, SvP of Strategic Planning and Marketing at Solidigm

Ultra-High Density SSDs Improving Power and Space Equation

By the numbers, the 122TB D5-P5336 drive:

  • Consumes up to 84 percent less storage power in network-attached storage (NAS) deployments versus legacy hybrid hard-disk drive (HDD) + TLC (triple-level cell) solutions;
  • Improves power density at the edge with 3.4X more terabytes per watt versus 30TB TLC;
  • Enables up to 4 petabytes of storage per rack unit; and
  • Is designed by the pioneers of QLC, so it can be deployed with confidence.

The new Solidigm drives also store more data in a smaller footprint, enabling more efficient and more scalable data center and edge designs that:

  • Achieve up to a 4:1 NAS footprint reduction versus legacy HDD + TLC solutions; and
  • Store 4x more data in space-constrained edge installations versus 30TB TLC.

These modern-day high-density QLC drives can perform up to 15 percent better on data-intensive workloads including content delivery networks, general-purpose storage applications, and object store applications compared to an entry-level high-density data center TLC offering from the competition. D5-P5336 can exhibit up to 40 percent better read response rate under sustained write workloads.

With this launch, Solidigm continues its commitment to delivering industry-leading quality and reliability with SSDs in form factors that easily plug into standard storage servers.

Now sampling to customers, the new 122TB drive is a strong extension to the company’s high-capacity SSDs for AI and other data-intensive workloads. With this drive, Solidigm further extends its high-capacity QLC SSD leadership with drives from 7 to 122TB that share the same controller, making it easier for customers to qualify.

About the author: Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology reporter for Wccftech, specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.

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