Micron Unveils Three SSDs for AI Data Centers

Micron Technology recently announced a trio of cutting-edge SSDs based on its advanced G9 NAND technology, designed to push the limits of data center performance and efficiency. The new lineup includes the world's first PCIe 6.0 NVMe™ SSD, a capacity-leading E3.S SSD, and a low-latency PCIe 5.0 SSD tailored specifically for AI data center workloads.

Jeremy Werner, Micron's Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Core Data Center Business Unit, emphasized:
"With the launch of the industry's first PCIe 6.0 SSD, market-leading storage density, and low-latency mainstream SSDs powered by G9 NAND, Micron is redefining innovation standards for data centers. This release not only strengthens our leadership but ushers in a new era of performance, capacity, and energy efficiency for customers worldwide."

The Micron 9650 SSD stands out as the first PCIe 6.0 data center SSD globally, boasting sequential read speeds up to 28 GB/s and write speeds up to 14 GB/s. Its random read and write performance reaches 5.5 million IOPS and 900,000 IOPS respectively. Compared to PCIe 5.0 SSDs, it delivers 25% better random write efficiency and 67% better random read efficiency. Featuring liquid cooling support, this SSD is optimized for AI training and inference, significantly reducing data center energy use and carbon footprint.

Arunkumar Narayanan, Senior Vice President at Dell Technologies, noted:
"The high throughput and low latency of the Micron 9650 SSD ensure GPUs receive data consistently, minimizing idle time and improving overall system efficiency."

Kevin Deierling, Senior Vice President of Networking at NVIDIA, added:
"Micron's 9650 SSD dramatically accelerates data access speeds, enhancing AI inference and training performance."

On the capacity front, the Micron 6600 ION SSD offers a maximum single-drive capacity of 245TB, supporting large-scale deployments and enterprise data center consolidation. Its compact 122TB E3.S model fits into a 1U server while delivering up to 2.4PB of total storage—achieving 67% higher density than competing solutions. Compared with traditional HDD setups, it improves energy efficiency by 37% and occupies less than a quarter of the physical space. Scaling to 2 exabytes of storage, it could save data centers approximately 3.4 MWh in daily energy consumption.

Michael McNerney, Vice President at Supermicro, commented:"Paired with Micron's 6600 ION SSD, we can achieve up to 4.42PB of storage capacity in a 2U server, offering AI workloads increased density and energy efficiency."

For workloads demanding ultra-low latency, the Micron 7600 SSD delivers industry-leading sub-millisecond response times and exceptional quality of service (QoS). It supports sequential read speeds of 12 GB/s, sequential writes up to 7 GB/s, with random read and write performance improved by 5% and 100%, respectively. This makes it ideal for AI data transformation, model training, and inference tasks.

Chetan Kapoor, Chief Product Officer at CoreWeave, said:"The high performance and low latency of Micron's 7600 SSD enable clients to scale hundreds of gigabytes of data throughput while accelerating time to market."

Micron ensures top product quality and supply chain reliability through vertical integration, designing its own controllers, G9 NAND, DRAM, firmware, and manufacturing processes for every SSD. Security is also a key focus, with features like hardware root of trust, SPDM 1.2 certification, and self-encrypting drive (SED) support.

Samples of the Micron 9650 and 7600 SSDs are already available with various form factors and cooling options. The 122TB version of the 6600 ION SSD is expected to start sampling by late Q3 2025, with the 245TB model slated for release in the first half of 2026.