Seagate is ramping up its SSD speed capabilities, unveiling a production-ready unit of what it states is the “fastest single solid-state drive (SSD) demonstrated to date”.Seagate states the “fastest-ever” SSD delivers throughput performance of 10 GB/s, 4 GB/s faster than the previous fastest industry SSD on the market, while meeting Open Compute Project specifications.
The tech would work with any system supporting the NVMe protocol, developed by Seagate and other consortium vendors to replace the legacy SATA standards, helping to reduce layers of commands to create a faster, simpler language between flash devices.
In addition to its 10 GB/s SSD tech, accommodating 16-lane PCIe slots, Seagate is finalising a second unit for eight-lane PCIe slots, with throughput of 6.7 GB/s, which Seagate states is the fastest in the eight-lane card category.
“Your data is only as good as how easily you can access it and put it to use,” Seagate general manager and vice president of SSD products Brett Pemble commented. “Seagate is committed to providing the full spectrum of technologies to help meet the diverse needs of organisations so they can unlock this value.
“Whether for consumer cloud or business applications, this SSD will help improve on demands for fast access to information, where split seconds drive incremental value gains.”
Both units are expected to launch after June.