Kioxia Launches First PCIe 6.0 Enterprise SSDs for AI Workloads
Event summary
- Kioxia introduced the KIOXIA CM10 Series SSDs, the first PCIe 6.0 enterprise drives with BiCS FLASH™ Generation 10 TLC flash memory.
- The new drives offer up to 92% higher sequential read performance and 85% higher random read performance compared to the previous generation.
- Designed for AI inference and context caching, the CM10 Series supports NVIDIA’s CMX architecture and direct-cold-plate liquid cooling.
- Drives are available in E3.S, E1.S, and 2.5-inch form factors with capacities ranging from 1.60 TB to 61.44 TB.
The big picture
Kioxia’s CM10 Series targets the growing demand for high-performance storage in AI infrastructure, particularly as models scale toward trillions of parameters. The introduction of PCIe 6.0 SSDs aligns with broader industry trends toward faster data processing and more efficient cooling solutions in enterprise environments.
What we're watching
- Performance Scaling
- How Kioxia’s PCIe 6.0 SSDs will impact AI inference speeds and data center efficiency.
- Market Adoption
- Whether enterprise customers will rapidly transition to PCIe 6.0 for AI workloads.
- Competitive Dynamics
- The pace at which competitors like Samsung and Micron introduce comparable PCIe 6.0 solutions.
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