Security News > 2021 > February > Samsung starts mass production of PM9A3 E1.S, a line of data center SSDs

Samsung announced that it has begun mass producing its most advanced line of data center SSDs, the PM9A3 E1.S. The new PM9A3 fully complies with the Open Compute Project NVMe Cloud SSD Specification to satisfy the rigorous demands of enterprise workloads.

"Providing an optimal mix of performance, power, reliability and firmware, we believe our new PM9A3 will help advance today's data center storage technologies and expand the market for OCP-compliant SSDs.".

"Innovations such as the OCP NVMe Cloud SSD and E1.S are important to solving today's data center challenges. The OCP NVMe Cloud SSD Specification defines hyperscale SSD requirements, enabling SSD makers to provide leading-edge products that meet the challenging demands of hyperscale environments."

Built with the company's sixth-generation V-NAND, the PM9A3 dramatically improves performance over the fifth-generation V-NAND-based PM983a, with double the sequential write speed at 3000MB/s, a 40% higher random read speed of 750K IOPS and 150% higher random writes at 160K IOPS. Power features are critical to maximizing the efficiency of data center operations.

The PM9A3 also comes in nine power levels to suit a diverse range of SSD form factors and interfaces - from 8.25 watts for the M.2 form factor to 35W for newer form factors such as EDSFF. In addition to standard security features such as user data encryption and authentication, the new drive is equipped with secure boot and anti-rollback mechanisms to ensure robust data protection.

Samsung will continue to work closely with its data center partners to standardize advanced storage technologies, and facilitate the development of more cutting-edge memory solutions.

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