- Micron PCIe 6.x prototype SSD SHATTERS SPEED Records with 27 GB / S Readings
- Designcon 2025 presents PCIe 6.x, but real use is in the years in the years
- Gpudirect storage accelerates SSD PCIe 6.X for new generation computer requests
Micron has unveiled a new SSD PCIe 6.x prototype with a sequential reading speed of 27 GB / s.
According to the Asteralabs, this makes it the fastest SSD using PCIe 6.x in the world, exceeding the previous SSD PCIe 6.X from Micron, which was introduced last year and reached speeds greater than 26 GB / s.
Presented on Designcon 2025, the SSD Micron PCIe 6.xa was associated with the Scorpio P-Series Astera Labs fabric switch, reaching a data transfer rate almost twice as fast as the fastest PCIe 5.0 SSDs available today.
Rupture speed records with PCIe 6.x
The Scorpio P-Series Switch, introduced at the end of 2024, played a key role in activating this record performance. With 64 PCIe 6.x tracks and a four -port architecture, it provided the high -speed interconnectivity necessary for the transparent data flow between storage, processors and GPUs.
The demonstration used Magnum IO Gpudirect storage of Nvidia to establish a direct data path between the micron SSDS and an NVIDIA H100 GPU, bypassing the CPU for faster and more efficient treatment.
This configuration presented the potential of PCIe 6.x technology in accelerating AI tool workloads and cloud storage, where speed is critical.
With the double of the bandwidth of PCIe 5.0, PCIe 6.x offers up to 256 GB / s of bidirectional flow on a configuration of track X16, considerably reducing the bottlenecks in the AI training and inference tasks.
The hyperscal data centers will benefit from this jump in performance, but generalized adoption will depend on a wider ecosystem support, including processors, GPUs and network interfaces capable of fully using the PCIe 6.x capabilities.
Despite the excitement surrounding this breakthrough, the SSD prototype is only that, and it is unlikely that consumers or business buyers will soon see PCIe 6.x storage solutions on the market.
The ecosystem is still at its beginnings, manufacturers refining hardware and software to ensure compatibility and efficiency.
