- The 14.5 gbit / s reading speeds means that the 4600 a powerful kit
- The SSD is found missing from other Gen5 options
- AI performance capacities make it a potential game changer
Micron’s new SSD Gen5 is a powerful equipment which, according to him, could change the situation of accessibility.
The Micron 4600 PCIe Gen5 NVME SSD is aimed at a range of potential users, players and content creators to businesses and professionals. Operator G9 TLC NAND de Micron, the 4600 SSD marks the company’s first company’s first SSD and doubles the performance of its predecessor.
All in all, this is equivalent to sequential reading speeds of 14.5 Gbit / s and to writing speeds of up to 12 Gbit / s. His performance on reading speed places at the top of the most efficient SSD list, but compared to the Crucial T705 SSD, it does not correspond to this last front.
IA performance
The SSD is also available in a range of options, including 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB and 4 To
Micron wishes to highlight the potential AI applications for the new SSD, in particular in terms of user efficiency.
The company noted that a user could load a large language model (LLM) from the SSD to Dram in less than a second. These are serious performance for users working from IA PC.
Elsewhere on the AI front, the SSD is capable of considerably reducing the loading times of the model – up to 62%, according to Micron – compared to the SSD Gen4 predecessors and benefits from an improvement of 107% of the energy efficiency.
“With the 4600 NVME SSD, users can load large language models in less than a second, allowing PC experiments in high -intensity applications, especially for AI,” said Prasad Alluri, Vice-president and managing director of customer storage at Micron.
“As the AI inference works locally on the PC, the transition to Gen5 SSD meets the increased need for higher performance and energy efficiency.”
Large applications
While Micron has praised AI SSD capabilities, the storage device also has applications on a wide range of fields.
The reference results compared to the PCIE Gen4 Micron 3500 SSD in media and entertainment applications show an improvement in performance of 61%.
Life sciences and product development applications also show an improvement in performance of 38% and 45% respectively.
SSD Gen5 gain in popularity
The launch of the new SSD comes at a time when consumers and businesses require better performance, said Micron.
The company also expects SSD Gen5 technology “will quickly develop in 2025 and 2026”, and its integration with other leading platforms could be a key attraction for users.
The 4600 is compatible with the processors of the Ryzen 9000 series of AMD and the Intel Core Ultra Desktop and Mobile processors (series 2), for example.
“AMD is delighted to collaborate in the validation of the Micron 4600 NVME SSD with our latest family of Ryzen processors,” said Joe Macri, main vice-president and director of calculation technology and graphics at AMD.
“The Micron 4600 NVME SSD should offer exceptional performance and the best user experience in class for the most demanding professional applications and high -speed games.”
