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Why to choose NVMe™ SSDs instead of SAS / SATA based SSDs?
Solid state drives (SSDs) based on the Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe™) specification connect directly to server CPUs through the PCIe® interface bus. They utilize a streamlined storage stack that does not require host bus adapters (HBAs) that SAS and SATA drives must use for backplane connections. Eliminating the HBA results in even higher performance and lower latency when compared to legacy SAS / SATA interfaces.
PCIe® 4.0. Performance capabilities compared to PCIe® 3.0
The current PCIe® 4.0 specification1 can move data at approximately 2 gigabytes per second (GB/s) per lane, doubling performance over the previous PCIe® 3.0 revision. With faster speed for data to move, PCIe® 4.0 enables NVMe™ SSDs to deliver faster I/O than previous PCIe® revisions.
PCIe® revisions and respective performance capabilities (Source: PCI-SIG) / ^GT/s = gigatransfers per second
How does KIOXIA’s CM6 Series and CD6 Series convince?
The performance upgrades that PCIe® 4.0 deliver can be validated using KIOXIA’s newly announced PCIe® NVMe™ SSDs covering the enterprise-class CM6 Series and data center-class CD6 Series. By comparing to the previous generation based on PCIe® 3.0 (KIOXIA’s CM5 Series and CD5 Series, respectively), the results show that the CM6 Series and CD6 Series deliver significant performance gains over the previous generation, and reflect the performance increases associated with the PCIe® 4.0 interface.
CM6-V Series performance versus CM5-V Series
The table below shows the performance comparisons between PCIe® 4.0 and PCIe® 3.0 using KIOXIA enterprise-class NVMe™ SSDs. The test2 was done with 3,200 GB3 capacity drives at three Drive Writes per Day4 (3 DWPD) in a mixed-use environment.
Performance comparisons between PCIe® 4.0 and PCIe® 3.0 using KIOXIA enterprise-class NVMe™ SSDs
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CD6-R Series performance versus CD5-R Series
The table below shows the performance comparisons between PCIe® 4.0 and PCIe® 3.0 using KIOXIA data-center NVMe™ SSDs. The test5 was done by using 3,840 GB capacity drives at one Drive Write per Day (1 DWPD) in a read-intensive environment.
Performance comparisons between PCIe® 4.0 and PCIe® 3.0 using KIOXIA data center-class NVMe™ SSDs
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Why to switch now!
NVMe™ SSDs are penetrating server platforms at an increasing pace and include both enterprise and data center products. IDC6 predicts that PCIe® NVMe™ SSDs will soon represent majority use (in units) across data centers worldwide and expected to grow from 42.5% (2019) to 91% by the end of 2023. Utilizing a streamlined SSD stack developed specifically for flash-based media, coupled with the ability to move PCIe® 4.0 data at up to 2 GB/s per lane, NVMe™ SSDs can better feed server CPUs with data to address data-intensive and computational workloads.
Customers are moving to NVMe™ SSDs for their enterprise performance requirements and cloud-based data center architectures, for their performance-centric and latency-sensitive applications.
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