At FMS 2023, we noticed the brand new Memblaze PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSDs. These new NVMe SSDs are for the following era of quick storage and can be found in quite a lot of type elements and capacities, together with one which we weren’t anticipating. We additionally noticed a PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD on the present.
Memblaze PBlaze7 7940 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD at FMS 2023
The primary large new NVMe SSD we noticed was the Memblaze PBlaze7 7940. It is a PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD in a singular type issue: a half-height half-length add-in card. The AIC type issue has fallen out of favor since most servers not have x4 slots and it’s extra environment friendly to make use of different type elements. Nonetheless, we noticed this shock on the present.
Right here is the air inlet aspect of the SSD:
Capacities vary from 3.2TB to solely 15.36TB which feels low for an AIC type issue the place there may be normally extra PCB area. Nonetheless, the SSD can do 2.8M random 4K learn IOPS and 700K on the write aspect. Sequential speeds are as much as 14GB/s learn and 10GB/s write.
The PBlaze7 7940 additionally comes within the E3.S type issue. We’re beginning to see extra E3.S servers in manufacturing so this section is definitely rising sooner than the AIC type issue section.
We get the identical efficiency figures because the AIC, simply in a denser type issue, which is why E3.S is gaining popularity.
Right here is one other angle we had of the drive.
One other type issue we noticed was the E1.S type issue.
There was additionally a U.2 2.5″ type issue as properly.
The U.2 type issue had the identical efficiency figures once more.
Delivering the identical efficiency and capability throughout these totally different type elements can also be unusual as of late. It is rather frequent to see capacities and most efficiency fluctuate throughout type elements. That isn’t the case with the PBlaze7.
These SSDs cowl the frequent PCIe Gen5 type elements, however the firm additionally confirmed off its Gen4 platform.
Memblaze PBlaze6 6930 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD at FMS 2023
The Memblaze PBlaze6 6930 is the corporate’s PCIe Gen4 SSD line.
Right here we will see the U.3 SSD can get sequential speeds of round 7GB/s learn/ write however then 1.6M random learn IOPS. The write IOPS determine will not be listed.
Nonetheless, this affords bigger capacities at 6.4TB to 30.72TB, or about double what the PCIe Gen5 platform affords.
One thing else that was attention-grabbing is that this was a U.3 platform whereas the PBlaze7 is a U.2 platform.
Last Phrases
General, it was nice to see one other PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD household at FMS2023. We count on much more on the PCIe Gen5 aspect in 2024 as extra Gen5 servers are deployed because the crossover from Gen4 to Gen5 being the vast majority of new server deployments is going on this quarter. As that server platform transition occurs, we’ll see the Gen5 transition occur on the PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD aspect as properly.
