Kioxia America has introduced its next-generation CD9P Series PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs, targeting AI, HPC, and accelerated computing environments with higher performance, greater efficiency, and expanded capacity. Built on Kioxia’s 8th-generation BiCS FLASH 3D NAND with CMOS directly bonded to array (CBA) architecture, the drives deliver up to double the capacity of previous models while significantly improving power and performance metrics.
Designed to keep GPUs consistently fed with data, the CD9P Series SSDs are optimized for AI and machine learning workloads that demand sustained throughput and low latency. The 15.36 TB model achieves sequential read/write improvements of 60%/45% per watt, and random read/write gains of 55%/100% per watt over the prior generation. Overall 4-corner performance improves by up to 125% for random write, 30% for random read, 20% for sequential read, and 25% for sequential write.
Available in 2.5-inch and EDSFF E3.S form factors, with capacities up to 61.44 TB, the CD9P Series supports PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 standards. The SSDs are now sampling to select customers and will be showcased at HPE Discover Las Vegas 2025, June 23-26.
- CD9P Series built on 8th-gen BiCS FLASH with CBA architecture
- PCIe 5.0, NVMe 2.0-compliant; supports OCP Datacenter NVMe spec v2.5
- Up to 61.44 TB capacity; form factors: 2.5-inch, EDSFF E3.S
- 14.8 GB/s sequential read, 7 GB/s write; 2,600K IOPS random read
- Optimized for AI, ML, HPC workloads to maximize GPU utilization
“The CD9P Series extends our NAND flash leadership with a solution engineered for today’s most demanding AI and accelerated computing environments,” said Neville Ichhaporia, senior vice president and general manager of Kioxia’s SSD business.
