KIOXIA America has introduced its CM9 Series PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs, the first enterprise drives to feature the company’s 8th generation BiCS FLASH™ technology. The new drives integrate a CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array) architecture, delivering major improvements in NAND interface speed, density, power efficiency, and latency. The CM9 Series is designed to meet the performance and scalability demands of AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing environments.
Built on PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 standards, the CM9 drives are optimized for modern data center workloads and deliver up to 65% better random write and 95% better sequential write performance than the prior generation. Power efficiency also sees substantial gains, with up to 75% improvement in sequential write performance-per-watt. Capacities range up to 61.44TB in 2.5-inch form factors and 30.72TB in E3.S configurations, supporting both read-intensive (1 DWPD) and mixed-use (3 DWPD) endurance ratings.
Currently sampling to select customers, the KIOXIA CM9 Series will be showcased at Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas. “As AI models grow in complexity and scale, the need for storage solutions that can sustain high throughput and low latency, and allow for better thermal efficiency, becomes critical,” said Neville Ichhaporia, SVP and GM of KIOXIA’s SSD business unit. “With the addition of the CM9 Series, KIOXIA is enabling more efficient scaling of AI operations while helping to reduce power consumption and total cost of ownership across data center environments.”
- First enterprise NVMe SSDs using 8th-gen BiCS FLASH with CBA architecture.
- Offers 14.8 GB/s sequential read, 11 GB/s write; up to 3.4 million IOPS.
- Performance-per-watt gains of 55% (read) and 75% (write) over prior gen.
- Capacities up to 61.44TB (2.5”) and 30.72TB (E3.S); PCIe 5.0, NVMe 2.0 compliant.
- Targeted at AI, ML, and HPC applications with high endurance options.
“With the addition of the CM9 Series, KIOXIA is enabling more efficient scaling of AI operations while helping to reduce power consumption and total cost of ownership across data center environments,” said Neville Ichhaporia, SVP and GM, SSD Business Unit, KIOXIA America.
