Move over Samsung and Kioxia, Exascend’s 30.72TB SSD says it’s cooler, smaller, and cheaper to run
- Exascension 30.72 to SSD PE4 claims to avoid thermal limits even at 70 ° C
- Uses predictive thermal algorithms to maintain stable performance in hot and compact deployments
- Only consumes 7 watts when active and less than 1.5 watts in case of idle
In a market dominated by Kioxia and Samsung, EXEDACE introduced what he calls the first SSD of 30.72 TB of the industry in a 7 mm U.2 shape factor.
The company seems to target thermal deployments, such as on -board servers and compact AI systems, where the air flow is forced and power budgets are tight.
Exasecnd claims that its new PE4 series maintains a coherent flow in ambient temperatures up to 70 ° C without suffering from thermal limitation of performance reduction, a problem which generally afflicts high density storage solutions.
Specifications positioned for business edge
This heat control is obtained thanks to its owner adaptive thermal control technology, which is supported by a mixture of predictive algorithms, optimized controller provisions and a case designed for improved heat dissipation.
Although the underlying approach seems to borrow from the known principles of passive heat management, it remains to be seen in its performance in the deployments of the real data center.
The PE4 discs use the NAND TLC 3D and a PCIe Gen4 X4 interface, offering up to 1 DWPD endurance and an MTBF of 2 million hesitation.
This rating is typical of corporate training in this class, but the long -term viability of these high -capacity SSDs in continuous writing environments will require verification.
On the security level, the reader offers AES-256 material encryption and TCG Opal 2.0 compliance.
It also supports data protection from start to finish via LDPC and raid level parity.
The SSD uses the protection and management of power loss based on the material for the firmware model in the field, which makes it useful for on -board deployments where physical access is limited.
“The PE4 30.72 TB is not only an incremental step. This is a paradigm change for Edge and on Site storage,” said Frank Chen, CEO of Exascend.
“By delivering 30.72 TB of storage in a thin factor of 7 mm while reducing energy consumption by 50%, we allow customers to evolve the storage density without revising the existing thermal design or the server arrangement.”
PE4 energy consumption is 7 watts when active and less than 1.5 watts when inactive.
It is claimed to be 70% lower than most other discs use.
It is not clear if this level of efficiency remains the same under mixed workloads, but if this is the case, this could help reduce cooling needs and make more energy efficient systems.
In addition to the 30.72 TB model, Execence also launched a 23.04 TB version which retains the same 7 mm shape factor, the thermal control characteristics and energy efficiency, making it a more affordable option for deployments which do not require maximum density.
“For customers who need a sweet spot between 15.36 TB and 30.72 TB, our new 23.04 TB model offers additional storage margin at a more favorable price for a budget,” added Chen.
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