Micron Launches 8TB SSD with 3D TLC NAND

Micron has unveiled its new 5100 Series enterprise-level SSDs, which boast 3D TLC NAND, 74,000 random write IOPS, and up to 8TB of storage. The impressive 5100 Series is a huge step toward all-flash data centres, especially as SSDs become faster and more price-competitive versus HDDs, and its massive 74,000 IOPS trashes the standard set by industry leader Samsung and its SM863, which can only manage 27,835 IOPS.

5100 family specifications [PDF]:

5100 ECO

• Form Factor: 2.5”, 7mm, M.2
• Interface: SATA 6Gb/s
• NAND: Micron 3D eTLC
• Capacity
  • 2.5”: 480GB, 960GB, 1920GB, 3840GB, 7680GB
  • M.2: 480GB, 960GB, 1920GB
• Endurance
  • DWPD: <1
  • TBW: 0.45-8.4PB
  • MTTF: 2 M hours
• Performance
  • Sequential read performance (128K): 540MB/s
  • Sequential write performance (128K): 380-520MB/s
  • 4k random read performance: 93K IOPS
  • 4k random write performance: 9-31K IOPS
• Use cases: Read-sensitive cloud services and content-sharing applications

5100 PRO

• Form Factor: 2.5”, 7mm, M.2
• Interface: SATA 6Gb/s
• NAND: Micron 3D eTLC
• Capacity
  • 2.5”: 240GB, 480GB, 960GB, 1920GB, 3840GB
  • M.2: 240GB, 480GB, 960GB, 1920GB
• Endurance
  • DWPD: 1-3
  • TBW: 0.65-17.6PB
  • MTTF: 2 M hours
• Performance
  • Sequential read performance (128K): 540MB/s
  • Sequential write performance (128K): 250-520MB/s
  • 4k random read performance: 78-93K IOPS
  • 4k random write performance: 26-43K IOPS
• Use cases: Mixed use, latency-sensitive applications

5100 MAX

• Form Factor: 2.5”, 7mm
• Interface: SATA 6Gb/s
• NAND: Micron 3D eTLC
• Capacity: 240GB, 480GB, 960GB, 1920GB
• Endurance
  • DWPD: 5
  • TBW: 2.2-17.6PB
  • MTTF: 2 M hours
• Performance
  • Sequential read performance (128K): 540MB/s
  • Sequential write performance (128K): 310-520MB/s
  • 4k random read performance: 93K IOPS
  • 4k random write performance: 48-74K IOPS
• Use cases: Data-intensive, high-volume applications

The ECO, PRO, and MAX 5100 Series models are priced at around $0.55/GB to $0.45/GB, $0.65/GB to $0.55/GB, and $0.75/GB to $0.65/GB, respectively.