“The hyperscale needs for density, power, performance, and serviceability are driving the PCIe 5.0, E1.S form factor, and OCP’s V2.0 NVMe SSD specification for the data center,” said Ross Stenfort, software storage engineer at Meta. “KIOXIA’s XD7P Series SSD supports these storage technologies to enable next-generation hyperscale needs.”.
The XD7P series data center NVMe SSDs offer improved overall performance, achieving approximately 1.5 to 2 times greater sequential write and random read/write performance compared to their predecessors. The XD7P drives are designed to meet PCIe 4.0 and NVMe 2.0 specifications, while PCIe 5.0 with a maximum interface speed of 32 GT/s per lane is currently under development. Therefore, the XD7P will initially be marketed as PCIe 4.0 SSDs. PCIe 5.0 SSDs will be released based on customer demand.
Based on KIOXIA's fifth-generation BiCS FLASH 3D memory technology, the XD7P series utilizes a proprietary KIOXIA controller, which can be customized to meet customer needs. The E1.S design will be available in 9.5mm, 15mm, and 25mm heights with various heat dissipation options. Capacities up to 7.68TB with 1 DWPD endurance will be available. SED TCG Opal SSC security options will also be available.
“Next-generation cloud and advanced platforms need to address the challenges arising from thermal and signal integrity requirements,” commented Frederik Haak, Senior Manager SSD Marketing at KIOXIA Europe GmbH. “KIOXIA’s new generation of E1.S design NVMe and PCIe data center SSDs, the XD7P series, is an excellent choice for cloud and system engineers prioritizing future-proof platform design.”.
