245.76TB Micron 6600 Ion SSD has a staggering 16GB RAM with a $100,000+ price tag, and is 'the one to beat in its…
- Micron's 6600 ION SSD boosts random write performance with an unusually large onboard memory design
- Benchmark testing exceeded several official performance specifications during enterprise evaluation
- Massive 64GB DRAM gives Micron a clear performance advantage over rivals
Micron's new 6600 ION enterprise SSD packs 245.76 TB of QLC flash storage into a single E3.L form-factor drive, and has garnered some high praise in initial reviews.
TweakTown reviewer Jon Coulter awarded the drive a rare 99% score, calling it "the one to beat in its class."
The drive stands out mainly because of its unusually large 64GB of onboard DRAM, an uncommon amount for this capacity class.
Why more onboard memory changes everything
Most ultra-high-capacity SSDs near 256TB, like the DapuStor 245.76TB PCIe Gen5 SSD, use a 16:1 ratio of NAND to DRAM, resulting in only 16GB onboard at this capacity point.
Micron instead uses a 4:1 ratio, giving the 6600 ION...
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