At the FMS 2025 event, South Korean tech company FADU unveiled its state-of-the-art PCIe Gen6 SSD controller, showcasing impressive speeds of up to 28.5 GB/s.
Enterprise-Grade PCIe Gen6 SSDs Poised for Market Entry as Companies Launch Next-Gen Controllers
In a noteworthy development from last month, Silicon Motion made headlines as the first manufacturer to announce a PCIe Gen6 SSD controller, known as the SM8466. This model is particularly geared towards enterprise environments, offering remarkable speeds of 28 GB/s and a total capacity of 512 TB on a single device.
Following closely, FADU, a key player in the production of enterprise-level SSD controllers, has introduced its own model, the Sierra FC6161 PCIe Gen6 SSD. FADU disclosed its partnership with Meta, positioning its advanced AI SSD technology to enhance Meta’s data center and enterprise solutions.
Diving into the specifications, the FADU Sierra FC6161 PCIe Gen6 SSD controller is set to deliver impressive read and write speeds of up to 28.5 GB/s, surpassing the Silicon Motion controller by 500 MB/s. Additionally, it enables storage solutions of up to 512 TB, with random read and write performance measured at 6.9 million IOPS and 1 million IOPS (with 7% over-provisioning) respectively.
- Capacity: Up to 512 TB
- Read and Write Speed: 28.5 GB/s
- Random Read Performance: 6.9 million IOPS
- Random Write Performance: 1 million IOPS (based on 7% OP)
- Power Consumption: Below 9W, combining high performance with energy efficiency
FADU has also provided insight into the power efficiency of its Gen6 SSD controller, stating it operates at a thermal design power (TDP) of less than 9W. Comparatively, consumer-grade Gen5 SSDs—like those employing Phison’s E28 controller—typically consume between 7 and 7.5W during peak operation, while enterprise solutions such as Samsung’s PM1743 can exceed 20W.
This suggests potential power savings for upcoming PCIe Gen6 SSDs, although caution is warranted, as initial reports indicated that while performance is poised to increase, power consumption and heat generation might also rise.
To address this, many manufacturers have already integrated substantial heat sinks, with some resorting to active air or liquid cooling solutions for consumer SSDs. However, it is important to note that PCIe Gen6 SSDs are not expected to penetrate the consumer market until at least 2030, as Gen5 technology is still in the early stages of becoming mainstream.
Related Articles:
Intel Battlemage BMG-G31 Appears in Linux Boot Log; Equipped with 16 GB VRAM, Suggesting Arc B770 Graphics Card
11:52
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Affirms Co-Existence of x86 and ARM in Rack-Scale Solutions; Intel Foundry Adoption Status Uncertain
9:26
Intel Confirms Ongoing GPU Product Development and NVIDIA Partnership Enhances Product Roadmap
21:03
Leave a Reply