These third-generation E1.S SSDs are fully compliant with PCIe 5.0 (32 GT/s x 4) and NVMe 2.0 standards, and they also support the Open Compute Project (OCP) Datacentre NVMe SSD v2.5 specification.
Specifically designed for Cloud and hyperscale environments, the KIOXIA XD8 Series addresses the increasing need for higher performance, improved efficiency, and enhanced scalability in data centres. These drives enable Cloud providers and hyperscalers to optimise their infrastructure, delivering superior performance while maintaining operational effectiveness.
“Microsoft Azure’s architects leading-edge data centres to deliver high levels of performance, quality of service and reliability to our customer,” said Pablo Ziperovich, GM, Azure Memory & Storage Centre of Excellence (AMS CoE), Microsoft. “We leverage new technologies and standards for SSDs, like PCIe 5.0 and the E1.S form factor, and support the OCP Datacentre NVMe SSD specification V2.5 specification. These latest SSDs, like KIOXIA’s XD8 drives, provide the high density, lower power, high performance and serviceability that are required by Microsoft data centres.”
Key features
- Additional support for NVM Express Management Interface (NVMe-MI) v1.2c
- Sequential read performance up to 12,500MB/s, representing a 73% improvement over the previous generation
- Sequential write performance up to 5,800MB/s, an increase of 20%
- Random read performance reaching 2,300 K IOPS, a 48% improvement
- Random write performance of up to 250 K IOPS, a 25% increase
- EDSFF E1.S with 9.5mm, 15mm, and 25mm heat sink configurations
- KIOXIA-designed SSD controller, BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory, and firmware
- Non-SED and TCG Opal SSC SED options
- Full end-to-end data protection and power loss protection
“The KIOXIA XD8 Series is designed to provide outstanding performance and thermal management, meeting the requirements of contemporary cloud and hyperscale environments," commented Paul Rowan, VP & CMO of the Memory and SSD Business Units at KIOXIA Europe. "As a proactive participant in the development of the new EDSFF E1 and E3 form factors, KIOXIA is dedicated to working in concert with leading server and storage system developers to fully exploit the capabilities of flash memory, NVMe, and PCIe technologies. Our ongoing innovation in this field ensures that the industry is well-equipped to address both present and future challenges."
