Micron has launched the new Micron 2600 SSD QLC solid state drive. This SSD uses Adaptive Write Technology to achieve performance comparable to TLC SSD.Micron 2600 SSD combines Huirong Technology's PS5029-E29T main control and its own 276-layer G9 QLC NAND flash memory, using a DRAM-free design.
Adaptive writing technology is a key highlight of the series, which significantly improves QLC's sustained writing performance by dynamically switching between SLC, TLC and QLC modes, using different NAND modes as dynamic caches.
Specifically, new data is first written in SLC mode, switches to TLC mode when SLC is full, when both SLC and TLC are full, the data is transferred to QLC mode when the SSD is idle, and finally the SLC and TLC areas are released to store new data.
Micron 2600 SSD is available in three different sizes: 2230, 2242 and 2280, all of which are single-sided designs and can be adapted to a variety of devices including desktops, laptops and handheld game consoles.
In terms of storage capacity, users can choose 512GB, 1TB or 2TB versions. The 2TB version has a sequential read speed of 7200MB/s, a sequential write speed of 6500MB/s, a random read speed of 1,000,000 IOPS, and a random write speed of 1,100,000 IOPS.
The 1TB version has sequential read speeds of 7299MB/s, sequential write speeds of 5800MB/s, random read speeds of 740,000 IOPS, and random write speeds of 1,000,000 IOPS.
The 512GB version has sequential read speeds of 5,000MB/s, sequential write speeds of 3,000MB/s, random read speeds of 370,000 IOPS, and random write speeds of 690,000 IOPS.
Read and write latencies are 50 microseconds and 12 microseconds for all capacity versions.
In terms of durability, the 512GB version has endurance of 200TBW, the 1TB version has 400TBW, and the 2TB version has 700TBW, which is comparable to regular QLC SSDs.
