The Solidigm D7-P5810 is a fast SLC SSD for write-intensive tasks
TLC NAND has so far been used by the business in the D7 drives The D7-P5810, which uses the company’s established 144L SLC 3D NAND, was recently added to the D7 portfolio for particularly write-intensive applications
The business had developed specs for near-Optane performance in Microsoft SQL Server analytical applications and optimised the firmware on the drives With the D7-P5810, Solidigm is using a similar strategy, but with adjustments for a new use-case
Solidigm has improved the firmware of the D7-P5810 to provide 50 DWPD worst-case durability and 10K IOPS per tenant at capacities comparable to the Optane SSDs used by Alibaba in order to fulfil these criteria
Below is a summary of the D7-P5810’s specs The 1.6 TB version of the drive is anticipated to debut in the first half of 2024, while the 800 GB model is already in widespread production
At Storage Field Day 26, the firm gave a few engaging presentations. In one of them, the company displayed a slide contrasting the D7-P5810 with its rivals
The company’s focus has changed from Optane to SLC after joining Solidigm, with a focus on utilising drives like the D7-P5810 as a complement to their high-density QLC drives
The makers are also able to provide business SSD users a cost-effective option by refraining from over-engineering for certain use-cases that are already covered by Optane drives