Samsung has announced that it has started mass production of its fastest SSD for PCs. The PCIe 5.0-based product, model name PM9E1, has the industry’s highest performance and largest capacity, the company claims.
Samsung stated that the memory stick is built on the 5nm-based controller and 8th generation V-NAND technology. The goal is to “provide powerful performance and improved energy efficiency, making it an optimal solution for on-device AI PCs.”
The PM9E1 offers a read speed of 14.5 GB/s and a write speed of 13 GB/s, enabling a plethora of data-intensive AI applications.
Samsung will offer the PM9E1 in various storage options, including 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB and 4 TB.
Various protocols, including Secure Channel, Device Authentication and Firmware Tampering Attestation, are applied to the security of the SSD. These technologies prevent attacks on the supply chain during production or distribution processes.
Samsung will first offer the PCIe 5.0-based solution to global PC manufacturers. Later it should reach consumer markets, but not before the PM9E1 gets a cooler-sounding name like 1090 PRO or something similar.