Flash Memory Summit: Memblaze PBlaze7 7940 Series PCIe 5.0 NVMe 2.5″ U.2, EDSFF E3.S, E1.S, and HHHL AIC Up to 15.36TB SSDs

At Flash Memory Summit 2023, Memblaze Technology Co., Ltd. released the PBlaze7 7940 series, its latest enterprise PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD.

PBlaze7 7940 Series PCIe 5.0 enterprise SSD

Equipped with Marvell Technology, Inc.’s Bravera SC5 controller and the new-gen NAND flash technology, PBlaze7 7940 delivers a 2.5x the performance and 1.5x the power efficiency compared to conventional PCIe 4.0 SSDs. This performance enables it to meet the growing storage performance demands for cutting-edge digital technology applications.

Developed on Memblaze Unified Framework Platform (MUFP), the PBlaze7 7940 showcases 4K random RW performance, achieving up to 2,800,000 IO/s/700,000 IO.s, which is 2.5x and 1.75x higher than previous PCIe 4.0 products. Additionally, the sequential RW performance has experienced a significant 100% improvement, reaching 14GB/s and 10GB/s respectively.

Notably, the latency has been substantially reduced to 55/9μs, enabling accelerated critical business applications and ensuring seamless operation of latency-sensitive applications like ML and cloud computing.

“We are excited to release the latest generation PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs,” said Dr. Taile Zhang, CEO, Memblaze. “The rise of AIGC has sparked an explosive growth in computational demands, while also raising higher requirements for storage performance. With the doubled performance improvement and extremely low latency optimization of the PBlaze7 7940, it is well-suited to meet the demands of modern applications.”

“We congratulate Memblaze on the successful launch of their PCIe NVMe 5.0 SSDs. As a valued ecosystem collaborator, Memblaze showcases exceptional SSD technology. The PBlaze7 7940 fully maximizes the benefits of our cloud-optimized Bravera SC5 SSD controller, enabling accelerated performance and reduced latency. With its enterprise-grade features, this SSD is ideal for business-critical applications and high-performance workloads, further solidifying its position as one of the leading offerings in the market,” said Steve Fingerhut, Sr. VP, flash marketing, storage products group, Marvell.

The PBlaze7 7940 is available in capacities ranging from 3.2 to 15.36TB, offered in form factors including 2.5-inch U.2, EDSFF E3.S, E1.S, and HHHL AIC. This range of options ensures compatibility with diverse deployment environments. With itsheat dissipation design and power efficiency algorithms, the PBlaze7 7940 achieves a read efficiency of 970MB/s per watt, significantly enhancing data center energy efficiency.

The PBlaze7 7940 incorporates support for SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization) to maximize the utilization of resources and enhance virtualization capabilities. Additionally, it has upgraded to NVMe 2.0 and OCP 2.0 spes, providing advanced enterprise features including NVMe-MI 1.2b out-of-band management, end-to-end data protection, TCG Opal 2.0, 128K atomic writes and more.