Samsung MZQLW1T9HMJP-00003 User Manual
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Samsung SSD
PM963
An NVMe SSD engineered for data center environments
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Performance that outclasses SATA solid-state drives
Experience approximately four times the
performance of SATA SSDs
Data center SSDs typically tend to run around the clock every
day of the year. Furthermore, they involve multiple parallel
users performing various types of mixed random read and
write operations on huge datasets.
Today's data centers also must serve requests from diverse
applications and databases with numerous kinds of services,
each requiring different performance needs.
Therefore, IT managers want SSDs that are optimized to deliver
outstanding mixed workload performance, which is typical of
diverse data center applications that simultaneously access
the same device.
Engineered for outstanding performance under varying data
center workloads, the Samsung PM963 NVMe SSD is optimized
for mixed workloads, especially read-intensive environments.
It provides instant responsiveness to the host system by
applying the PCIe
efcient NVMe protocol.
The PM963 also delivers superb reliability for continual
operation, regardless of unanticipated power loss.
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3.0 interface standard, as well as the highly
footprint. The PM963 is available in 960 GB, 1.92 TB and 3.84
TB disk capacities.
• Exceptional value: By providing better performance-
to-power efciency, the PM963 is more affordable than
SATA SSDs in terms of TCO (total cost of operation). With
approximately four times the IOPS per GB, data center
operators can continue to scale workload utilizations on
their servers, decreasing the cost of computing.
• Small M.2 form factor: Almost one quarter smaller in size
when compared with the HHHL (half-height, half-length)
card SSDs, the PM963 M.2 drive provides high capacities up
to 1.92 TB thanks to Samsung V-NAND technology.
Optimized for data center environments
To meet the demand for high utilization, high-duty-cycle data
centers, the PM963 uses rmware that priorities QoS (quality
of service) for sustained random workloads. This rmware
keeps all virtual machines running quickly and smoothly.
The rmware is also optimized for always-on, always-busy
workloads, ready to respond quickly to incoming host requests.
The Samsung SSD Toolkit, a proprietarily developed tool for
Samsung NVMe SSDs, enables monitoring of the essential
health status of the PM963. The toolkit identies abnormal
symptoms that occur during data center operations.
Using its proven expertise and wealth of experience in cutting-
edge SSD technology and memory solutions, Samsung
SSDs help data centers operate continually at the highest
performance levels. Samsung has the added advantage of
being the sole manufacturer of all of its SSD components,
ensuring end-to-end integration, quality assurance and the
utmost compatibility.
The Samsung PM963 NVMe SSD delivers:
• High performance: Approximately four times the
performance of SATA SSDs for sequential and sustained
random read, using the Samsung state-of-the-art V-NAND
ash memory. A new optimized Samsung NVMe controller,
with a PCIe Gen3 x 4 host interface, supplies up to 32 Gb/s of
bandwidth.
• High density: Flash memory chips in the Samsung
V-NAND architecture of the PM963 stack cells in a vertical
arrangement and utilizes TLC (triple-level cell) technology
to increase storage capacity, while retaining the same
Also, the PM963 leverages the same controller and NAND ash
memory as high-volume laptop PCs, allowing data centers to
deploy large quantities of NVMe SSDs cost effectively.
TLCV-NANDashmemory
Samsung V-NAND technology delivers reliable and consistent
performance for today's demanding data-centric world. The
technology features a unique design that stacks 48 layers on
top of one another instead of trying to decrease the pitch size
of the cells.
This revolutionary vertical design overcomes the capacity
limitations of traditional NAND technology. It also applies
innovative CTF (charge trap ash) technology, which prevents
data corruption caused by cell-to-cell interference.
Traditional planar NAND memory requires the creation of sets
of complex program algorithms to prevent data corruption
caused by cell-to-cell interference.
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