Samsung launches new SmartSSD drive with advanced processing functionality

Today, Samsung has officially launched the 2nd gen SmartSSD drive for computational storage. This device combines data processing functionality within a high-performance SSD to provide advanced processing functionality to the users.

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According to the company, the new SmartSSD drive can process data directly, thus minimizing data transfers between the CPU, GPU, and RAM. It will help in avoiding the stoppages that usually arise when moving data between storage devices and CPUs to offer much higher energy efficiency along with improved system performance.

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The Samsung 2nd gen SmartSSD drive is playing an important role, especially with the arrival of AI, machine learning, and 5G/6G speed-like new technologies that require large amounts of data processing.

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The SmartSSD further takes advantage of the in-built Arm core as well as software and intellectual property (IP) developed by customers to enable more efficient data processing. Compared to traditional data center solid-state drives, it cuts processing time by over 50%, energy consumption by up to 70%, and CPU utilization by up to 97%.

Executive Vice President and Head of Memory Solution Product & Development at Samsung Electronics “Jin-Hyeok Choi” said –

“Commercialization of the first-generation SmartSSD, in collaboration with AMD, established that the computational storage market has great potential. With the upgraded processing functionality of the second-generation SmartSSD, Samsung will be able to easily address increasing customer needs in the database and video transcoding sectors, as we expand the boundaries of the next-generation storage market.”

Samsung is showing efforts to standardize SmartSSD technology through close collaboration with the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) and NVM Express. In the meantime, expanding the boundaries of SmartSSD devices through technical verification for a variety of applications.

For more information regarding this advanced Samsung SmartSSD drive, visit Samsung Newsroom.