SSDs for Data Centers: The Need for Speed

PM843 Standard Data Center Series

Todays IT organizations face challenges with the expansion of virtualized and cloud environments coupled with the enormous increase of data traffic. To address these issues, CIOs and IT managers focus on finding the best solutions to optimize storage in the data center.
Avoiding performance bottlenecks is a critical consideration when evaluating storage alternatives that support extended access to data and applications. For years, hard disk drives (HDDs) have been a storage technology mainstay. However, HDD performance is limited by the rotational speed of the disk, which results in storage bottlenecks for I/O-intensive applications. Also, the wear and tear of moving parts contribute to drops in HDD reliability. These are some of the key reasons why IT management is investing in solid-state technology. Solid state drives (SSDs) address the need for speed, thus narrowing the gap between server and storage performance. No more rotating magnetic media. SSDs drives write data onto the integrated circuits of nonvolatile NAND flash memory and because they have no moving parts, SSDs are not subject to the mechanical constraints of HDDs.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

SSDs for Data Centers: The Need for Speed

Enhanced Performance and Premium Reliability
To help IT organizations maximize data center performance and reliability in the face of tremendous data growth, Samsung has introduced its PM843 high-performance storage solution. Samsungs new PM843 read-intensive SSDs consume up to 79 percent less energy and perform random read/write operations on average up to 60 times faster than conventional HDDs. Whether used for front-end web, streaming media, email, messaging and collaboration, or a host of other web-based and computing applications, Samsung PM843 SSDs offers the most cost-effective storage solution enabling outstanding readintensive performance. Available in densities from 120480 GB, the new PM843 delivers the most cost-effective solution for scaling up the internal storage capacity of servers in most IT environments. Investing in Samsung PM843 SSDs helps you to meet the demands of large, read-intensive workloadselevating performance and energy efficiency in the data center while helping to reduce the total cost of ownership and mitigate environmental impacts.

Rapid Data Access

The flash storage technology in Samsung PM843 SSDs boosts performance by enabling exceptionally fast access to datawith sequential reads up to 520 MB/sec, sequential writes up to 330 MB/sec, random reads up to 60,000 IOPS, and random writes up to 2,500 IOPS.

PM843 Standard Data Center Series Read-Intensive Environments

Form Factor Capacity Host Interface MTBF Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER) Power Consumption (Active) Power Consumption (Idle) Random Read Random Write Random Terabytes Written (TBW) Sequential Read Sequential Writes 2.5 inches 120/240/480 GB Serial ATA 3 (6 Gps) 1,500,000 hours 1x1016 4.2W 300 mW Up to 60,000 IOPS Up to 2,500 IOPS Up to 320 TBW Up to 520 MB/s Up to 330 MB/s Up to 1,280 TBW 100 x 70 x 7mm 60g

Exceptional Reliability
Samsung PM843 SSDs use specially engineered NAND flash memory to augment write endurance, up to 1280 Terabytes Written (TBW), which translates into long-lasting, sustained performance for your servers and enables outstanding reliability through its wear-leveling and garbagecollection algorithms.

Power Savings
Because it has no moving parts, the Samsung PM843 SSD consumes up to 79 percent less energy than HDD storage optimizing energy utilization and storage efficiency.

For more information, visit: www.samsung.com/us/oem-solutions/PM843 For specific sales inquiries, contact us via email at: ssd@ssi.samsung.com

Sequential Terabytes Written (TBW) Physical Dimensions Weight

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