Micron today introduced its 4600 PCIe 5x4 NVMe client SSDs, aimed at creators, professionals, and gamers. The SSD utilizes PCIe Gen 5 speeds with lower power consumption, making it 107% more efficient than its Gen 4 predecessor (according to Micron). Micron is also marketing the drive toward AI, promising lower load times for LLM and AI workloads (specifically, Llama 2). The SSD comes in a 2280 form factor in 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities. The SSD uses G9 TLC NAND and a 6nm SMI 2508 eight-channel controller to achieve these lower load times. The drive is rated for 2,100 KIOPS random read / write speeds and up to 14.5 / 12 GB/s sequential read / write speeds.
