Micron Redefines Performance for AI PCs, Gamers and Professionals
Micron Technology (MU) has unveiled the Micron 4600 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD, its first Gen5 client SSD that doubles the performance of its predecessor. The new drive features sequential read speeds of 14.5 GB/s and write speeds of 12.0 GB/s, enabling large language model loading in less than one second.
The 4600 SSD demonstrates significant improvements over Gen4 SSDs, including up to 62% faster AI model loading times and 107% better energy efficiency. The drive is compatible with AMD's Ryzen 9000 Series and Intel Core Ultra processors, and has received validation from major manufacturers including Lenovo.
Key performance metrics include 2.1 million random read and write IOPS, up to 38% better PCMark 10 benchmark scores than Gen4 SSDs, and significant speed improvements in various applications: 61% faster for media and entertainment, 59% for energy industry, 45% for product development, and 38% for life sciences applications.
Micron Technology (MU) ha presentato il Micron 4600 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD, il suo primo SSD client Gen5 che raddoppia le prestazioni del suo predecessore. Il nuovo disco offre velocità di lettura sequenziale di 14,5 GB/s e velocità di scrittura di 12,0 GB/s, consentendo il caricamento di modelli di linguaggio di grandi dimensioni in meno di un secondo.
Il 4600 SSD dimostra miglioramenti significativi rispetto agli SSD Gen4, inclusi tempi di caricamento dei modelli AI fino al 62% più veloci e un'efficienza energetica migliore del 107%. Il disco è compatibile con i processori AMD Ryzen 9000 Series e Intel Core Ultra, e ha ricevuto la convalida da parte di importanti produttori, tra cui Lenovo.
Le metriche chiave delle prestazioni includono 2,1 milioni di IOPS di lettura e scrittura casuale, punteggi del benchmark PCMark 10 fino al 38% migliori rispetto agli SSD Gen4, e miglioramenti significativi della velocità in varie applicazioni: 61% più veloci per media e intrattenimento, 59% per l'industria energetica, 45% per lo sviluppo prodotto e 38% per le applicazioni nelle scienze della vita.
Micron Technology (MU) ha presentado el Micron 4600 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD, su primer SSD cliente Gen5 que duplica el rendimiento de su predecesor. La nueva unidad ofrece velocidades de lectura secuencial de 14,5 GB/s y velocidades de escritura de 12,0 GB/s, permitiendo cargar modelos de lenguaje grandes en menos de un segundo.
El SSD 4600 demuestra mejoras significativas en comparación con los SSD Gen4, incluyendo tiempos de carga de modelos de IA hasta un 62% más rápidos y una eficiencia energética un 107% mejor. La unidad es compatible con los procesadores AMD Ryzen 9000 Series e Intel Core Ultra, y ha recibido validación de importantes fabricantes, incluyendo Lenovo.
Las métricas clave de rendimiento incluyen 2,1 millones de IOPS de lectura y escritura aleatoria, puntuaciones de referencia de PCMark 10 hasta un 38% mejores que los SSD Gen4, y mejoras significativas en velocidad en varias aplicaciones: 61% más rápido para medios y entretenimiento, 59% para la industria energética, 45% para desarrollo de productos y 38% para aplicaciones en ciencias de la vida.
마이크론 테크놀로지 (MU)는 Micron 4600 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD를 공개했습니다. 이는 전임 모델의 성능을 두 배로 향상시킨 첫 번째 Gen5 클라이언트 SSD입니다. 새로운 드라이브는 순차 읽기 속도 14.5 GB/s 및 쓰기 속도 12.0 GB/s를 제공하여 대형 언어 모델을 1초 이내에 로드할 수 있습니다.
4600 SSD는 Gen4 SSD에 비해 AI 모델 로딩 시간을 최대 62% 단축하고 에너지 효율성을 107% 향상시키는 등 상당한 개선을 보여줍니다. 이 드라이브는 AMD의 Ryzen 9000 시리즈와 Intel Core Ultra 프로세서와 호환되며, Lenovo를 포함한 주요 제조업체로부터 검증을 받았습니다.
주요 성능 지표에는 210만 랜덤 읽기 및 쓰기 IOPS, Gen4 SSD보다 최대 38% 더 나은 PCMark 10 벤치마크 점수, 다양한 애플리케이션에서의 속도 개선이 포함됩니다: 미디어 및 엔터테인먼트는 61% 더 빠르고, 에너지 산업은 59%, 제품 개발은 45%, 생명 과학 애플리케이션은 38% 더 빠릅니다.
Micron Technology (MU) a dévoilé le Micron 4600 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD, son premier SSD client Gen5 qui double les performances de son prédécesseur. Le nouveau disque offre des vitesses de lecture séquentielle de 14,5 Go/s et des vitesses d'écriture de 12,0 Go/s, permettant le chargement de grands modèles de langage en moins d'une seconde.
Le SSD 4600 montre des améliorations significatives par rapport aux SSD Gen4, y compris des temps de chargement de modèles d'IA jusqu'à 62% plus rapides et une efficacité énergétique améliorée de 107%. Le disque est compatible avec les processeurs AMD Ryzen 9000 Series et Intel Core Ultra, et a été validé par des fabricants majeurs tels que Lenovo.
Les indicateurs de performance clés comprennent 2,1 millions d'IOPS de lecture et d'écriture aléatoire, des scores de référence PCMark 10 jusqu'à 38% meilleurs que les SSD Gen4, et des améliorations significatives de la vitesse dans diverses applications : 61% plus rapides pour les médias et le divertissement, 59% pour l'industrie énergétique, 45% pour le développement de produits et 38% pour les applications en sciences de la vie.
Micron Technology (MU) hat das Micron 4600 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD vorgestellt, sein erstes Gen5-Client-SSD, das die Leistung seines Vorgängers verdoppelt. Das neue Laufwerk bietet sequentielle Lesegeschwindigkeiten von 14,5 GB/s und Schreibgeschwindigkeiten von 12,0 GB/s, wodurch das Laden großer Sprachmodelle in weniger als einer Sekunde möglich ist.
Das 4600 SSD zeigt erhebliche Verbesserungen im Vergleich zu Gen4-SSDs, einschließlich bis zu 62% schnelleren Ladezeiten für KI-Modelle und einer um 107% besseren Energieeffizienz. Das Laufwerk ist mit AMDs Ryzen 9000-Serie und Intel Core Ultra-Prozessoren kompatibel und wurde von namhaften Herstellern wie Lenovo validiert.
Wichtige Leistungskennzahlen umfassen 2,1 Millionen zufällige Lese- und Schreib-IOPS, bis zu 38% bessere PCMark 10-Benchmark-Ergebnisse im Vergleich zu Gen4-SSDs und signifikante Geschwindigkeitsverbesserungen in verschiedenen Anwendungen: 61% schneller für Medien und Unterhaltung, 59% für die Energiebranche, 45% für Produktentwicklung und 38% für Anwendungen in den Lebenswissenschaften.
- Doubles performance compared to previous generation with 14.5 GB/s read and 12.0 GB/s write speeds
- 107% improved energy efficiency compared to Gen4 SSDs
- 62% reduction in AI model loading times
- Up to 38% better PCMark 10 benchmark scores than Gen4 SSDs
- Compatibility with latest AMD and Intel processors
- None.
Insights
The launch of Micron's 4600 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD marks a strategic positioning in the rapidly evolving AI PC market, with specifications that double the performance of its predecessor. The product's validation by both AMD's Ryzen 9000 Series and Intel's Core Ultra processors indicates strong ecosystem support and potential market penetration.
The timing is particularly significant as the Gen5 SSD market is projected to experience substantial growth in 2025-2026. The performance metrics - 14.5 GB/s read and 12.0 GB/s write speeds - position Micron competitively in the high-performance storage segment. The 62% reduction in AI model loading times addresses a critical bottleneck in AI PC performance, potentially accelerating adoption in enterprise and professional markets.
The incorporation of advanced security features like SPDM, DOE, and DICE, combined with the energy efficiency improvements of 107%, creates a compelling value proposition for OEM integration. Lenovo's commitment to qualification, particularly highlighting the low temperature soldering technology, suggests strong potential for enterprise adoption and environmental sustainability credentials.
The benchmarking results showing significant improvements in media, energy, product development, and life sciences applications indicate strategic targeting of high-value professional segments where storage performance directly impacts productivity and workflow efficiency. This positions Micron to capture value in premium market segments where performance commands higher margins.
Micron 4600 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD enables next-level performance and unrivaled user experience
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced the Micron 4600 PCIe® Gen5 NVMe™ SSD, an innovative client storage drive for OEMs that is designed to deliver exceptional performance and user experience for gamers, creators and professionals. Leveraging Micron® G9 TLC NAND, the 4600 SSD is Micron’s first Gen5 client SSD and doubles the performance of its predecessor.1
The Micron 4600 SSD showcases sequential read speeds of 14.5 GB/s and write speeds of 12.0 GB/s. These capabilities allow users to load a large language model (LLM) from the SSD to DRAM in less than one second,2 enhancing the user experience with AI PCs. For AI model loading times, the 4600 SSD reduces load times by up to
The 4600 SSD is the second Micron client SSD to incorporate the most advanced Micron G9 NAND technology, following the Micron 2650 NVMe SSD already in production.
Why it matters
Accomplishing more and cutting down wait time is more important than ever to gamers, creators and professionals alike. The 4600 leverages PCIe Gen5 technology and the Micron G9 TLC NAND to provide remarkable speed and energy efficiency.
"With the 4600 NVMe SSD, users can load large language models in less than one second, enabling PC experiences in data-intensive applications, especially for AI,” said Prasad Alluri, vice president and general manager for Client Storage at Micron. “As AI inference runs locally on the PC, the transition to Gen5 SSDs addresses the increased need for higher performance and energy efficiency.”
Gen5 SSD technology will grow rapidly in 2025 and 2026. The 4600 NVMe SSD is compatible with the leading-edge platforms such as AMD’s Ryzen™ 9000 Series processors, and the Intel® Core™ Ultra Desktop and Mobile (Series 2) processors, ensuring seamless integration for PC OEMs.
“AMD is excited to collaborate on the validation of the Micron 4600 NVMe™ SSD with our latest Ryzen family of processors,” said Joe Macri, senior vice president and chief technology officer of Compute and Graphics at AMD. “The Micron 4600 NVMe™ SSD is anticipated to deliver exceptional performance and a best-in-class user experience for the most demanding professional applications and high-speed gaming.”
“The co-validation efforts with Micron in our Intel Folsom Open Labs have been instrumental to achieving today’s compatibility milestone. The Micron 4600 SSD, which has been designed for PCIe Gen5 platforms and offers fantastic performance and power efficiency, is now listed on the Intel PCL (Platform Component List),” said Todd Lewellen, vice president of Client Ecosystem Group at Intel. “The 4600 SSD is an ideal fit for AI PCs based on Intel Core Ultra processors, as well as future platforms.”
“Lenovo will qualify the Micron 4600 SSD because of its industry-leading performance and its use of low temperature soldering (LTS) technology during SSD module assembly,” said Takashi Sugawara, director and principal engineer at Lenovo. “As a pioneer in LTS technology, Lenovo has been collaborating with Micron in the pursuit of reducing the amount of energy consumed in the SSD manufacturing process.”
Level up to high-performing Gen5 storage
The Micron 4600 NVMe SSD delivers up-to performance improvements over Gen4 SSDs:4
- 14.5 GB/s sequential read speeds,
107% - 12.0 GB/s sequential write speeds,
71% - 2.1 million random read IOPS,
83% - 2.1 million random write IOPS,
83%
Enhanced user experience
Designed to elevate AI, scientific, gaming and content creation experiences, the Micron 4600 NVMe SSD unlocks best-in-class PCMark 10 benchmark scores:
- Up to
38% better than Gen4 performance SSDs4 - Up to
11% better scores compared to Gen5 competitors5
The 4600 SSD provides exceptional user experiences over previous Gen4 drives for scientific, media and entertainment, along with a variety of other use cases, as demonstrated with the SPECwpc5 benchmark results on speed improvements:4
- Media and entertainment applications: up to
61% faster - Energy industry applications: up to
59% faster - Product development applications: up to
45% faster - Life sciences applications: up to
38% faster
Building upon prior ultra-secure features like TCG Opal, signed firmware and secure boot, the 4600 SSD includes the latest in advanced security features such as Security Protocol and Data Model (SPDM), Data Object Exchange (DOE) and Device Identifier Composition Engine (DICE), helping provide improved protection of user data.
The Micron 4600 NVMe SSD is now available for OEM sampling globally. For more information, visit Micron 4600 NVMe SSD.
Additional Resources:
- Micron 4600 Gen5 Client SSD webpage
- Micron 4600 Client SSD product brief
- Micron 4600 Client SSD product images
- Gen5 SSD infographic
About Micron Technology, Inc.
Micron Technology, Inc. is an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions, transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and compute-intensive applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), visit micron.com.
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1 Performance and power efficiency statements are based on comparisons to PCIe Gen4 Micron 3500 SSD vs. Micron 4600 SSD.
2 The large language model (LLM) used in testing was the Llama2 with 13 billion parameters and 10.4GB file size.
3 Statement based on a Llama2 with 13 billion parameter model load times using a 1TB Micron 3500 PCIe Gen4 SSD compared to the same model’s load times using a 1TB Micron 4600 PCIe Gen5 SSD.
4 All performance statements in this section are relative to the claim made and are based on PCIe Gen4 Micron 3500 SSD vs. PCIe Gen5 Micron 4600 SSD comparisons.
5 Comparisons are made to publicly announced client SSD suppliers with at least
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