Kioxia Introduces New BG6 Series SSDs, Brings PCIe 4.0 Performance and Affordability to the Mainstream

[TheLostSwede]

KIOXIA America, Inc. today announced the addition of the BG6 Series to its lineup of PCIe 4.0 solid state drives (SSDs) - the first product to feature the company's new, 6th generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory and almost 1.7 times the performance of its predecessor. Designed to unleash the increased speeds and affordability of PCIe 4.0 for PC users, the powerful and compact KIOXIA BG6 Series client SSDs offer a discrete M.2 2230 form factor with higher capacities and improved power efficiency. M.2 2280 single-sided form factor versions are also available.

The KIOXIA BG6 Series unlocks back-end flash performance while maintaining affordability and increasing capacity, making it an especially attractive option for commercial and consumer notebooks and desktops. KIOXIA BG6 drives support the fully matured Host Memory Buffer (HMB) technology, which utilizes part of the host memory (DRAM) as if it were its own, to realize a DRAM-less, high-performance SSD.




"Next generation storage for commercial and personal mobile computing applications needs to keep pace with consumer demand for ultra mobility without compromise," said Neville Ichhaporia, senior vice president and general manager of the SSD business unit, KIOXIA America, Inc. "Our new KIOXIA BG6 SSDs deliver increased performance and density in a small footprint, making them well-suited to today's 'work and play from anywhere' lifestyle."

Additional features and benefits include:

• Capacities of 256 gigabytes (GB), 512 GB, 1,024 GB and 2,048 GB
• PCIe standard 64 gigatransfers per second (GT/s) interface (Gen 4 x4 lanes)
• Up to 6,000 megabytes per second (MB/s) sequential read and 5,300 MB/s sequential write
• Up to 850,000 IOPS random read and 900,000 IOPS random write
• Forward-looking support for the NVMe technology 1.4c feature set and basic management command over System Management Bus (SMBus), enabling tighter thermal management
• Support for the latest TCG Pyrite and Opal standards, as well as end-to-end data protection ensures data is secure whether at home or in the office
• Power Loss Notification signal support to protect data against forced shut downs
• Sideband signal (PERST#, CLKREQ# and PLN#) support for both 1.8 V and 3.3 V
• Supports platform FW recovery feature

The KIOXIA BG6 Series will be on display during Dell Technologies World at booth #815. The KIOXIA BG6 Series will start sampling in the second half of 2023 for OEM customer evaluation.

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[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

I see Kioxia advertised a lot in tech youtuber videos and occasionally here on the site, yet, i never see anyone say that they are using them or buying them.

 

[stanleyipkiss]

There should be a 4TB option -- it's a mainstream drive after all.

 

[Chaitanya]

I see Kioxia advertised a lot in tech youtuber videos and occasionally here on the site, yet, i never see anyone say that they are using them or buying them.

They are not available that readily in most markets.

 

[csendesmark]

There should be a 4TB option -- it's a mainstream drive after all.

4TB capacity for an SSD is not mainstream, at least not yet, as of middle of 2023.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

"Kioxia Introduces New BG6 Series SSDs, Brings PCIe 4.0 Performance and Affordability to the Mainstream"


What affordability? What price are we talking about? There's already a bunch of 2230 M.2 offerings with apparently similar performance, like the Corsair MP600 Mini, Western Digital SN740 and Sabrent Rocket Q4, so it's not like there's that much of a gap in this range.

 

[bonehead123]

A) Considering the prices of their previous versions, I would not expect these to be all that "affordable" per se, seeins how most mini-me drives are almost always moar than the comparable 2280 cards......even with the recent price drops factored in

B) #JustSayNo2DramLessDrives#..... No DRAM = Auto NO BUY 4 me...

C) And furthermore, leave my system ram out of the equation, period, no ifs, ands, or butts ! I need & use every single kb of mine, so go away if you need this HBM trick just to function properly

C) 256GB... really ?

 

[Imouto]

They are going to have a tough sell with the Samsung PM991a 2230 1 TB going as low as 80€.

 

[A&P211]

I see Kioxia advertised a lot in tech youtuber videos and occasionally here on the site, yet, i never see anyone say that they are using them or buying them.

I wonder if they are more OEM.

 

[Wirko]

I wonder if they are more OEM.

These 2230-sized, "BG" models are OEM. The Exceria line however is found in retail, and TPU too has reviewed several models, but they don't exist in 2230 size.

 

[Firedrops]

I see Kioxia advertised a lot in tech youtuber videos and occasionally here on the site, yet, i never see anyone say that they are using them or buying them.

Right? I've never seen any other company consistently pour so so so much money into ad campaigns for vaporware. What are they even trying to achieve?