Micron Ships World’s Largest 245TB 6600 ION SSD for AI Data Centers
Built with Micron® G9 QLC NAND, 245TB Micron 6600 ION SSDs redefine high-capacity data center storage.
Micron Technology has begun shipping the 245TB Micron 6600 ION SSD, claiming the title of the highest-capacity commercially available SSD. This E3.L and U.2 drive slashes rack space by 82% versus HDDs, targeting AI data lakes, cloud object storage, and hyperscale workloads with PCIe Gen5 speeds.
Breakthrough Capacity and Density
Powered by Micron’s G9 QLC NAND, a generation ahead of rivals, the 6600 ION packs 245.76TB usable (256TB raw) into a single drive, enabling 176PB per 36U rack.
It demands fewer drives, cutting failure points and maintenance overhead while fitting massive datasets into tighter footprints.
At peak, it draws just 30W half the power of equivalent HDD arrays boosting sustainability with up to 921 MWh annual energy savings per exabyte, equivalent to 9,000 trees absorbing CO2 yearly.
The 245TB Micron 6600 ION E3.L requires 82% fewer racks to achieve equivalent raw storage capacity compared to HDD-based deployments.
Superior AI and Object Storage Performance
Lab tests show the 245TB ION outperforming HDD arrays dramatically:
Workload Type
Energy Efficiency
Throughput Gain
Latency Reduction
AI ETL
84x better
3.4x ingest
Up to 29x lower
Object Storage
435x per watt
58x aggregate
96x time-to-first-byte
Jeremy Werner, Micron SVP/GM Core Data Center: “245TB per SSD makes solid-state the go-to for AI data centers, slashing TCO amid power constraints.”
Jeff Janukowicz, IDC VP: “Micron’s density meets AI pipeline needs without expanding footprints.”
Travis Vigil, Dell SVP: “In Dell systems, it cuts power, space, and overhead for AI scale.”
See it at Dell Tech World booth #226 (May 18-21).
This fits the AI storage surge, alongside Compal-Verda servers and Qualcomm’s edge chips.
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