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- AMD
- Astera Labs
- Dell Technologies
- Marvell
- NVIDIA
“Micron’s cutting-edge storage technologies showcase the importance of fast, efficient storage as AI workloads continue to redefine infrastructure requirements,” said Raghu Nambiar, corporate vice president, Data Center Ecosystems and Solutions, AMD. “Our close engineering collaboration with Micron ensures their storage innovations are well-positioned to unlock the full potential of next-generation server platforms powered by AMD. Together, we’re enabling the performance, scalability and efficiency needed to support today’s most demanding enterprise applications.”
AMD
“The sheer velocity of AI—from ever-growing frontier models to the proliferation of agentic systems—demands a leap forward in data movement,” said Thad Omura, Chief Business Officer at Astera Labs. “To utilize the full potential of rack-scale compute, next generation PCI Express is critical not just for increased throughput, but for boosting overall system efficiency and enabling more performance per watt, which accelerates AI breakthroughs. Our demonstrated end-to-end PCIe 6 interoperability, connecting Micron's 9650 SSD with our Scorpio P-Series Fabric Switches and Aries Smart PCIe Gen6 Retimers, is key to enabling the high-bandwidth, low-latency fabric vital for AI at scale.”
Astera Labs
“With up to 5.5 million IOPS for random reads, the Micron 9650 is purpose-built for AI pipelines' high-throughput, low-latency demands. This product helps ensure GPUs remain continuously fed with data, minimizing idle cycles and maximizing system efficiency. Combined with Dell’s advanced server architecture, this innovation empowers enterprises to unlock new levels of performance and insight," said Arunkumar Narayanan, senior vice president of Compute and Networking, Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) at Dell Technologies.
Dell Technologies
“Interoperability testing with Micron’s new 9650 SSD and the Marvell® Alaska P PCIe Gen6 retimer marks a key milestone in advancing the PCIe Gen 6 ecosystem and supports our joint development efforts for hyperscale customers,” said Xi Wang, senior vice president and general manager, Connectivity BU of Marvell. “Combining the high-performance, energy-efficient SSD with the PCIe retimer’s robust link extension capabilities removes physical barriers between compute and storage—giving customers the flexibility to optimize for a wide range of AI workloads.”
Marvell
“Advanced AI reasoning workloads require agents to swiftly access massive volumes of business and internet data,” said Kevin Deierling, senior vice president of Networking at NVIDIA. “PCIe Gen6 SSDs like the Micron 9650 provide high-speed data access to support accelerated computing performance and efficiency for AI inference and training.”
NVIDIA
1. The 9650 SSD is the only Gen6 SSD available at the time of announcement, comparisons are based on currently in-production and available Gen6 mainstream data center SSDs, from the top five competitive suppliers of OEM data center SSDs by revenue as of May 2025, as per Forward Insights analyst report, “SSD Supplier Status Q1/25”.
2. Improvements are based on comparisons to the previous generation Micron 9550 SSD.
3. NAND comparisons are based on production NAND from the top five competitive NAND suppliers as of May 2025, as noted in the Forward Insights analyst report, “NAND Quarterly Insights Q1/25.” Comparisons are based on publicly available NAND information and Micron engineering data available at product launch.