Viking’s new 50TB SSD is an absolute beast

14 July 2017
UHC-Silo SSD

Viking Technology has revealed its Ultra-High Capacity (UHC) Silo SSD.

The UHC-Silo Series consists of SSDs with a capacity of 50TB and 25TB.

Both drives feature a dual-port SAS 6Gb/s interface and use planar MLC NAND flash storage.

The drives are aimed at data centres and professional operations requiring high-capacity storage.

Viking said the drives have a high endurance rating and can be repeatedly filled every day for five years.

There is currently no pricing available.

Specification Viking UHC-Silo 25TB Viking UHC-Silo 50TB
Capacity 25TB 50TB
Form Factor 3.5-inch 3.5-inch
Interface SAS 6Gb SAS 6Gb
NAND MLC MLC
Sequential Read/Write Speeds 500/350 MB/s 500/350 MB/s
Random Read/Write Speeds 60,000/10,000 IOPS 60,000/10,000 IOPS
Endurance 1 DWPD / 5 years 1 DWPD / 5 years
Power Consumption 16W 16W

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  1. will_rkr
    15.07.2017 at 10:21

    I’m sorry, but the sequencial r/w speed could be better. Before someone says something, i realise it’s not an m.2 ssd.

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