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Micron Releases 3610 Gen5 QLC SSD
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Micron unveils the 3610 SSD, a PCIe Gen5 client drive using 9th-gen QLC NAND and a Phison E31 controller, available in 1–4TB capacities with a reviewed 2TB 2280 model. Micron rates 11,000 MB/s sequential reads and up to 9,300 MB/s writes with up to 1.6M IOPS, while a DRAM-less HMB design improves power efficiency but reduces sequential read performance in LLM loading tests.
Key Points
- 1Delivers Gen5 performance: 11,000 MB/s reads and up to 9,300 MB/s writes.
- 2Adopts DRAM-less HMB with Micron G9 QLC and Phison E31 for efficiency and density.
- 3Trades sustained read throughput for strong burst writes; not optimal for frequent LLM model loads.
Scoring Rationale
Actionable Gen5 client SSD data and notable burst write gains, limited by weaker sequential reads and niche notebook focus.
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