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Micron 7400 Pro NVMe SSD Specifications 7400 PRO: U.3 We will be looking at the Micron 7400 Pro 7.68TB U.3 model for this review.

Key-Based Privileged Access: Protects against unauthorized privileged SSD function execution with public key-based authorization.

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Key-Based Firmware: Update Validates firmware using public key-based authentication prior to firmware update.Secure boot: Helps ensure firmware integrity on running platform.RSA Delegation Key Support: Enables customers to maintain ownership of RSA keys.Strong asymmetric key support: uses standard, National Institute of Standards and technology (NIST)-approved algorithms with 208-bit/3072-bit RSA keys.

HereвЂ™s a quick rundown of the other new security features of the Micron 7400 Pro: This includes a secure execution environment, which features dedicated security processing hardware with physical isolation and asymmetric roots of trust, which grants authenticated revocation of root keys. Security seems like a big focus for Micron with their new release, offering seven new security features focused on protecting data being virtualized, moved to the cloud, or containerized. As for performance, Micron quotes their shorruler to reach up to 6.6GB/s read and 3.5GB/s write, while random performance is expected to hit the 800K IOPS read and 150K IOPS write mark.ДЄs you can see, MicronвЂ™s comprehensive 7400 Pro line will be able to satisfy a range of data center use cases, no matter the power, capacity, footprint constraint, and thermal requirements a server environment might have. Looking at the present, it offers greater density, flash-optimized performance, and improved power and integrated cooling options. As we indicated in our article on how the E1.S ruler is going mainstream, the E1.S form factor (i.e., 15mm variant) will bring bar-setting performance with 25W+ support of the PCIe Gen5 SSDs that are right around the corner. This is the most interesting form factor of the bunch. The E1.S models are available in 5.9mm, 15mm, and 25mm sizes in capacities ranging from 800GB to 3.84TB. For performance, it is expected to reach up to 4.4GB/s and 2GB/s in sequential reads and writes, while random performance is quoted at 650K IOPS read and 105K IOPS write. The benefits of the 7400 Pro M.2 version are its easy integration into existing architectures and low power draws. The PCIe Gen4 M.2 22 x 80mm form factor is designed for server boot use, and is currently the only of its kind to feature power loss protection. The M.2 models are available in 22 x 80mm and 22 x 110mm sizes with capacities ranging from 400GB to 3.84TB. For performance, sequential reads and writes are quoted to deliver up to 6.6GB/s and 5.4GB/s for the highest capacities models, respectively, while random 4k performance is expected to hit upwards of 1 million IOPS read and 190K IOPS write. Because U.3 supports NVMe, SAS, and SAS host controllers, field support will be much more seamless. The U.3 models come in both 7mm and 15mm sizes (a market first for the PCIe Gen4 U.3 form factor) and are available in capacities from 800GB all the way up to 7.68TB. This is certainly ideal for the ever-evolving data centers, an area that always has to cope with the exponential growth of data. MicronвЂ™s 7400 Pro is available in three drive types, each of which is comprised of different form-factor sizes and capacity models. As such, we are happy to get our hands on this new non-Memblaze drive to see what it is capable of. Prior to the 7400 Pro, MicronвЂ™s recent enterprise drives have been Memblaze SSDs branded under the Micron logo. The 7400 Pro also features a mixed-use вЂњMAXвЂќ model, which is more suitable for use cases that require higher endurance. Micron indicates their drive is ideal for demanding data center workloads and for those looking to transition to next-generation server architecture. The Micron 7400 Pro NVMe SSD is the companyвЂ™s most recently shipping enterprise PCIe Gen4 SSD, highlighted by new comprehensive security features and a range of form factors and capacities.

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