Samsung starts building SSDs that could make laptops faster and more energy efficient

Samsung quietly announced that it is working on the next generation of SSD’s (Solid State Drives) with the upcoming PM9C1a. With the drive, the company intends to provide “increased computing and gaming performance in PCs and laptops” for everyday scenarios.

With that design philosophy in mind, the PM9C1a (opens in new tab) will feature the proven PCIe 4.0 (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) expansion bus for more consistent performance (PCIe 5.0 drives are a work in progress). To strengthen the older standard, the upcoming drive will be “integrated into a new controller based on Samsung’s … 5-nanometer process [and] Seventh generation V-NAND technology”. Put plainly, this means that the PM9C1a will have better performance and energy efficiency compared to previous offerings.

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