Phison is launching a 122.88TB ‘128TB class’ SSD that delivers PCIe Gen5 performance, but we’ll have to wait until the second quarter of 2025 for a proper review: the D205V could rival the Crucial T705 in tests
- Phison announces 122.88TB PCIe Gen5 Pascari D205V SSD
- Delivers read speeds of 14,600 MB/s and write speeds of 3,200 MB/s
- Includes power loss protection, 128 namespaces, MTBF of 2.5 million hours
Phison has announced the Pascari D205V SSD, the first data center-class PCIe Gen5 SSD with a massive 122.88 TB capacity.
The drive, which will be exhibited at SC24is designed to meet the growing demands of modern data centers, where increasing data volumes require efficient storage solutions. It is tailor-made for demanding environments including AI, media and entertainment, and research.
The D205V features PCIe 5.0×4 (single port) or PCIe 5.0 2×2 (dual port) connectivity and supports NVMe 2.0, ISE, TCG Opal and NVMe-MI standards. It also features Power Loss Protection (PLP), 128 namespaces, and a durability rating of 0.3 DWPD, with a mean time between failures (MTBF) of 2.5 million hours.
U.2 and E3.L form factors
The new drive offers 122.88 TB of usable storage, delivering a four-to-one capacity advantage over traditional cold storage drives. Phison says the D205V combines the company’s industry-leading X2 controller with the latest 2Tb 3D QLC technology to deliver sequential read speeds of up to 14,600 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 3,200 MB/s. The drive also supports random read performance up to 3,000K IOPS (4K) and random write performance up to 35K IOPS (16K).
Phison told TechRadar Pro: “We originally needed 122.88 TB under the D200V, but we built the D205V for 122.88 TB. The D200V is capped at 61.22 TB. To be clear, the D205V is 122.88 TB and we will ensure that the website is corrected.”
The Pascari D205V is available for pre-order and is expected to ship in the second quarter of 2025. It will be offered in U.2 and E3.L form factors. Nothing is said about the price at the moment.
“With the acceleration of AI training and data-intensive workloads, there has been a tangible shift toward a forward-looking focus on storage as a critical component in capturing the necessary volume to support data quality and integrity,” said Michael Wu, General Manager and President of Phison USA.
“With today’s launch, each drive maximizes capacity while reducing power, space and cooling constraints to minimize bottlenecks for transformative use cases. Customers can essentially move past previous infrastructure barriers to continue to scale as the market demands asks.”
The drive’s improved capacity per watt and support for larger data sets make it suitable for organizations looking to scale their infrastructure while maintaining cost-efficiency and minimizing physical footprint.
