Kioxia unveils NX1 liquid-cooled SSDs for AI data centers

Kioxia announced the NX1, a liquid-cooled SSD line built for AI data centers and hyperscale environments. The PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 drives deliver 38% higher sequential write performance, capacities from 1.92TB to 15.36TB and a 1 DWPD rating. They are available only to select hyperscale customers, with no pricing disclosed.

• PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 support in E1.S 9.5mm and 15mm form factors
• Liquid cooling only on the 9.5mm version; 15mm is air-cooled
• 38% higher sequential write performance than the previous generation (5.8 GB/s)
• Capacities from 1.92TB to 15.36TB at 1 DWPD