| | | Silicon Motion MonTitan 7.68TB Enterprise SSD Review - Titanic Performance
Silicon Motion's MonTitan Enterprise SSD platform stands ready to deliver the goods for any enterprise seeking best-in-class storage performance.
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We precondition the drive using 100 percent sequential 128K writes at QD256 using 1-thread for 2-drive fills, receiving performance data every second. We plot this data to observe the test subject's descent into steady-state and to verify steady-state is in effect as we seamlessly transition into testing at queue depth. A steady-state is achieved after 1-drive fill. Average steady-state 128K sequential write performance at QD256 is approximately 10,800 MB/s. We note that our precon chart shows some of the best QOS we've ever seen. Impressive.
SMI specs TLC arrayed SM8366 controlled SSDs as capable of delivering up to 11,000 MB/s 128K sequential write throughput. We are getting 11,100 MB/s, so the factory spec is spot on. This is the second-highest 128K sequential write throughput we've ever extracted from any enterprise SSD. Impressive.
Our TLC arrayed 7.68TB model is rated at up to 530K for 4K random write IOPS. We are getting up to 545K, so again, it's pretty much spot on. As the chart demonstrates, our test subject delivers incredibly well for a 1-DWPD SSD - among the best we've encountered to date. Impressive.
Performance here is exactly where the drive is designed to deliver. Factory spec here is up to 3,400K IOPS at QD512. We are getting exactly that at QD512 with our configuration. This the second highest for any SSD we've encountered to date with only the R6101 able to best it on the top end. However, looking at its performance curve at queue depths of up to 256, it could be argued is actually the best of the bunch.
Again, it could be argued that our test subject has the best overall performance curve of any SSD appearing on this chart. Looking at QD128 specifically, we find our SM8366 powered contender is beating everything by 140K IOPS. Impressive.
8K 7030 is representative of a common database workload. No 1-DWPD SSD we've encountered can deliver more at queue depths of up to 64, which is ideal for a database, considering this workload hovers around QD32 max. Additionally, none of the 3-DWPD SSDs can deliver much more at queue depths of up to 16. This SSD is a dream come true for database applications.
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As we see it, SMI's TLC arrayed 1-DWPD MonTitan SSD is an elite storage solution without a single drawback. Editor's Choice. |
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