World’s first performance client SSD with 200+ layer NAND

Micron Technology, Inc. is now shipping the Micron 3500 NVMe SSD, which leverages its 232-layer NAND to power demanding workloads for business applications, scientific computing, cutting-edge gaming and content creation, pushing the limits of what is possible. The SSD, offered in the M.2 form factor and with capacities up to 2TB, supplies a superior user experience over the competition, as proven by its best-in-class SPECwpcsm performance, including an up to 71% improvement for product development applications.

“At Micron, we are focused on delivering exceptional products that best meet the rigorous needs of end-users,” said Prasad Alluri, Micron’s vice president and general manager of Client Storage. “With impressive specs like a remarkable 132% improvement in scientific computing benchmark scores, the 3500 SSD will turn your next PC or workstation into a powerhouse to enable insights and empower creativity.”

Storage is critical to gaming, content creation and emerging client AI experiences. Games have become more graphics-rich and grown in size, which leads to longer load times. Client AI applications need rapid data access to improve the user experience. The SSD tackles these challenges directly.

“As immersive technologies evolve, fast storage plays a crucial role in open-world games and cutting-edge notebooks like our Gaming Series,” said Clark Peng, vice president of the Notebook Product Division at MSI. “The Micron 3500 SSD enables this performance edge with leading NAND support to maintain that advantage in upcoming game releases.”

“The Micron 3500 SSD is a high-performance drive supporting cutting-edge software that enables direct data transfer to the GPU. This improves the user experience and will radically transform early-generation, AI-ready PCs,” said Pablo Temprano, founder at ClearView Memory Research. “As client AI evolves, we foresee a robust increase in units and average storage capacity for high-end PCs.”