# Kioxia has chained together 640 SSDs to create a 157 *petabyte* storage solution, because AI data centers get all the cool toys

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kioxia-has-chained-together-640-ssds-to-create-a-157-petabyte-storage-solution-because-ai-data-centers-get-all-the-cool-toys/
- Published: 2026-11-11T16:16:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T17:49:50+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/storage/kioxia-has-chained-together-640-ssds-to-create-a-157-petabyte-storage-solution-because-ai-data-centers-get-all-the-cool-toys/
- Topics: AI, Technology

## Key points

- Kioxia and Dell fit 157 petabytes into one rack.
- The system uses 640 enterprise SSDs across 16 servers.
- It is designed for AI data centre workloads.

## Summary

Kioxia and Dell have assembled 640 enterprise SSDs into a rack holding just over 157 petabytes of storage, setting a new storage-density milestone. Designed for AI data centres, the system aims to store more unstructured data within limited floor space and rack capacity.

The rack contains 16 Dell PowerEdge R7725xd servers, each fitted with 40 Kioxia LC9 Series drives rated at 245.76 terabytes apiece. The article notes that 157 petabytes equals about 157 million gigabytes, while contrasting the large-scale deployment with rising prices for consumer SSDs amid a NAND flash shortage.

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