Sandisk's Plan to Remove $300K of DRAM from a Single Storage Server
We found Sandisk's prototype 256TB-class drive tucked away in an ESD bag on the FMS 2026 show floor, as well as a new server design that, combined, can change the economics of storage
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- At FMS 2026, the gigantic 512TB DapuStor R6060 NVMe SSD in the E2 form factor is on display. Not cheap, but very dense.
- Ryan's deep-dive into the AMD Helios rack
- A dream system became a reality. We found a low-cost Dell EMC VEP4600 server with a 16-core Intel Xeon D, 64GB of memory, a 1TB SSD, and 10x 10Gbps links for only $495. We also showed why a modern 16-core AMD EPYC 8125P at 16 cores is much faster
- Geekbench 7 is out with a major overhaul, ranging from new scoring, to new tests, and new hardware support

