Massive 1TB RAM coming soon as Samsung debuts largest memory module ever but it wont be cheap

Date:
Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:22:11 +0000

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The largest RAM units weve ever seen could cost as much as $15,000 a pop

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Samsung will use its latest 32Gb DDR5 DRAM memory die to one day create a monstrous 1TB DRAM module for the AI era.

Based on 12nm-class process technology, the new module is double the size of the 16Gb DRAM module the company began mass-producing in May.

Samsung has been manufacturing 128GB DDR5 RAM for servers by using the through-silicon via (TSV) process with 16Gb modules. But, using 32Gb modules, it can manufacture this unit without the TSV process, and reduce power consumption for end users by 10% in the process.

Better yet, Samsung plans to use the 32Gb DDR5 DRAM modules to build DRAM modules of up to 1TB in capacity. These are sure to be among the best RAM units .

While this may seem like overkill and it certainly is for day-to-day computing memory this size is ideal for use in AI and big data workloads, especially as the scale of data and large language models (LLMs) among other systems begin to scale upwards.

While the 32Gb memory dies will begin production and distribution from the
end of 2023, the firm hasnt yet put a date against the production of 1TB DDR5 RAM units yet, nor has it indicated how much they will cost.

The largest unit of RAM Samsung has produced to date is 512GB in size, which it unveiled in 2021. This was designed for what was considered at the time next-gen servers, including those powered by the fastest CPUs such as AMD
Epyc Genoa and Intel Xeon Scalable Sapphire Rapids processors. These RAM
units comprised 16Gb memory dies.

While you cant currently purchase these 512GB RAM units at the time of writing, the firm does sell a 256GB DDR5 DRAM module, which is on sale for $3,679.99 currently. This is equivalent to $14 per GB, which means should pricing scale linearly its future 1TB DDR5 DRAM unit could retail for
roughly up to $15,000 apiece. Read more The best DDR5 RAM in 2023: our top high-performance memory picks Fatest CPUs of 2023 128GB RAM laptops in 2023: Here's all we've found so far



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