IT/Datacenter & Super Computing

Solidigm D7-PS1030 6.4TB Enterprise SSD Review - Most powerful of its kind yet

August 6, 2024 | With the rise of AI comes the need for powerful storage, and Solidigm's first PCIe Gen5 SSD has risen to the occasion, delivering more than ever before.

DapuStor Haishen5 H5100 7.68TB Enterprise SSD Review - Random Read Champion

February 1, 2024 | DapuStor is carving out a reputation for delivering the highest performance where it matters the most - exactly what we found in its Haishen5 Gen5 SSD.

Solidigm D7-P5810 800GB Enterprise SSD Review - Caching QLC

November 27, 2023 | Solidigm's D7-P5810 enterprise SSD brings low latency, super-endurance, and sequentialized programming to augment the QLC storage tier.

Micron 7500 Max 12.8TB SSD Review - Drop-in Ready

October 16, 2023 | The datacenter gets an update to 232-layer flash with Micron's 7500 Series enterprise SSD, offering unmatched consistency and class-leading performance.

Solidigm D5-P5336 61.44TB SSD Review - Size Matters

August 2, 2023 | Solidigm launches the world's highest capacity PCIe datacenter SSD. At a mind-blowing 61.44TB, it offers twice the capacity of anything in its class.

Memblaze P7946 6.4TB SSD Review - The Gen5 Contender from China

August 1, 2023 | Memblaze provides our second look at PCIe Gen5 for datacenter. Its PBlaze7 P7946 6.4TB SSD is a true contender for the highest-performing SSD of its kind.

Seagate Nytro 5550H 6.4TB SSD Review - A New Contender

July 26, 2023 | Seagate again partners with Phison Electronics to bring forth an NVMe SSD, the Nytro 5550H, an enterprise SSD dishing out a lot of performance.

KIOXIA CM7-V 3.2TB SSD Review - Gen5 Hits the Datacenter

June 23, 2023 | KIOXIA's CM7-V is the first PCIe Gen5 Enterprise SSD we've tested. As you might imagine, it offers by far the most performance we've experienced to date.

Solidigm D5-P5430 15.36TB SSD Review - When QLC Rivals TLC

May 18, 2023 | Solidigm is pushing forward with its QLC superiority. Its newest QLC datacenter SSD dishes out performance and endurance rivaling that of TLC.

Micron 6500 ION 30.72TB SSD Review - The Density Advantage

May 16, 2023 | Micron looks to combat high-density QLC SSDs in the datacenter with its new 232-Layer TLC SSD, the 6500 ION, offering a vastly superior value proposition.

ScaleFlux CSD-3310 7.68TB SSD Review - The Compression Advantage

May 15, 2023 | ScaleFlux has resurrected compression as a means of increasing the performance, efficiency, capacity, and endurance of enterprise SSDs.

Micron 9400 Pro 30.72TB Enterprise SSD Review - Master of Efficiency

January 11, 2023 | Join us as we closely examine the performance capabilities of Micron's most efficient enterprise offering ever, the 30.72TB 9400 Pro PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD.

Micron 9400 Pro 7.68TB Enterprise SSD Review - A new level of performance

January 9, 2023 | Join us as we closely examine the performance capabilities of Micron's flagship enterprise offering, the 9400 Pro PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD.

Micron 7450 Pro 7.68TB Enterprise SSD Review - Double Density

November 30, 2022 | Join us as we closely examine the performance capabilities of Micron's mainstream enterprise offering, the 7450 Pro PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD.

Solidigm D7-P5520 7.68TB Enterprise SSD Review - King of Reads

June 24, 2022 | Join us as we closely examine the performance of Solidigm's (formerly Intel) first enterprise datacenter SSD, the D7-P5520 7.68TB.

Kioxia CM6-V 6.4TB Enterprise SSD Review

August 29, 2021 | Kioxia's CM6 was the first Gen 4 Enterprise SSD on the scene and it is likely the best-mixed workload performer to date.

Kingston DC1500M 1.92TB Data Center Enterprise SSD Review

July 21, 2021 | Kingston's newest enterprise SSD, the DC1500M, is designed for a broad range of datacenter applications. Join us as we test it.

Intel D7-P5510 7.68TB Enterprise SSD Review

June 10, 2021 | D7-P5510 is Intel's newest PCIe Gen4 enterprise SSD that brings bleeding-edge performance to datacenter or business applications.

QSAN XCubeNXT XN8016D 16-Bay 3U Review

January 21, 2021 | QSAN's XCubeNXT XN8016D 16-bay 3U unit is an extremely powerful yet flexible platform. Join us as we fully put it to the test.

Micron 5210 Ion Enterprise SSD Review

October 1, 2019 | Micron's low-cost 4-bit per cell enterprise SSD is a hit for machine learning and low write endurance workloads.

Intel DC P4510 2TB & 8TB Enterprise PCIe NVMe SSD Review

May 2, 2018 | Intel's first 64-layer TLC Enterprise SSD, the DC P4510, is set to invade datacenters everywhere.

Intel's Optane debut with the DC P4800X 3D XPoint SSD

March 19, 2017 | Intel introduces its Optane technology with the DC P4800X, the world's first 3D XPoint-based Enterprise/Datacenter (blazing fast) SSD.

Synology FlashStation FS3017 24-Bay All-Flash NAS Review

February 14, 2017 | Synology's FlashStation FS3017 24-bay all-flash NAS is easily the fastest network storage device we have tested from Synology. It's insane.

Micron 5100 Series ECO & MAX SATA Enterprise SSD Review

January 30, 2017 | Micron's 5100 series is their first 3D flash-based line of enterprise SSDs. Let's take a close look at the 5100 MAX and 5100 ECO.

Intel DC P3520 2TB Enterprise PCIe NVMe SSD Review

January 16, 2017 | Intel's first 3D flash-based enterprise SSD, the DC P3520, hits the market. Here's our full review of it.

Micron 9100 MAX 2.4TB Enterprise PCIe NVMe SSD Review

July 6, 2016 | Micron drops the hammer with their new 9100 Series SSDs, featuring unmatched write performance combined with one of the industry's lowest price points.

Techman XC100E5C 1.6TB Enterprise PCIe NVMe SSD Review

July 1, 2016 | Techman enters the ring with their new XC100E5C series enterprise NVMe SSDs. We test the 1.6TB model standalone and in RAID 0.

Samsung SM863 & PM863 960GB Enterprise SATA III SSD Review

January 20, 2016 | Samsung introduces two new datacenter SATA III based SSDs, the SM863, and the PM863. Read on for our full review.

TYAN S7076 (Intel C612) Server Motherboard Review

December 30, 2015 | TYAN's S7076 Intel C612 server motherboard goes under the spotlight. This dual Xeon CPU board offers loads of features, especially concerning storage.

Intel DC P3608 1.6TB Enterprise PCIe NVMe SSD Review

September 23, 2015 | The DC P3608 dual controlled PCIe Gen 3 x8 NVMe enterprise SSD is the fastest SSD Intel has ever made. You're going to want to read our review.

Islamic State's social media propaganda machine seems unstoppable

August 9, 2015 | Michael discusses Islamic State's ability to use social media and how it is giving western governments and intelligence agencies absolute fits.

Micron M510DC 480GB Enterprise SATA III SSD Review

August 4, 2015 | Micron's MD510DC is a low-cost high performance replacement for HDD's in the datacenter, and here's our full review.

Supermicro X10SDV-TLN4F (Intel Xeon D) Server Motherboard Review

June 4, 2015 | Today we have a SoC product hot off the Supermicro assembly lines that uses the new Intel Xeon processor D-1540, the Mini-ITX X10SDV-TLN4F motherboard.

Supermicro X10DRL-CT (Intel C612) Server Motherboard Review

May 7, 2015 | Small form factor and high performance storage and network options makes the X10DRL-CT a top performer and powerful base motherboard for compact servers.

Supermicro X10DRX (Intel C612) Server Motherboard Review

May 5, 2015 | Today we have another motherboard designed for maximum I/O, the Supermicro X10DRX, based on Intel's C612 server chipset. Here's our full review.

ASUS RS520-E8-RS8 Barebones Server Review

April 27, 2015 | We test the third barebones kit from ASUS. This time it is an RS520-E8-RS8 server kit. Is it a quality high performing storage server? Let's see.

ASUS TS700-E8-RS8 Barebones Workstation Review

April 22, 2015 | Barebones workstation kits provide nice time savers when setting up a machine. Let us look at the ASUS TS700-E8-RS8 Workstation Barebones kit.

QuantaCool MHP Cooling Solution Tested at GTC 2015

April 14, 2015 | Server and workstation cooling is taken to new levels with QuantaCool's MHP technology. Here's our look at it from GTC 2015.

Intel Server R2208WT2YS System Review

March 30, 2015 | Intel's R2208WT2YS server packs an impressive load out and expansion capabilities to meet the increasing demands of the modern datacenter.

Lenovo ThinkStation P900 Workstation Review

March 19, 2015 | Need a workstation that can handle demanding applications? Have a look at the Lenovo ThinkStation P900 Tower Workstation, and see how well it preforms.

Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 Tower Server Review

March 5, 2015 | We have a Lenovo TD350 server that offers huge storage capacity in the lab today, which features flexible I/O options and a completely tool-less design.

Western Digital My Cloud DL4100 SMB NAS Review

March 2, 2015 | Recently WD introduced its new My Cloud DL4100 SMB NAS to the world, and today Chris puts it through its paces. A lack of performance may deter some.

Ready or not, Chip-and-PIN is coming to the United States

February 25, 2015 | The adoption of Chip-and-PIN technology in the United States will present a significant learning curve for financial institutions, consumers and retailers.

ASUSTOR AS7004T 4-Bay NAS Review

February 25, 2015 | Today Chris takes us on a tour of the ASUSTOR AS7004T, a high-end four-bay NAS capable of handling your NAS and media center duties rather well.

Serial Cables 24-bay 12Gbps SAS Enterprise JBOD Enclosure Review

February 20, 2015 | Serial Cables latest JBOD offers 24-slots of high-performance 12Gb/s connectivity. We load it with an array of 12Gb/s SAS SSDs, and test its performance.

GIGABYTE MD70-HB0 (Intel C612) Server Motherboard Review

February 19, 2015 | The second GIGABYTE dual CPU Haswell-EP server motherboard enters the lab. Let's find out if it's just another server board, or a diamond in the rough.

GIGABYTE MD60-SC0 (Intel C612) Server Motherboard Review

February 11, 2015 | GIGABYTE enters the lab with a new dual socket 2011-E Haswell-EP E5-2600 v3 with a DDR4 storage motherboard that is loaded with options.

Supermicro X10DAX (Intel C612) Workstation Motherboard Review

February 5, 2015 | Supermicro's X10DAX motherboard supports plenty of goodies including NVIDIA GeForce GPUs in SLI, loads of DDR4 memory and Hyper-Speed (overclocking).

Seagate Enterprise Performance TurboBoost 15K 600GB HDD Review

February 4, 2015 | Seagate's Enterprise Performance TurboBoost 15K v5 hard drive features 32GB of eMLC NAND to boost application performance. Here's our full review.

Lenovo ThinkStation P500 Tower Workstation Review

January 29, 2015 | Need a workstation that can handle demanding applications? Lenovo's ThinkStation P500 tower workstation system might be just what you are after.