Samsung ships PCIe5 QLC SSD
Samsung announced the BM9K1 PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD with a RISC‑V controller and claimed performance up to 11.4 GB/s, positioning it for personal AI workloads and high‑throughput edge storage. A RISC‑V controller on a consumer SSD is notable for embeddable AI and firmware flexibility. (x.com)
Samsung showed the BM9K1 at the China Flash Market Summit (CFMS) on March 27, 2026. (tech.yahoo.com) Samsung presented the BM9K1 as roughly 1.6× faster than its PCIe 4.0 predecessor, the BM9C1. (msn.com) Samsung claims the new drive achieves about 23% better energy efficiency versus the BM9C1 in Samsung’s published comparisons. (msn.com) The BM9K1 is offered in single-sided, single-package QLC configurations at 512GB, 1TB and 2TB capacity points according to Samsung’s product brief. (c114pro.com) Samsung has signalled a 2027 market availability window for the BM9K1 while listing no final pricing or channel dates in its CFMS disclosures. (msn.com) Company commentary at the CFMS framed the BM9K1’s architecture change away from previous Arm-based controller designs as a move to enable more granular firmware tuning for QLC NAND and power-constrained device profiles. ( )
