# Micron 6600 ION 245TB: Swap the Hard Drives, Power an NVL72 for Free

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Author: Brian Beeler

Published: 2026-09-03T17:00:39Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [StorageReview.com](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/storagereview-com.md>)

Topics: [Benchmark](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/benchmark.md>), [benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/benchmarking.md>), [datacenter](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datacenter.md>), [GB200](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gb200.md>), [GPU](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gpu.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [dell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dell.md>)

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## AI overview

This article evaluates replacing eight 30TB nearline HDDs with one 245TB Micron 6600 ION SSD. Its measurements indicate lower power consumption, substantially higher read efficiency, and a reduction from 22 racks of HDD storage to six racks of flash at exabyte scale, potentially freeing enough power for a GB200 NVL72.

## Source excerpt

For two decades, the SSD-versus-HDD conversation ended the same way: flash wins on performance, disk wins on price per terabyte, and the size of that price gap settled the argument in favor of bulk storage. As storage technology has matured and AI has taken over, that framing is clearly out of date. The largest data The post Micron 6600 ION 245TB: Swap the Hard Drives, Power an NVL72 for Free appeared first on StorageReview.com.