"As more and more server makers are adopting SSDs for use in eco-friendly platforms that consume less electrical power, the need for high-density SSDs in the server market is growing rapidly," Byungse So, a senior vice president at Samsung Electronics, said in a statement.

The new SSDs have capacities of 100GB, 200GB and 400GB.

Samsung's existing single-level cell (SLC)-based SSDs come in 2.5-in models with 50GB to 120GB of capacity and 3.5-in models with 100GB and 200GB capacities.

The new SSDs use Samsung's 30-nanometer-class NAND circuitry chips with a and 3Gbit/sec SATA interface. The new MLC-based SSDs approach, or in some cases exceed, .

For example, the new drives can process random read commands at 43,000 input/outputs per second (IOPS) and random writes at 11,000 IOPS. Samsung's SLC-SSD, are based on the company's 40nm lithography process and have a maximum of 47,000 IOPS for random read commands at 29,000 write IOPS.