XDA Developers on MSN

PCIe 3.0 SSDs are fast enough for 95% of PC users

SSDs have now shifted to PCIe 5.0 with some drives hitting insane speeds of 14,000MB/s. However, the reality is these speeds ...
XDA Developers on MSN

My SSD from 2019 proves that I still don't need a Gen 5 drive for modern AAA gaming

Gamers love to obsess over loading times, but the reality is that even a PCIe 3.0 drive from 2016 is still fast enough to ...
The Verge

The first PCIe Gen 5 drives are here and fast, but do you have a need for speed?

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The latest SSDs have less impact on PC gaming compared to professional uses. The latest SSDs have less impact on ...
TweakTown

FADU unveils next-gen PCIe Gen6 SSD controller: up to 28.5GB/sec, 512GB capacity, under 9W

TL;DR: FADU's new Sierra FC6161 PCIe Gen6 SSD controller delivers up to 28.5GB/sec read/write speeds, 6.9 million IOPS, and 512TB capacity with under 9W power consumption. This enterprise-grade ...
ExtremeTech

Next-Gen PCIe 5.0 SSDs to Run Hot, May Require Cooling

SSDs that use the latest PCI Express 5.0 interface are expected to begin appearing sometime in 2022 (and beyond). That's good news for fans of fast storage, as they offer double the throughput ...
HotHardware

Samsung 256TB And 512TB PCIe 6 SSDs Are On The Storage Horizon For Massive Capacity And Bandwidth

At FMS 2025, Samsung has debuted its next generation of server-grade PCIe storage with the Samsung MVP PCIe 6 SSD, available in capacities of 256TB and 512TB. That's no typo, either—we're looking at ...
The Verge

Samsung’s first Pro series Gen 5 PCIe SSD arrives in March

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PC Gamer

If you thought PCIe Gen 5 SSDs were a little pointless, don't worry, here comes 32 GB's worth of Gen 6 technology

What with overheating issues and the reality that raw bandwidth only gets you so far, suffice to say that the latest generation of PCIe Gen 5 SSDs haven't exactly blown our socks off. So what to make ...
Nasdaq

Silicon Motion Showcases Next Generation PCIe Gen5 SSD Controller and USB4 Portable SSD Controller at Computex 2025

TAIPEI, May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) ("Silicon Motion"), a global leader in designing and marketing NAND flash controllers for solid-state ...
Fudzilla

KLEVV releases new Genuine G560 PCIe Gen 5 and CRAS C715 PCIe Gen 3 SSDs

Genuine G560 brings 14,000MB/s sequential speeds KLEVV has announced two new SSDs that will both be available in October, the Genuine G560 PCIe Gen 5 and CRAS C715 PCIe Gen… Genuine G560 brings ...
Network World

Micron unveils PCIe Gen6 SSD to power AI data center workloads

Micron Technology has unveiled a new lineup of high-performance SSDs designed to meet the growing demand of AI data centers. Built on Micron’s NAND9 architecture, the lineup includes the 9650 PCIe ...
Digital Trends

This 14-year-old PC standard is finally dying for good

The storage industry has been undergoing a significant change, with PCIe Gen 3 M.2 SSDs gradually being phased out as manufacturers focus on newer and faster standards like PCIe Gen 4 and Gen 5. The ...