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AORUS Gen5 AIC Adaptor: up to 16TB of SSDs, rocks with 60GB/sec reads

Anthony Garreffa | Aug 23, 2022 3:33 AM CDT

AORUS has just announced its new AORUS Gen5 AIC Adaptor with PCIe 5.0 support, something that will drive a large amount of SSD capacity at ultra-fast speeds.

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The new AORUS Gen5 AIC Adaptor features 4 x NVMe M.2 slots that support up to 4 x PCIe 5.0 SSDs, with a total of 16TB capacity. This means you'd buy 4 x 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSDs, install them into the beasty AORUS Gen5 AIC Adaptor, and enjoy 16TB of SSD capacity... at a speed unlike anything you've used: 60GB/sec.

AORUS has announced that when you use a RAID array with the PCIe 5.0 SSDs inside of the AORUS Gen5 AIC Adaptor, you'll boost up to 60GB/sec (60,000MB/sec). This is quite frankly absurd, but so good to see: a SATA 6Gbps SSD pumps 550MB/sec or so, while a PCIe 3.0-based NVMe M.2 SSD can do around 3.5GB/sec, and a PCIe 4.0-based NVMe M.2 SSD can do up to 7.5GB/sec (7500MB/sec).

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Samsung teases 990 PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD, calls it 'The Champion Maker'

Anthony Garreffa | Aug 20, 2022 1:30 AM CDT

Samsung is officially teasing its next-gen PCIe 5.0 SSD, where on its official Samsung Semiconductor account it's tweeted about "The Champion Maker" is "coming soon".

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The new Samsung 990 PRO will be a next-gen PCIe 5.0 SSD that will pump above 10GB/sec (10,000MB/sec) on Gen5-capable motherboards including AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series "Zen 4" processors and upcoming X670E + X670 motherboards, as too with Intel's upcoming 13th Gen Core "Raptor Lake" CPUs and new Z790 motherboards.

Gen5 SSD speeds for all, and Samsung is preparing its champion in the new 990 PRO. It seems its PCIe 5.0 SSD season, given that we've just Corsair show off its new MP700 PCIe 5.0 SSD reaching 10GB/sec reads, and the new AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD up to the lofty heights of 12.4GB/sec (12,400MB/sec) reads.

Continue reading: Samsung teases 990 PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD, calls it 'The Champion Maker' (full post)

AORUS's next-gen Gen5 10000 SSD teased with huge 12.4GB/sec reads

Anthony Garreffa | Aug 19, 2022 10:25 PM CDT

GIGABYTE has just shown off its new AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD, with some blistering next-gen PCIe 5.0 SSD speeds of up to 12.5GB/sec reads and 10GB/sec writes.

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The next-gen AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD has now been confirmed by GIGABYTE where we will see the company release next-gen AORUS Gen5 10000 SSDs in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities... but here's hoping to 8TB and beyond in Gen5 speeds. AORUS showed off a CrystalDiskMark 7.0.0 benchmark with the new AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD pushing a huge 12.4GB/sec (12,400MB/sec) sequential reads, and up to 10GB/sec (10,000MB/sec) sequential writes.

GIGABYTE says that its new AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD is up to 55% faster than PCIe 4.0 SSDs, which were tapping out at around 7.5GB/sec. You won't be able to pull these huge 12GB/sec+ speeds without a PCIe 5.0-capable motherboard, which is perfect timing as Intel and AMD are both about to launch their respective next-gen CPU and motherboard platforms, which will both take these new PCIe 5.0 SSDs and let you drive up 12GB/sec+ reads on your next-gen SSD.

Continue reading: AORUS's next-gen Gen5 10000 SSD teased with huge 12.4GB/sec reads (full post)

Corsair shows off MP700 PCIe 5.0 SSDs pushing crazy 10GB/sec reads

Anthony Garreffa | Aug 17, 2022 9:35 PM CDT

Corsair is now showing off its next-gen Corsair MP700 Gen5 PCIe x4 NVMe 2.0 M.2 SSD, which is capable of blistering 10GB/sec reads.

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The next-gen Corsair MP700 PCIe 5.0 SSD can pump away all night long with up to 10GB/sec (10,000MB/sec) sequential reads, while it also packs up to 9.5GB/sec (9500MB/sec) sequential writes: depending on the model (capacity) of course.

On the official Corsair website, the company compares its next-gen MP700 PCIe 5.0 SSD up against the MP600 Pro XT and older-gen MP510 SSDs. Corsair's MP600 Pro XT is pushing out 6.5GB/sec or so in both reads and writes with its Gen4 x4 connectivity, while the Corsair MP510 SSD is pushing the regular 3.5GB/sec reads or so. The new Corsair MP700 with its 10GB/sec+ reads and 9.5GB/sec+ writes give you a world to rock and roll for next-gen PC storage speeds.

Continue reading: Corsair shows off MP700 PCIe 5.0 SSDs pushing crazy 10GB/sec reads (full post)

TEAMGROUP's new PCIe 4.0 SSD uses heat-dissipating graphene label

Anthony Garreffa | Aug 16, 2022 8:13 PM CDT

TEAMGROUP has unveiled its new MP44L M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD which is the industry's first to introduce conductive graphene coating on the aluminum foil of the SSD label itself.

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The company says that this new label is under 1mm thick with TEAMGROUP designing the new label that removes the mechanical interference when assembling... not only that, but together with the on-board M.2 heat sink, TEAMGROUP says that heat dissipating performance is doubled.

TEAMGROUP's new MP44L M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSDs come in 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities with up to 5GB/sec (5000MB/sec) reads and up to 4.5GB/sec (4500MB/sec) writes. You'll get those super-huge speeds with the PCIe 4.0 standard, but if you're using an older motherboard with PCIe 3.0 you're still going to see gigantic performance improvements across the board in your operating system, software, games, and everything in between.

Continue reading: TEAMGROUP's new PCIe 4.0 SSD uses heat-dissipating graphene label (full post)

Samsung's next-gen 990 PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD confirmed by PCI-SIG

Anthony Garreffa | Aug 14, 2022 12:27 AM CDT

Samsung's next-gen 990 PRO SSD has been listed by the PCI-SIG (Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group) confirming Samsung's PCIe 5.0-ready SSD of the near future.

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We saw the first tease of Samsung's next-gen 990 PRO SSD nearly two weeks ago now, which appeared in the customs database with the Samsung 990 PRO PCIe 5.0-powered SSD in both 1TB and 2TB capacities, with the model numbers: MZ-V9P1T0 and MZ-V9P2T0. We should expect much bigger Samsung 990 PRO SSDs in the future, but the 1TB and 2TB capacities were teased first.

But now, the PCI-SIG listing teases that the Samsung 990 PRO SSD will use an M.2 interface, but we don't know which capacity PCI-SIG is testing. Samsung has already launched its enterprise-class SSDs with their first PCIe 5.0 SSD being the Samsung PM1743 SSD, which uses Samsung's own in-house 6th Gen V-NAND technology. Samsung's PM1743 SSD has sequential read speeds of up to 13GB/sec (13,000MB/sec) and sequential writes of up to 6.6GB/sec (6600MB/sec). We're looking at improved power efficiency, with around 608MB/s per watt, which is a decent 30% improvement over its predecessor.

Continue reading: Samsung's next-gen 990 PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD confirmed by PCI-SIG (full post)

Netac SA500 SSD: up to 1TB capacity, 2.5-inch SSD with up to 530MB/sec

Anthony Garreffa | Aug 7, 2022 7:51 PM CDT

Netac's new 2.5-inch SATA SSD is here with capacities for everyone: between 120GB and 1TB, and speeds of up to 530MB/sec reads.

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The new Netac SA500 SSD comes in 120GB, 128GB, 240GB, 256GB, 480GB, 960GB, and 1TB capacities... so everyone, absolutely everyone, is covered. Netac is using the SATA 6Gbps standard, but it's backwards compatible, weighs just 46g, and has a 3-year warranty.

Netac is using 3D NAND flash and an "advanced controller" on the SA500 SSD, which the company says is "designed to improve the response speed of notebooks and desktops". There's up to 530MB/sec reads on the 960GB and 1TB models, while the 240/256GB and 480/512GB models have up to 520MB/sec, and the 120/128GB with up to 500MB/sec reads.

Continue reading: Netac SA500 SSD: up to 1TB capacity, 2.5-inch SSD with up to 530MB/sec (full post)

OWC Envoy Pro FX with Portable SSD with Thunderbolt: now in 4TB

Anthony Garreffa | Aug 3, 2022 8:52 PM CDT

OWC has just unveiled its new Envoy Pro FX Portable SSD with Thunderbolt is now available in a larger 4TB capacity.

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The new OWC Envoy Pro FX Portable SSD with Thunderbolt is compatible with USB, and now in a 4TB capacity SKU that offers up to 2.8GB/sec (2800MB/sec). It's also dust, drop, and waterproof certified... so it can take a beating, and still keep your data safe and secure.

If you're using a Mac or PC, or even work between them, the OWC Envoy Pro FX Portable SSD with Thunderbolt is bus-powered, so there's no annoying external power adapters required. You can use it for everything: content creators with photos and video, portable backups of your drives, a secondary or even portable OS boot drive, and so much more.

Continue reading: OWC Envoy Pro FX with Portable SSD with Thunderbolt: now in 4TB (full post)

Samsung's next-gen SSDs teased: PCIe 5.0-based 990 Pro in 1TB, 2TB

Anthony Garreffa | Aug 3, 2022 8:33 PM CDT

Samsung's next-gen PCIe Gen5 SSD shouldn't be too much further away, with an official announcement to follow the new entry of the Samsung 990 Pro SSD in the customs database.

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We now know the model numbers of Samsung's new 990 Pro PCIe 5.0-powered SSDs in both 1TB and 2TB capacities with the model numbers MZ-V9P1T0 and MZ-V9P2T0. We should see much bigger Samsung 990 Pro SSDs in the capacities of 4TB and 8TB+ but these new 1 TB and 2TB designs could be unveiled first.

Samsung's next-gen 990 Pro PCIe 5.0 SSDs will work inside of any new high-end Z690 and upcoming Z790 motherboard, accompanied by Intel's 12th Gen Core "Alder Lake" CPU and the upcoming 13th Gen Core "Raptor Lake" CPUs. AMD will be launching its new X670E + X670 motherboards and Ryzen 7000 series "Zen 4" CPUs that will rock along with PCIe 5.0 support in the coming months.

Continue reading: Samsung's next-gen SSDs teased: PCIe 5.0-based 990 Pro in 1TB, 2TB (full post)

SK hynix unveils 238-layer NAND: 50% perf boost, industry's highest

Anthony Garreffa | Aug 2, 2022 9:17 PM CDT

SK hynix has just announced that it's developed the industry's highest 238-layer NAND flash, with its latest 238-layer 512Gb triple-level cell (TLC) 4D NAND flash going out to customers and starting mass production in 1H 2023.

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In a statement during Flash Memory Summit 2022 (FMS 2022), SK hynix said: "The latest achievement follows development of the 176-layer NAND product in December 2020. It is notable that the latest 238-layer product is most layered and smallest in area at the same time".

Jungdal Choi, Head of NAND Development at SK hynix said during his FMS 2022 keynote: "SK hynix secured global top-tier competitiveness in perspective of cost, performance and quality by introducing the 238-layer product based on its 4D NAND technologies. We will continue innovations to find breakthroughs in technological challenges."

Continue reading: SK hynix unveils 238-layer NAND: 50% perf boost, industry's highest (full post)

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