The fifth generation of PCIe, which plans to revolutionize PC storage, is expected to arrive in 2024. Silicon Motion notably promises a bandwidth of 14 GB / s, twice the current read and write speeds, according to what was announced before. For now, the company is focusing on the development of PCIe 4.0 SSDs.
The more PCIe 5.0 SSDs are talked about, the more they are expected. The promise is enticing: storage twice as fast as current standards, there is reason to be impatient. But we will have to wait a little longer. CES 2022 was indeed an opportunity for manufacturers to present a few prototypes, but the technology is not yet perfect. However, the advances are there, and the first models will soon be available. At least for businesses. Samsung, moreover, has already presented its next SSD aimed at professionals.
On the occasion of its recent financial statement, Silicon Motion, a company specializing in the manufacture of storage devices, unveiled a first deadline. 2024 is the horizon she has set to launch the new storage protocol to the general public. Users will be able to take advantage of SSDs with14 GB/s read and 12 GB/s write speed with the SM2508 model. That’s twice as much as Samsung’s flagship 980 Pro overall, as well as today’s best SSDs.
Another two years to wait for PCIe 5.0 SSDs
As often, companies will be the first to benefit from this technology. The latter will be able to buy the firm’s first PCIe 5.0 SSD, intended to equip the servers of huge data centers, from this year. For the time being, Silicon Motion prefers to focus on the development of its PCIe 4.0 SSDs, noting in particular that its Western Digital’s WD Black SN770 SE is only at the first stage of its transition to the new standard.
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Indeed, PCIe 4.0 is just starting to become the standard in today’s PCsafter a long period of “extensive checks and testsas Silicon Motion explains. Until then, you have plenty of time to equip yourself with compatible processors. The Alder Lake, the latest generation of Intel CPUs, are part of it, as are the future Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 from AMD.
Source: SiliconMotion