What Is PCI Express 5.0, and Why Does It Matter for the Newest SSDs?

The latest version of PCI Express brings massive bandwidth increases to PCs, enabling truly blistering SSD read and write speeds up to 14,000MBps. Here's what you need to know to get your PC storage on this high-speed bus.
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The latest version of PCI Express brings massive bandwidth increases to PCs, enabling truly blistering SSD read and write speeds up to 14,000MBps. Here's what you need to know to get your PC storage on this high-speed bus.

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