Should you buy a PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 SSD?

If your head's spinning on the technicalities between PCIe 3.0 and 4.0 SSDs, let Gordon break it down for you.

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Crucial P3 SSD Basic bootup speeds won’t cut it — not at work, on the go, or in the game. But the Crucial P3 SSD is anything but basic. With NVMe performance that’s nearly 6x faster than SATA and storage capacities up to 4TB, the P3 leaves older storage technology in the dust.

CT4000P3SSD8 - Crucial P3 4TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

The Sabrent 4-Drive NVMe SSD to PCIe 3.0 x4 card (EC-P3X4) is designed to add up to four NVMe SSDs to your computer with minimal fuss. M.2 screws and a screwdriver have been included. The adapter fits M-Key 2280 SSDs and can be placed in x4/x8/x16 PCIe slots with forward and backward compatibility. This makes it ideal for adding storage to legacy machines. Your drives will stay cool, reliable, and safe thanks to the aluminum housing with built-in thermal padding.