PCIe 5.0 SSDs are the gold standard for data storage — for peak-performance gamers, creators, and professionals who want to be part of the next-gen revolution in gaming and content creation.
Harnessing the power of PCIe 5.0, Gen5 SSDs promise:
Micron Technology, the parent company of Crucial, is leading this new era, thanks to their 232-Layer 3D NAND.
Micron has collaborated with Phison, AMD, Intel and motherboard manufacturers to enable the Gen5 ecosystem. Some of the first Gen5 SSDs to be released to market are powered by Micron 232-Layer 3D NAND.
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PCIe 5.0 is the latest iteration of the PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) data transfer interface standard, which offers bandwidth capabilities of 32GT/s, compared to Gen4’s bandwidth limit of 16GT/s.
Below are the CPUs capable of harnessing PCIe Gen5’s lightning-fast data transfer speeds:
NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) technology represents a significant leap forward in storage interfaces, designed specifically to optimize the performance of SSDs. Unlike traditional storage interfaces such as SATA, NVMe leverages the high-speed PCIe bus to deliver faster data transfer rates and lower latency. This results in dramatically improved read and write speeds, making NVMe SSDs ideal for demanding applications like gaming, video editing, and data-intensive tasks. By bypassing the limitations of older interfaces, NVMe allows for more efficient communication between the storage device and the CPU, enhancing overall system responsiveness and performance. As a result, NVMe technology has become the standard for modern SSDs, driving advancements in both consumer and enterprise computing environments.
Micron is a key driving force to enable the Gen5 ecosystem, thanks to their revolutionary 232-Layer 3D NAND technology, which means quicker data transfers and more storage in a smaller space. They're also worked with big names like AMD and Intel to make sure different computer parts and devices work smoothly together.
In July 2022, Micron shipped the world's first 232-Layer 3D NAND, providing unrivalled data input/output (I/O) speed of 2.4GB/s per second – about 50% faster than the next best NAND.
Each layer is also denser (14.6Gb/mm² if you want the numbers), so higher capacity data storage can be created for a smaller physical space.
Together, the number, density, size, and power efficiency of these layers have made Micron 232-layer memory today's go-to for data-centric workloads – including artificial intelligence, unstructured databases, real-time analytics, and cloud computing.
This same technology will helped bring Crucial's first Gen5 SSD to life.
Crucial’s Gen 5 SSDs are impressively fast, offering significant improvements over previous generations. They can achieve read speeds of up to 14,500 MB/s and write speeds of up to 12,700 MB/s.
New features such as DirectStorage will, for the first time, allow GPUs to use an SSD to boost the performance of games and other data-intensive applications by reducing load times and CPU utilization.
This means that a Gen5 SSD will not only support faster gaming performance, but also photo and video editing, rendering, VFX, and 2D and 3D CAD/CAM applications
Gen5 SSDs will quickly become the new gold standard for professional gaming, and the go-to storage solutions for tomorrow's gamers.
In the future, Gen5 SSDs will pioneer technology for enthusiasts who demand the best from their applications, such as enthusiasts, gamers, and creatives alike.
Enthusiasts who've invested in an Intel 13th Generation or AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPU and compatible motherboard will greatly benefit from the increased Gen5 SSD speeds!
Gamers who demand low latency and faster load times from their games will love the advanced technology and next-level speeds of the Gen5 SSD.
Creators and professionals working with large amounts of data, such as audio and video rendering, will need a fast, reliable storage and the Gen5 SSD is the perfect solution.
Crucial launched our first Gen 5 SSD, the Crucial T700 NVMe SSD, on May 30, 2023. This SSD is known for its impressive read speeds of nearly 12 GB/s, making it one of the fastest Gen 5 SSDs available upon it's launch.
Since then, Crucial has launched it's fastest Gen 5 SSD the Crucial T705 NVMe SSD on February 20, 2024.
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Not ready to upgrade to Gen5 quite yet? Crucial has a strong Gen4 performance product – the T500. The Crucial T500 SSD with heatsink delivers remarkable speed and data protection with sequential reads up to 6600MB/s for transformative computing. It’s engineered for hardcore gamers, professionals, and creatives who demand high-performance computing.
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