The Seagate FireCuda 120 is purpose-built SSD for the gaming demographic, focusing on endurance and capacity. The FireCuda family also comes in two NVMe M.2 models, the FireCuda 510 and 520, the latter which leverages the new PCIe 4.0 interface.
The Seagate FireCuda 120 is purpose-built SSD for the gaming demographic, focusing on endurance and capacity. The FireCuda family also comes in two NVMe M.2 models, the FireCuda 510 and 520, the latter which leverages the new PCIe 4.0 interface.
PCIe Gen4 devices were enabled through the release of newer AMD Ryzen motherboards. We are still seeing PCIe Gen4 storage trickling out, with more and more coming out on the client side of things. Today we see our third review on the client side with the TEAMGROUP T-FORCE CARDEA Ceramic C440 M.2 SSD.
With NVMe SSDs taking a firm hold on the market as the drive of choice among consumers and professionals alike, the newest iteration of the speedy interface, PCIe 4.0, is now here. This is a pretty big leap over the previous generation, offering a potentially huge increase in both random and sequential performance, though it’s
With the introduction of PCIe 4.0 and several new devices that support it (for AMD processors anyway, Intel will jump in soon), we are about to see storage speed take another massive jump. While we’ve seen some examples on the enterprise side, now to look at client SSDs with the Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 SSD.
Last month, OWC released a new 2.5” consumer SATA SSD with the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 4TB SSD. Made to work with either Macs or PCs, the new drive is aimed at creative professionals and aims to deliver good performance for those using high definition video, digital cinema, professional audio, and graphic production workflows.
The Crucial P5 is the company’s newest SSD consumer drive to hit the market. Ideal for enthusiasts and design professionals looking to leverage the speedy NVMe interface, the P5 features 3D NAND, PCIe Gen 3, and is available in capacities ranging from 250GB to 2TB. Whereas the P1 and P2 lines were entry-level NVMe drives
Today Samsung Electronics America released its second- generation quad-level cell (QLC) flash drive, the Samsung 870 QVO SATA SSD. While the original QLC release from Samsung went up to 4TB, the new 870 QVO can go up to 8TB. The new SSD is aimed at professional PC users delivering reliability and capacity they need for
The ADATA SWORDFISH is the company’s latest consumer-grade SSD. Featuring the PCIe Gen3x4 interface via the usual M.2 2280 form factor, the Swordfish is equipped with 3D NAND Flash and comes in capacities ranging from 250GB to 2TB. Like most ADATA consumer drives, the company focuses more on price over performance (specifically in writes), which
The ADATA FALCON is an M.2 SSD that is built around high performance, or “pro-formance” as they clumsily said. The drive comes in a fairly wide capacity range, 256GB up to 2TB. The M.2, 2280, form factor makes it a fit for desktops or notebooks. The main use cases for the ADATA FALCON are photo
Silicon Power has announced the US70 SSD, which is highlighted by its PCIe Gen 4×4 interface (backwards-compatibility with PCIe 3.0), 3D NAND flash memory, and NVMe 1.3 support. Built specifically for gamers, professional designers/editors, and prosumers looking for a new high-speed storage solution, the US70 is quoted with impressive read and write speeds up to