Dealer list from Japan!
The PCIe 5.0 SSD is not yet available in the consumer market, but the first pricing information for the respective models has arrived from Japan. They cost almost twice as much as their PCIe 4.0 counterparts. But then what can we expect?
Twitter account known for hardware information Torn us A Japanese price search engine lists the first SSDs PCIe 5.0 Discovered in particular, it is about three variants of the so-called PG5NFZ from CFD Gaming. The 1 TB model costs 57,420 Japanese yen, which is about 394 euros. The 2 TB model is listed for 114,840 yen (~788 euros) and the 4 TB model for 229,680 yen (~1,576 euros). So this is the result in each case Runs 39 cents per gigabyte.
At the same retailer in Japan, the new WD_Black SN850X (PCIe 4.0) 1 TB variant costs ¥24,310 (~€167), i.e. less than 17 cents per gigabyte. In this country, the SN850X (test) currently costs just 125 euros, or just under 12 cents per gigabyte. So is the PCIe 5.0 SSD listed in Japan More than twice as expensive Like the PCIe 4.0 model. Prices may still be spotty, but the new components also cost more than PCIe 4.0.
CFD Gaming uses PG5NFZ 232-layer-TLC-NAND From Micron, a Phison E26 controller and installed Twice as much DRAM The 1TB model has two gigabytes of DRM, the 2TB model has four gigabytes, and the 4TB model has even eight gigabytes. The manufacturer specifies a reading speed A maximum of ten gigabytes per second and write speeds of up to 9.5 GB per second. Current PCIe 4.0 SSDs can read and write about seven gigabytes per second. The PG5NFZ also comes with a large heat sink and fan.
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