New PCIe adapters turn your x16 slot into a clown car of GPU and SSD connectivity
HighPoint Technologies has announced a new lineup of PCIe Gen 5 and Gen 4 x16 adapters featuring MCIO (Mini Cool Edge IO) and SlimSAS (Serial Attached SCSI) connectors, aimed at expanding the I/O capabilities of modern workstations and servers. These adapters improve GPU scalability and unlock high-bandwidth NVMe storage configurations
SSD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2025: We’ve tested over 100 different SSDs over the past few years, and here’s how they stack up.
Our SSD benchmarks hierarchy provides a look at how all the different SSDs we’ve tested over the years stack up. These are all M.2 NVMe drives, but our test group has PCIe 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0 models. This is not our list of the best SSDs, as we’re looking to
Chinese PCIe 5.0 SSD boasts 14.9 GB/s speeds, positioning as the fastest mainstream PCIe 5.0 drive on the market
Chinese manufacturer UNIS (a subsidiary of Tsinghua Unigroup) has unveiled its S5 lineup of PCIe 5.0 SSDs, a strong contender for one of the best SSDs. The company (via ITHome) claims the drive speeds are up to 14.9 GB/s, faster than the Crucial T705 and Samsung 9100 Pro, two of
SK Hynix P41, Speedy SSD, Now Just $129 for 2TB, $71 for 1TB
At Tom’s Hardware, we test a lot of very fast SSDs so it takes a lot to blow us away. However, at the time it came out a few years ago, SK hynix’s P41 Platinum raised the bar not just for us but for the industry. In our tests, the
Samsung’s SSD throne wobbles as rivals close the gap
Samsung is known to make some of the best NVMe solid state drives but its dominance in the M.2 SSD market appears to be waning. As per new data from Danawa Research there has been a steady decline in its market share. In March 2024, Samsung held a strong 25.37%
Newegg is selling this speedy 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD at 6 cents per GB
If you’re looking to get more storage for your gaming PC, there’s no need to spend more than you have to if you can find something that doesn’t sacrifice performance. Today, we’ve got a deal on the Seagate FireCuda 530R 1TB SSD. This SSD usually costs around $79, but it’s
Crucial’s superfast 2TB T705 Gen 5 SSD is back down to its lowest-ever price — Grab one of these drives for the ultimate gaming PC build
You certainly don’t have to have the fastest SSD to make a competent and speedy gaming PC, but if you want to go for the absolute fastest gaming rig and make it slightly future-proof, then grabbing the best tech available is the only option. This does come with the caveat
Samsung’s 9100 Pro SSD boasts 14,8 GB/s read speeds, making it the world’s fastest consumer drive
Samsung is finally getting into the high performance PCIe 5.0 storage game, two years after the first PCIe 5.0 SSDs arrived. The Korean phone and storage maker unveiled its first “true” PCIe 5.0 SSD, the 9100 Pro, which delivers full PCIe 5.0 speeds. Samsung’s new M.2 NVMe SSD is capable
