PCIe lanes explained: Bandwidths, slots, and uses in 2025
PCIe lanes are data channels within a PCIe slot, which is used for transmitting and receiving data between the motherboard ...
The Samsung 9100 is a faster SSD, but its speed isn’t for everyone
I say this as someone who has the new Samsung 9100 Pro in-hand (out today), but can’t actually take full advantage of its ludicrous speeds. My newly-rebuilt PC supports PCIe 5.0 SSDs, but there are ...
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PCIe 5.0 SSDs are growing up, but ye olde 4.0 drives are still better value for gaming PCs
While the Samsung 9100 Pro marks a new technical high for PCIe 5.0 SSDs, their gaming performance remains on par with cheaper PCIe 4.0 storage.
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Micron's First PCIe 6.0 SSD Hits 27GBps
Micron has shown off the capabilities of its next-generation PCIexpress 6.0 SSD, hitting over 27GBps during a DesignCon 2025 ...
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PNY's new M.2 2230 SSD is for portable gaming devices like the Steam Deck
PNY's new CS2342 M.2 2230 NVMe is designed to integrate seamlessly into portable PC gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and MSI Claw.
The Samsung 9100 PRO SSD makes AI workloads faster—here’s what I found in my tests
Once again, the drive features Intelligent TurboWrite 2.0 technology, with the new 9100 PRO series offering a dynamic SLC buffer region to accelerate read/write speeds. Essentially, this speed boost ...
Samsung 9100 Pro review: The fastest gaming SSD we’ve ever tested
We benchmark the new PCIe 5.0 gaming SSD in a number of tests to see if this storage upgrade can challenge Crucial, Corsair, and WD.