PCIe 5.0 SSDs have already started to get announced ahead of CES 2022, with Samsung and Adata teasing early hardware that supports the new standard.
Intel has released a new demo video showing Samsung’s new PM1743 PCIe NVMe SSD in action, together with Intel’s Core i9-12900K CPU, to hit data speeds over 13GB/s in the real world.
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The system used for the demonstration included a Core i9-12900K processor, an Asus Z690 motherboard, and an EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics board. Intel integrated Samsung’s PM1743 SSD using a special PCIe 5.0 interposer card.
Samsung will be among the first to ship its PM1743 PCIe 5.0 drives, the reason why Intel decided to use this SSD for the demonstration. Samsung’s PM1743-series is aimed at enterprises so that it will be available in a 2.5-inch/15mm with dual-port support and new-generation E3.S (76 × 112.75 × 7.5mm) form-factors. Intel’s 12th Alder Lake processors will also provide PCIe 5.0 support.
Intel said that those who need to load massive games, work with large 8K video files, or ultra-high-resolution images would appreciate the added performance.
