We’re getting nearer to the launch of Gigabyte’s Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD, as evidenced by standard on-line retailers itemizing the flagship mannequin on their web sites. Amazon (opens in new tab) and Newegg at the moment have the Aorus Gen5 10000 2TB listed, although Amazon’s itemizing exhibits the SSD as “quickly out of inventory.” Newegg, nonetheless, lists the Aorus Gen5 10000 2TB as out there for backorder, priced at $339.99 (opens in new tab).
Should you recall, Gigabyte’s earlier era Aorus Gen4 7000s Prem additionally launched at $339.99 however could be had for $281.99 from Amazon (opens in new tab) and Newegg (opens in new tab). It is a almost $60 premium for the brand new Gen5 mannequin, but it surely comes with a big uplift in efficiency. The Aorus Gen4 7000s Prem delivers most sequential reads of seven,000 MBps, with sequential writes topping out at 6,850 MBps.
However, the brand new Aorus Gen5 10000 2TB cranks sequential reads and writes to 10,000 MBps and 9,500 MBps, respectively. Additionally, whereas the earlier gen has 2GB of DDR4 cache, the brand new Gen5 doubles that determine with 4GB of LPDDR4 cache.
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Aorus Gen5 10000 1TB |
Aorus Gen5 10000 2TB |
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Interface |
PCI-Specific 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 |
PCI-Specific 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 |
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Controller |
Phison E26 |
Phison E26 |
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Kind issue |
M.2 2280 (80 x 22 x 2.3mm) |
M.2 2280 (80 x 22 x 2.3mm) |
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Capability |
1,000GB |
2,000GB |
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NAND |
232-layer 3D TLC NAND Flash |
232-layer 3D TLC NAND Flash |
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Exterior DDR Cache |
LPDDR4 2GB |
LPDDR4 4GB |
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Sequential Learn pace |
As much as 9,500 MB/s |
As much as 10,000 MB/s |
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Sequential Write pace |
As much as 8,500 MB/s |
As much as 9,500 MB/s |
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Dimensions with heatsink |
92 x 23.5 x 44.7mm |
92 x 23.5 x 44.7mm |
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MTBF / Guarantee |
1.6M hours / 700TBW |
1.6M hours / 1400TBW |
With PCIe 5.0 unlocking one other degree of efficiency for SSDs, Gigabyte additionally consists of its beefy M.2 Thermal Guard Xtreme dual-heatpipe cooling answer. Gigabyte claims that this cooling answer helps stabilize thermal efficiency and prevents the SSD from throttling prematurely underneath load.
Sadly, we nonetheless do not have a concrete availability date from Gigabyte on the Aorus Gen5 10000 2TB (or its cheaper 1TB sibling). However the drives will doubtless arrive someday this yr, and, on condition that Newegg is already displaying pricing and permitting clients to preorder, we hope it comes sooner slightly than later.