Devices · 52m ago
PCIe SSD Buying Guide: Capacity Beats Speed for Most Users
A new analysis suggests that for gaming and typical workloads, PCIe SSD capacity matters more than raw speed. High-end Gen5 drives offer diminishing returns over Gen4 models for most tasks. The report recommends prioritizing larger storage over faster transfer rates for practical performance gains.
Meridian48 take
The advice is sound for consumers, but power users with heavy data workloads may still benefit from faster drives.
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