Head to head. We took six M.2 SSD drives for a spin. The state of the art was represented by these drives: The 256GB Samsung SM951 PCIe (AHCI) ($240; available for less at retailers like Amazon ...

Although the Sonnet Tempo AHCI PCIe AIC SSD is overpriced, it is a moderate workload powerhouse that will deliver the goods for Mac users. Samsung's SM951 AHCI M.2 SSD launched in January of last ...

It is better to go with the NVMe if you have to choose between these two standards. PCIe SSD using the AHCI standard may not perform to its maximum potential as it was designed for HDDs and SATA.

Older PCIe-AHCI M.2 drives are far more likely to be hassle-free boot drives. Testing and performance The RD400 tested just a tad slower than its rival, the Samsung 950 Pro, in AS SSD’s ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — ULINK Technology, Inc. announced today the release of a set of new test suites for SATA and PCIe AHCI SSD testing and validation. The release of test ...

This has been somewhat verified recently with the leak of an X570 chipset layout diagram. Now to make that news even sweeter, the first PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSD has been announced ...

Unigen Corporation has announced a unique M.2 PCIe SSD Gen2 x4 solution for embedded and networking applications with high performance requirements. The solution is available in 128GB, 256GB and ...

While the M.2 form factor is by far the most common — and can still be used with SATA drives — using it with a PCIe SSD will restrict bandwidth to x4 lanes and hinder overall performance.

Microchip introduced its 4016 PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSD controller for products to meet a PCIe ramp in 2024-2025. ... Microchip Flashtec 4016 SSD Controller Block Diagram and Features.