At SK Hynix's exhibit at GTC 2024, it was revealed that the company is gearing up to launch its first PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD – the Platinum P51, which is expected to replace the Platinum P41 as the company's new flagship consumer M.2 SSD.

According to Anandtech, the Platinum P51 will feature an in-house SSD controller, similar to the company's Gold P31 and Platinum P41. However, it will have two significant improvements: it will use PCIe Gen5 and SK Hynix's 238L TLC NAND technology. Unfortunately, little information is available about the drive, and further details are yet to be announced.

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During the GTC exhibit, only the highest sequential access counts were provided, indicating that the drive's firmware is still in development. SK Hynix claims the upcoming SSD will reach speeds of up to 13.5 GB/s for maximum sequential reads, while sequential writing will be capped at 11.5 GB/s.

It's also unclear how the drive's performance would vary based on capacity, but at least we know there will be models with 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB. Pricing and availability details are still TBC.

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KitGuru says: Although we're seeing more PCIe 5.0 SSDs, most consumer applications don't benefit much from the increased performance. So, unless you have a workstation or you move data constantly, you should still be good with PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 storage devices.

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