Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 12000 PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD Review

aorus gen5 12000 m.2 ssd review

A couple of months ago, Gigabyte released the Aorus Gen5 12000 SSD, a PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSD featuring Phison’s E26 controller paired with 3D TLC NAND flash chips. We are testing the 1TB capacity, and today, we will present our review of the 1TB capacity. The Aorus Gen5 12000 SSD boasts sequential speeds of … continue reading

Samsung 990 Pro with Heatsink 4TB Gen4 M.2 SSD Review

samsung 990 pro 4tb ssd review

Last month, Samsung announced the long-awaited 4TB capacity of its flagship 990 Pro PCIe Gen4 SSD series. Today, I’ll share my results after testing and using it this past couple of weeks. I have the Samsung 990 Pro with a Heatsink variant 4TB capacity, and I must admit, it looks better on hand and is … continue reading

Lexar NM790 M.2 SSD 4TB Review – Budget Friendly Large Storage Capacity SSD

lexar nm790 4tb m.2 ssd review

These past several months, I have encountered M.2 SSDs using unfamiliar brand components (at least for me) and not from the usual manufacturers/companies. I’m talking about the controller and NAND flash. Usually, the controllers we encounter are from Phison, an in-house controller by WD or Samsung, or NAND flash made by Micron or SK Hynix. … continue reading

Colorful CN700 1TB M.2 SSD Review – A Budget-Friendly Alternative

colorful cn700 1tb ssd review

Today we are checking out a budget-friendly SSD from Colorful Technology – the CN700 NVMe SSD. It offers sequential speeds of up to 5,000MB/s read and 4,500MB/s write. It’s a DRAMless SSD, and its internal parts are not from the typical chip makers we are familiar with. Its controller is from MaxioTech, and its NAND flash … continue reading