PCIe 5.0 SSDs Will Be Wider and Require Bigger M.2 Slots, Suggests GIGABYTE X670 Motherboard Specifications

[Tsing]

Greater speeds may not be the only significant change that will introduced with the next generation of M.2 SSDs.

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[Grimlakin]

So you're saying to get more bandwidth they need more pinouts and because it's user handled they don't want o have delicate pins so they need more physical space to be more robust? Imagine that.

 

[Brian_B]

My guess would be, similar to when ethernet jumped to 100Mb, they need some grounding lines to help prevent cross-talk and interference.

 

[Denpepe]

So you're saying to get more bandwidth they need more pinouts and because it's user handled they don't want o have delicate pins so they need more physical space to be more robust? Imagine that.

I don't see anything about the pins, the pcb is just a little wider

 

[Grimlakin]

I don't see anything about the pins, the pcb is just a little wider

Huh... I wonder then.. if the pinouts are effectively the same why the additional PCB size?

 

[Denpepe]

Huh... I wonder then.. if the pinouts are effectively the same why the additional PCB size?

to put "bigger" components on them, it's only 1.5mm wider on each side

 

[Space_Ranger]

Yeah.. Remember the heat that is pumped out by PCI4 drives? PICE5 drives could probably power a steam generator!