“Everybody sees pcie 3.0 x4 as max for mainstream ssd because that what most mainstream cpu can handle with a pcie 3.0 x16 gfx card connected.”

Ooooorrrr…. because mainstream is m.2 like every SSD in this article and that only provides an x4 interface per spec. PCIe 4 would be somewhat nice though I wouldn’t mind if something came along with a faster refresh cycle.

Everybody sees pcie 3.0 x4 as max for mainstream ssd because that what most mainstream cpu can handle with a pcie 3.0 x16 gfx card connected.

Instead of leading the market Intel always has an angle to try to hold back the market by crippling their product because they think they make more money that way but in fact they are hurting themselves and leave themselves open to competitors.

Suddenly AMD shows us what real cpu power looks like and are stacking pci lanes in overflow in all cpu models, no crippling. This will open up a new future for ssd and force Intel to follow AMD and not be so gritty.

Also when pcie 4.0 drops and a new generation cpus with an overflow of lanes and bandwidth is available in mainstream we will enter a new ssd era. Overflowing bandwidth creates innovation and maybe we will see more new start ups making ssd controllers for the independent manufacturers so we can get more variation in the future.

This says everything about Intel from a “pcie 4.0 delay may empower next-gen alternatives” article:

“Delays in computer industry standards are not normally a big deal. It’s common knowledge that such things take time to get right, but almost all major hardware companies except Intel are starting to work together on alternate plans”

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/new-pci-express-4-0-delay-may-empower-next-gen-alternatives/