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Samsung 990 EVO Gen 5 2TB SSD Review

Samsung’s newest SSD release is the 990EVO, a PCIe 5.0 SSD that runs at the lower end of PCIe 4.0 speeds.  We have been running it through our test regimen for the last week or so and I have to say this SSD is a bit of an odd duck.  It is forwards and backwards compatible as one might expect …

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Phison PS5026-E26 Max14um Gen5 SSD Reference Design Preview – 14GB/s Nails that Performance Sweet Spot

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It is no secret with SSD advance that performance and stability have been the driving force behind the wheel.  Speed rules and if we can achieve that while maintaining data integrity and longevity in our storage device, we will keep pushing forward.  Flash technology accounts for so much in our daily activities that it goes totally unnoticed.  We have become …

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Building the TSSDR ASRock Z790 Taichi Core I5-13600K Test Bench

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PCIe 5.0 has made its stand in the PC world and is well on its way to making everything we do faster and more efficient.  Considering data storage, SSD data transfer speeds now stretch above 10GB/s, but other Z790 great features include parallel ThunderBolt 4 and USB 3.2 2×2, as well as CPU speeds well above 5GHz. TBolt 3/4 brings …

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