We’ve all heard of M.2 growth playing cards, and Asus and ASRock have provided a couple of previously. This time, Asus is again with a Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 geared up with M.2 PCIe 5.0 interfaces. Data charges are set to be spectacular!
Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5, 512 Gbps throughput!
With this card, the model is showcasing a PCIe-format mannequin with a full-length, full-height format, occupying a single slot within the case.
This mannequin provides a complete of 4 M.2 slots suitable with SSDs 2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110 in size. Likewise, a thermal pad is current on every port to facilitate thermal dissipation. In addition, a blower fan can also be current to enhance cooling.
The card would require a 6-pin PCIe energy connector, given the facility consumption generated by so many SSDs.
With 4 PCIe 5.0 SSDs, complete system bandwidth can attain 512 Gbps in RAID 0, or 128 Gbps per slot.
As for compatibility, issues get extra sophisticated. Indeed, on an Intel card, because of the restricted variety of PCIe 5.0 strains, it’s not inconceivable that you simply’ll be restricted to 2 M.2 slots out of 4. On the opposite hand, there’s no downside on the AMD facet.
In phrases of value, count on to pay round $80 for this mannequin. Availability is predicted inside a fortnight.
Here’s the Asus product sheet!
