Apacer and Zadak announce the first consumer PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSDs

The PCIe 5.0 storage era is upon us, with both Intel and AMD platforms set to support the new standard before the end of this year. At Computex this week, the first consumer PCIe 5.0 SSD was announced, promising speeds of up to 13,000 MB/s. 

Apacer and its gaming-focused subsidiary, Zadak, are launching new PCIe 5.0 SSDs this year. Both models are basically the same, but with slightly different branding.

Both the Apacer AS2280F5 and Zadak TWSG5 are backwards-compatible with PCIe 4.0 interfaces, so you could get one before upgrading to a PCIe 5.0 platform. Additionally, they support the NVMe 2.0 standard, offering a 13,000 MB/s maximum read speed and 12,000 MB/s maximum write speed. That's pretty close to PCIe 5.0's theoretical maximum speed of 14,00MB/s.

The two SSDs come with a 5-year warranty. Pricing wasn't disclosed, but Apacer stated they will become available later this year, just in time for AMD Ryzen 7000 series and Intel Raptor Lake chips.

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KitGuru says: Do you own a 12th Gen Core CPU, or are you planning to upgrade to Ryzen 7000? Are you planning to get a PCIe 5.0 SSD once they become available?

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