Key Takeaways
- Sabrent’s Rocket 5 PCIe 5.0 SSD is without doubt one of the quickest drives within the shopper phase, with sequential learn speeds of over 14,000MB/s and sequential write speeds of over 12,000MB/s.
- The 2TB and 4TB fashions have spectacular efficiency figures, whereas the 1TB variant is barely slower however nonetheless quicker than most consumer-grade PCIe 5.0 x4 drives in the marketplace.
- Manufacturing delays associated to Micron’s NAND flash have hindered the arrival of super-fast PCIe Gen5 drives, however with Micron ramping up manufacturing, extra ultra-fast SSDs are anticipated to hit the market this 12 months.
American pc peripherals and {hardware} firm Sabrent has unveiled its next-gen PCIe 5.0 SSD, the Rocket 5. Whereas Sabrent already has a number of choices that rank among the many greatest SSDs in the marketplace, the newest entrant will seemingly additionally make its strategy to the checklist, on condition that will probably be one of many quickest drives within the shopper phase.
The Sabrent Rocket 5 is rated for sequential learn speeds of greater than 14,000MB/s and sequential write speeds of greater than 12,000 MB/s. Based on a CrystalDiskMark screenshot posted by Sabrent, the Rocket 5 can hit peak efficiency of as much as 14,169 MB/s for sequential reads and 12,756 MB/s for sequential writes. They will additionally obtain random learn/write efficiency of 1.4 million IOPS (through AnandTech).
Picture: Sabrent
Do be aware that the aforementioned efficiency figures are for the 2TB and 4TB fashions, whereas the 1TB variant can be barely slower, hitting sequential learn speeds of round 13,000 MB/s and sequential write speeds as much as 9,500 MB/s. The random write speeds for the 1TB SKUs will nonetheless stay at round 1.4 million IOPS, though the random learn efficiency can be marginally decrease, at 1.3 million IOPS. These speeds will nonetheless be considerably quicker than most consumer-grade PCIe 5.0 x4 drives available in the market in the present day.
Tremendous-fast PCIe Gen5 drives with 14GB/s speeds would seemingly have come a lot sooner, however for the manufacturing delays associated to Micron’s high-speed 2400 MT/s NAND flash. With Micron lastly ramping up manufacturing of its 2400 MT/s 232 layer 3D NAND, we might count on extra ultra-fast SSDs to hit the market this 12 months.
As for the Rocket 5, will probably be bundled with an lively cooler, however Sabrent says that it’s going to additionally work with the pre-built heatsinks in PCIe 5.0 motherboards. There is not any phrase on when the Rocket 5 can be out there for buy, however it ought to go on sale pretty quickly after being showcased at CES 2024 this week.
