Do You Need a PCIe 5.0 SSD? - Glenn's SQL Server Performance
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Introduction The first early M.2 PCIe 5.0 client SSDs are finally showing up for sale in the retail space. This prompts the question, do you need a PCI 5.0 SSD? Spoiler alert, the quick answer is probably not, at least for most use cases. There are some scenarios where a PCIe 5.0 SSD can make
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Do You Need a PCIe 5.0 SSD? - Glenn's SQL Server Performance
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