- Feb 6, 2010
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Hi,
Obviously there is a need for a new interface beyond SATA to make use of upcoming higher SSD speeds.
However it all seems to be in a flux at the moment. SATA Express, mSATA, M.2 and so on. So what do you think will become the next standard on desktop PCs that will be commonly used and stick for awhile? I.e. the successor to SATA?
I'm thinking M.2 NVMe 4x PCI 3.0 might be it. It's capable of up to 4 GB/s. So far that bandwidth is not maxed out yet either. Any chance it be soon?
Also, are there any other competing standards on the horizon? And is there anything blocking this one from becoming it? Possibly the mess with different M.2 key fittings, physical sizes, AHCI vs NVMe, and so on might confuse people. But maybe this will all settle down and there will be a single key, and limited physical sizes in the end, reducing the confusion and making it more standardized?
Please let me know what you think.
Obviously there is a need for a new interface beyond SATA to make use of upcoming higher SSD speeds.
However it all seems to be in a flux at the moment. SATA Express, mSATA, M.2 and so on. So what do you think will become the next standard on desktop PCs that will be commonly used and stick for awhile? I.e. the successor to SATA?
I'm thinking M.2 NVMe 4x PCI 3.0 might be it. It's capable of up to 4 GB/s. So far that bandwidth is not maxed out yet either. Any chance it be soon?
Also, are there any other competing standards on the horizon? And is there anything blocking this one from becoming it? Possibly the mess with different M.2 key fittings, physical sizes, AHCI vs NVMe, and so on might confuse people. But maybe this will all settle down and there will be a single key, and limited physical sizes in the end, reducing the confusion and making it more standardized?
Please let me know what you think.