Storage · NVMe
2TB NVMe PCIe 3.0
2TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
$199
Status: Good
What it is
2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD. Substantially faster than any SATA SSD or HDD, though PCIe 4.0 offers roughly double the sequential throughput.
Gaming Role
Solid gaming storage. Load times are dramatically better than SATA SSDs; the speed difference to PCIe 4.0 is minimal in real-world gaming.
Key Specifications
PCIe 3.0, ~3500MB/s read, 2TB
Shelf Life
PCIe 3.0 NVMe is still fast enough for gaming. 2TB is a solid library size.