Pi 5 PCIe Gen 3 SSD Performance vs USB 3

Parts needed to install a device into a slot, Parts needed to 5x 4270E - *3 L screws 1 x HR8P8

slot) In fact I've even successfully used a x4 adapter advertised as PCIe to run a Gen 4 drive at full speed in a PCIe slot: WD

m2 nvme slot 8 5+3 Phases Pure Digital VRM Solution with Low RDS MOSFETs ; 9 Supports 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors ; 10 Dual Channel DDR4, 4 DIMMs ; 11 Dual

m2 slot pc 2 NVMe SSDs are backward-compatible, so even with a Gen3 platform, you usually get better value from a Gen4 SSD even if it can't run at its rated speed