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Forget about PCIe 5.0 — PCIe 3.0 SSDs are fast enough for 99% of users

XDA developers | Feb. 13, 2026, 6 p.m. | Original
Your PCIe 3.0 SSD has all the real-world performance of a PCIe 5.0 drive
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