guides

Throughput

NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express)

• PCIe 3.0 x4: Up to 32 Gb/s (4 GB/s)
• PCIe 4.0 x4: Up to 64 Gb/s (8 GB/s)
• PCIe 5.0 x4: Up to 128 Gb/s (16 GB/s)

SATA (Serial ATA)

• SATA III (SATA 6 Gb/s): Up to 6 Gb/s (600 MB/s)
• SATA II (SATA 3 Gb/s): Up to 3 Gb/s (300 MB/s)
• SATA I (SATA 1.5 Gb/s): Up to 1.5 Gb/s (150 MB/s)

M.2 Interface

• M.2 SATA: Same as SATA III, up to 6 Gb/s (600 MB/s)
• M.2 NVMe: Depends on PCIe version
  • M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4: Up to 32 Gb/s (4 GB/s)
  • M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4: Up to 64 Gb/s (8 GB/s)
  • M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4: Up to 128 Gb/s (16 GB/s)

USB (Universal Serial Bus)

• USB 2.0: Up to 480 Mb/s (60 MB/s)
• USB 3.0: Up to 5 Gb/s (625 MB/s)
• USB 3.1 Gen 1: Up to 5 Gb/s (625 MB/s)
• USB 3.1 Gen 2: Up to 10 Gb/s (1.25 GB/s)
• USB 3.2 Gen 2x2: Up to 20 Gb/s (2.5 GB/s)
• USB4: Up to 40 Gb/s (5 GB/s)