6/10 Current

NVMe 1.0

Storage Interface
Max Speed
32.00 Gbps
Max Resolution
—
Power Delivery
—
Released
2011

Non-Volatile Memory Express over PCIe, purpose-built for SSDs. Dramatically lower latency and higher throughput than AHCI/SATA. Supports up to 64K queues with 64K commands each.

Bandwidth
32 Gbps
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Capabilities

Data ✓
Video ✗
Audio ✗
Power ✗
Ethernet ✗

Future-Proof Analysis

The storage protocol of the present and future. PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSDs deliver 3.5 GB/s — 6x faster than SATA.

Compatible Connectors

M.2 (M-key) U.2 (SFF-8639)

Cables

NVMe M.2 to USB-C Enclosure Cable

M.2 (M-key) ↔ USB Type-C

U.2 to M.2 Adapter Cable

U.2 (SFF-8639) ↔ M.2 (M-key)

Speed Benchmarks

Scenario File Size Theoretical Realistic
Transfer a 1GB file 1.00 GB 0.2s 0.3s
Transfer a 2GB photo album 2.00 GB 0.5s 0.6s
Transfer a 10GB movie 10.00 GB 2.5s 3.0s
Transfer a 25GB game install 25.00 GB 6.2s 7.5s
Transfer a 50GB backup 50.00 GB 12.5s 15.0s
Transfer a 100GB project 100.00 GB 25.0s 30.0s
Transfer a 250GB backup archive 250.00 GB 62.5s 75.0s
Transfer a 500GB drive clone 500.00 GB 125.0s 150.0s
Transfer a 1TB drive image 1000.00 GB 250.0s 300.0s