Gigabyte Aorus 10000 Gen5 SSD

The Gigabyte Aorus 10000 delivers strong sequential speeds and solid all-around performance with a robust optional heatsink, making it a viable early adopter PCIe 5.0 option. However, its poor power efficiency, uncertain pricing, and modest real-world gains over PCIe 4.0 limit its appeal for mainstream users.

“The first PCI Express 5.0 SSD we've tested, Gigabyte's Aorus 10000 Gen5 shows off the promise and potential of this new speedy bus for new‑build PCs, but you'll need the very latest supporting hardware to reap its searing top speeds.”