Samsung has taken its time with its first real PCIe 5.0 SSD. The 9100 Pro now promises high speed with low power consumption.

Samsung introduced its 9100 Pro, the first "true" PCIe 5.0 SSD from the company, with speeds of up to 14.8GB/s, potentially making it the new worlds-fastest consumer SSD and outpacing the Crucial T705.

It ushers in the first 8TB NVMe SSD in Samsung’s lineup.

This is not really a new technology, as we've had PCIe 5.0 hardware and even SSDs for months, if not years. But the

How fast do you need your computer’s storage to be? It probably doesn’t have to be as fast as you think (especially if you’re building a gaming PC). But if you’re moving big files around, you can definitely see the benefit of a faster drive — and Samsung’s first full-fat PCIe 5.