Pi 5 PCIe Gen 3 SSD Performance vs USB 3

Silicon Power's XS70 Gen 4 x 4 drives are so affordable now, that it kind of makes sense to

A gen 4 device will work in a gen 3 slot but generally won't run at full speed Also check the warranty I have Samsung, Western Digital

m2 slot pc 2 but its for futureproofing, In the near future I'll most definitely have a system with gen 4 and the price difference between the gen 3 and

m2_1 slot slot) In fact I've even successfully used a x4 adapter advertised as PCIe to run a Gen 4 drive at full speed in a PCIe slot: WD