Cooling a PC is one of the most important parts that can never be left aside because it can mean the end of the life of some of its components like the graphics card or the processor. But it can also cause significant issues for PCIe 5.0 SSDs when operating at full capacity.
If our hardware is compatible and we want to buy a PCIe 5.0 SSD, all manufacturers, in addition to the unit, include heat sink keeping the temperature of the unit always controlled, especially when operating at full capacity, a problem that, at the moment, has no simple solution in sight.
Given the temperature issues that require the use of a heat sink in this type of units, Micron, the manufacturer of storage units and other components, carried out a test with 4 x 2TB Crucial T700 drives and, although everything indicates that it was a fireman’s idea, ultimately it was not so and the team did not catch fire with the 4 Crucial units.
8 TB SSD at 40 GB/s
The Crucial T700 SSD has a maximum read and write speed of 12,000 Mb/s. The guys at Micron joined 4 Crucial T700 drives in RAID using the Gigabyte AORUS Gen5 AIC adapter which allows up to 4 to be connected PCIe 5.0 SSD and offers transfer speed up to 60 GB/s by making slight modifications by replacing the built-in SSD. cooling system in This adapter (5 cm fan) by AirJet Mini cooling technology from Frore Systems.
AirJet Mini is an active cooling solution capable of dissipating up to 5.25W of heat generating only 21 dB. In addition, its consumption is very low, only 1 W, which makes it an excellent solution for all types of compact devices, whether laptops, SSDs or even mini PCs.
The result of assembling 4 Crucial T700 SSD units offers a average read and write speed of 40 GB/s with read speeds of 45 GB/s and write speeds of 42 GB/s. These were obtained using the Iometer measurement system.
AirJet Mini kept the temperature under control at all times while the measurement test was carried out. Of the 4 Crucial T700 units, two reached 78 degrees while the other two stayed at 76 degrees. This device mounts on the copper diffuser
Besides the excellent performance in terms of speed and cooling capacity, what is most striking in this test is the silent which is the case because it eliminates the need to use a fan which, no matter how quiet it is, still generates noise. The Gigabyte adapter modified to carry out this test includes a 5 cm fan which is responsible for cooling the 4 SSD units that can be connected.
As we mentioned at the start of this article, the adapter that Micron modified to perform this test is a concept, so it is possible that it will come to market as long as there is sufficient demand from the of the most demanding professions, not for just anyone, ordinary user.
