PCIe 5.0 SSDs haven't quite taken off yet, especially for PC gaming. But the winds might soon change as Samsung's just started producing some incredibly fast and supposedly very efficient PCIe 5 SSDs.) is said to reach up to a whopping 14.5 GB/s sequential read and 13.5 GB/s sequential write speeds. For reference, its PCIe 4.0 predecessor has read and write speeds of 7 GB/s and 5.1 GB/s, respectively, which is why Samsung claims double the speed for this new one.
The PM9E1 will likely be a more manufacturer-focused drive for OEMs, with those drives going into pre-builts and workstations, while a consumer-focused drive featuring the new Samsung controller will likely follow this with more of a fancy naming scheme. Perhaps this could signal the start of actually usable PCIe 5.0 SSDs, just in time for the new platforms that can really make use of them. Some x870 motherboards, for example,, this Samsung drive might signal that this is beginning to change, meaning PCIe 5.0 drives aren't worth it right now but soon might be.