12th generation Core will also support PCIe 5.0 for the first time. Considering that the bandwidth of PCIe 4.0 graphics cards cannot be used up, the biggest benefit of PCIe 5.0 may be SSD. However, related products may not be released with the 12th generation Core platform, but will have to wait until next year.
Because yesterday Phison just released its first PCIe 5.0 SSD customized main control chip PS5026-E26, which is expected to be launched in 2022. The PS5026-E26 master controller is mainly targeted at the server and high-end client SSD markets. It is manufactured using a 12nm process. It inherits Phisonâs exclusive CoXProcessor 2.0 architecture and supports PCIe Dual Port, SR-IOV, ZNS and other functions. It can provide global customers with Ultra-high performance and taking into account the needs of low power consumption and flexible customization, it is very suitable for data centers (Datacenter), cloud servers (Cloud Server), edge computing systems (Edge Computing), and gaming computing markets (Gaming Computing Market).
At present, the PS5026-E26 main control chip has completed the tape-out design and is expected to start mass production in the second half of 2022. In the initial stage, M.2, U.3, E1.S, and E3.S size specifications will be launched. To meet market needs such as e-sports and servers.
However, Phison has not announced the performance of the PCIe 5.0 main control chip yet. Considering that the PCIe 5.0 bandwidth is doubled, the SSD reading speed can easily reach 14GB/s.
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