Unlock ultimate performance for I/O intensive applications on Raspberry Pi 5 with a Raspberry Pi NVMe SSD. These SSD drives are specified by the Pi Foundation to have the best performance-for-price, and will work perfectly with any M.2 HAT or adapter (we stock many varieties).
Features:
256GB capacity
High-performance Raspberry Pi NVMe SSD capable of:
50k IOPS* (4kb random reads)
90k IOPS (4kb random writes)
Requires a Raspberry Pi 5-compatible M.2 adapter (such as the Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+, which is sold separately)
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As a useful reference:
A1 and A2 microSD cards are rated for 1500/4000 IOPS read and 500/2000 IOPS write (respectively) compared to this SSD at 50k/90k IOPS read/write.
Written differently:
A1: 1.5k/0.5k IOPS read/write
A2: 4k/2k IOPS read/write
This SSD: 50k/90k IOPS read/write
33x/60x better than A1 uSD
12x/45x better than A2 uSD
As a useful reference:
A1 and A2 microSD cards are rated for 1500/4000 IOPS read and 500/2000 IOPS write (respectively) compared to this SSD at 50k/90k IOPS read/write.
Written differently:
A1: 1.5k/0.5k IOPS read/write
A2: 4k/2k IOPS read/write
This SSD: 50k/90k IOPS read/write
33x/60x better than A1 uSD
12x/45x better than A2 uSD
Sustained read/write speeds not listed