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Captain_Yuri said:

Marvell Announces First PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD Controllers: Up To 14 GB/s

https://www.anandtech.com/show/16703/marvell-announces-first-pcie-50-nvme-ssd-controllers



Dat feel when your entire PC gets outdated so fast. And if the rumours are true and Zen 4 really is pci-e 4.0 still, some of these SSDs will only be a benefit if you go with Intel.

You're talking about Alder Lake there? Because that's a no.

Alder Lake has only 16 PCIe 5.0 lanes, all for the GPU slot(s). SSDs only get 4.0 or even 3.0 (PCH has both 4.0 and 3.0) depending on how the connector is wired.

In other words, if you want to connect your SSD with PCIe 5.0, you'll have to wait until at least 2022.

Captain_Yuri said:

AMD Ryzen 8000 series with Zen5 architecture allegedly codenamed Granite Ridge

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-8000-series-with-zen5-architecture-allegedly-codenamed-granite-ridge

So Granite Ridge vs Granite Rapids, lol. Granite wins for sure

I do doubt it a bit though. AMD is running fine with their painters so far and going back to the ridges they abandoned as swiftly as they brought them in in 2017 seems a bit backwards to me.

Captain_Yuri said:

Intel Alder Lake Mobility CPUs Are Going To Be Very Power Hungry, TDPs Detailed – H-Series Up To 115W, U-Series Up To 64W

https://wccftech.com/intel-alder-lake-mobility-cpus-are-going-to-be-very-power-hungry-tdps-detailed/



Here I thought big.LITTLE are supposed to be more efficient. Did Intel forget the "Lap" part of the Laptop or what?

It most certainly is big.LITTLE. big power draw, LITTLE efficiency.

Seriously though, this could only be the peak power draws, which are already around those values right now with Tiger Lake. But it certainly is disappointing to see because that means Intel won't improve on battery efficiency.

Last edited by Bofferbrauer2 - on 27 May 2021