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DDR5 kits, NVMe drives and a portable SSD, with speed, endurance and warranty from the maker.

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Side by side

Memory kits side by side — maker specs
ProductCapacityRated speedProfilesVoltage
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 32GB (2×16GB) 6000 CL3032 GB (2 × 16 GB)DDR5-6000, CL30AMD EXPO, Intel XMP1.40 V
Crucial Pro OC DDR5 32GB (2×16GB) 6000 CL3632 GB (2 × 16 GB)DDR5-6000, CL36AMD EXPO, Intel XMP 3.0—
Corsair Vengeance DDR5 64GB (2×32GB) 6000 CL3064 GB (2 × 32 GB)DDR5-6000, CL30AMD EXPO, Intel XMP—
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5 64GB (2×32GB) 6000 CL3064 GB (2 × 32 GB)DDR5-6000, CL30-40-40-96AMD EXPO1.40 V
Internal SSDs side by side — maker specs
ProductInterfaceSequential read / writeRated enduranceFlashWarranty
Crucial P310 2TBM.2 2280 · PCIe 4.07,100 / 6,000 MB/s440 TB writtenQLC—
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TBM.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 / 5.0 x27,150 / 6,300 MB/s1,200 TB writtenTLC (V8)5 years
Crucial T500 2TBM.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0Up to 7,400 MB/s read (write not listed on the page we checked)——5 years or rated TBW, whichever comes first
Samsung 990 PRO 2TBM.2 2280 · PCIe 4.07,450 / 6,900 MB/s1,200 TB writtenTLC5 years
WD_BLACK SN850X 2TBM.2 2280 · PCIe 4.07,300 / 6,600 MB/s1,200 TB writtenTLC5 years
Samsung 9100 PRO 2TBM.2 2280 · PCIe 5.014,700 / 13,400 MB/s1,200 TB writtenTLC—

Buying guides

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