PCIe Gen5 & UALink Technology

PCIe Gen5 Performance ComparisonPilot Validated
Pilot data validated on Gen5 hardware (Feb 2026). Real-world measurements on PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD setup.
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  • PCIe Gen4
  • PCIe Gen5
  • XRM Gen5
Max Throughput
16.5 GB/s
+2.1 GB/s vs standard Gen5
Random IOPS
1.1M
+22% vs standard Gen5
Entropy Compute
1.25M/s
On-device computation
Gen5 Technical Advantages
Stage 1 (Exposition) Acceleration
Entropy calculation offloaded to Gen5 SSD controller, reducing host CPU load by 40%
PCIe Bandwidth Optimization
Dual-lane Gen5 (x2) provides 8 GB/s, sufficient for real-time cognitive processing
Power Efficiency
Gen5 reduces power per GB/s by 35% compared to Gen4, enabling longer battery life