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		Beltiras on Nov 25, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and 3970X Review PCI-ex version 4, double the xfer rate. It can handle a massive 16 GB/s. Are there even disks that can handle that speed?

gameswithgo on Nov 26, 2019 [–]

not yet.

spoonalious on Nov 26, 2019 | [–]

https://www.aorus.com/AORUS-Gen4-AIC-SSD-8TB

15000MB/sec, available now for $3119 AUD.

wtallis on Nov 26, 2019 | | [–]

That's just four SSDs mounted on one riser card with a fan. If you're going to count the aggregate bandwidth of an array, then the question's almost meaningless.

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