Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

GIGABYTE AORUS Gen4 5000E vs GIGABYTE AORUS Gen5 12000

21specifications compared
9differ
12identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- AORUS Gen4 5000E:PCI Express 4.0
- AORUS Gen5 12000:PCI Express 5.0
NVMe version
- AORUS Gen4 5000E:1.4
- AORUS Gen5 12000:2.0
Read speed
- AORUS Gen4 5000E:5000 MB/s
- AORUS Gen5 12000:11700 MB/s
Write speed
- AORUS Gen4 5000E:4600 MB/s
- AORUS Gen5 12000:9500 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- AORUS Gen4 5000E:1500000 h
- AORUS Gen5 12000:1600000 h
TBW rating
- AORUS Gen4 5000E:600
- AORUS Gen5 12000:700
Width
- AORUS Gen4 5000E:22 mm
- AORUS Gen5 12000:23.5 mm
Depth
- AORUS Gen4 5000E:80 mm
- AORUS Gen5 12000:92 mm

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Comparison of AORUS Gen4 5000E, AORUS Gen5 12000
33 specifications	A GIGABYTE AORUS Gen4 5000E View product	B GIGABYTE AORUS Gen5 12000 View product
Features6 differ
SSD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
SSD form factor	M.2	M.2
InterfaceDiffers	PCI Express 4.0	PCI Express 5.0
NVMe	Yes	Yes
NVMe versionDiffers	1.4	2.0
Memory type	3D TLC NAND	3D TLC NAND
Component for	PC	PC
Hardware encryption	No	No
M.2 SSD size	2280 (22 x 80 mm)	2280 (22 x 80 mm)
Read speedDiffers	5000 MB/s	11700 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	4600 MB/s	9500 MB/s
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Phison PS5026-E26
LithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 nm
PCI Express interface data lanes	x4	x4
External DDR cacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
External DDR cache quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	1500000 h	1600000 h
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
TBW ratingDiffers	600	700
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TRIM supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	4.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	4.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	22 mm	23.5 mm
DepthDiffers	80 mm	92 mm
HeightDiffers	2.3 mm	44.7 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package type	Box	Box
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 70 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 85 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Other featuresidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Heatsink

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