Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

GIGABYTE AORUS Gen4 5000E vs GIGABYTE AORUS Gen5 12000

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
InterfaceDiffers	PCI Express 4.0	PCI Express 5.0
NVMe versionDiffers	1.4	2.0
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
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
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
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Heatsink

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