We all love to see faster SSDs. Price aside, the problem with PCIe 5.0 SSDs is they get too hot. That means they need slabs of motherboard metal to cool them, or require creative cooling solutions that work around the relatively tiny M.2 2280 form factor.
SSD manufacturers seem to be keeping checks on SSD power consumption and temperatures high in their minds. Silicon Motion is set to compete with Phison with its SM2508 controller, and revealed some details at the 2023 Flash Memory Summit (via Anandtech).
