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Gigabyte

AORUS Gen5 10000

Name: AORUS Gen5 10000
Brand: Gigabyte

around $370

All prices are estimates and may vary from actual prices.

101 Pros

52%
17 reviews (3h 6m)

92 Cons

Unleash the next level of storage performance with the Gigabyte AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD. This PCIe 5.0 drive boasts blistering read and write speeds, frequently exceeding 10,000 MB/s, making it ideal for demanding tasks like gaming, content creation, and heavy multitasking. Experience lightning-fast load times and seamless data transfer, pushing the...

Summary of pros and cons from human reviewers, put together by AI

78%

69 vs 19

Performance

57%

8 vs 6

Features

18%

4 vs 18

Compatibility

0 vs 11

Price

25%

1 vs 3

Durability

Reviewer verdict

Across 17 YouTube reviews, the Gigabyte AORUS Gen5 10000 earns an Index score of 3.1/5, ranking #68 among SSDs. Reviewers most often praise its performance, features, form factor, while the most common criticisms concern performance, compatibility.

The AORUS Gen5 10000 is widely praised for its class-leading raw performance, with many reviewers (69 mentions) highlighting sustained sequential read and write peaks around the 10,000 MB/s mark and occasional higher spikes. Reviewers also frequently note its strong suitability for demanding transfers and gaming load-time improvements, calling it “blazing,” “devilishly fast,” and the fastest M.2 drive in several comparisons versus top Gen4 options. A smaller number of reviewers complimented the included robust heatsink, modern 3D TLC NAND and eight-channel controller, and the availability of multiple capacities and a five-year warranty. Overall consensus centers on exceptional throughput and clear generational performance gains for Gen5-capable systems.

Critics focus on limited real-world benefits and practical downsides despite high sequential numbers: reviewers raised concerns about unsustained speeds, weak random 4K gains, and modest advantages in actual game frame rates, suggesting the interface’s bandwidth may be overkill for common workloads (19 mentions under performance). Compatibility and installation headaches are also common (18 mentions), with the drive’s large heatsink and Gen5 slot placement creating motherboard fit and laptop/console suitability issues, and some reviewers warning that you must use the correct first Gen5 M.2 slot to get full performance. Additional complaints include immature or problematic software/drivers and high operating temperatures and power/heat demands, plus pricing and value concerns compared to Gen4 alternatives.

Analysis based on 17 YouTube reviews (3h 6m of video) with 101 pros and 92 cons extracted.

Pros (101)

Performance (69)

really really fast drive ▶ Gigabyte Project Stealth is BACK! New GPUs and Laptops too.. @ 5:42
Comfortably ahead of every other Gen 4 SSD in the list including some excellent options like the SN 50x the fury Renegade KC 3000 ▶ The New King of Gen4 SSDs - Crucial T500 Review @ 3:58
read speed goes even beyond that to 12,000 megabytes per second ▶ Gigabyte Project Stealth is BACK! New GPUs and Laptops too.. @ 5:38
10,000 megabytes per second write speed ▶ Gigabyte Project Stealth is BACK! New GPUs and Laptops too.. @ 5:36
pretty fast, maybe the fastest I've ever seen ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 7:57
nearly double the speed of their end game Gen 4 controller ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 2:30
so the t500 is just excellent when it comes to thermop Performance ▶ The New King of Gen4 SSDs - Crucial T500 Review @ 7:37
He transferred more than 80 GB in 9.2 seconds. In other words, it's a rocket. ▶ UMA NAVE! SSD AORUS GEN5 transfere 82 GB em 9 segundos! @ 0:09
swapping it out into the Gen 5 it then laptop and you were like high 9000 straight away ▶ PCIE5 NVME System Storage Guide - Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD Teste @ 8:56
14 Improvement in load times ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 7:21
the t500 does great here yet again it is ahead of the 990 Pro by a decent margin this time around ▶ The New King of Gen4 SSDs - Crucial T500 Review @ 3:51
impressive performance and Readiness for Technologies like direct storage ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 3:57
blazing performance we did see 10 000 megabits a second ▶ PCIE5 NVME System Storage Guide - Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD Teste @ 8:24
enormous score Beyond 10 000 in both read and write ▶ Gen5 SSDs are here! Leo's Aorus Gen5 10000 First Impressions @ 0:36
when it comes to gaming the t500 takes the Gen 4 Crown here the s50x was the top Gen 4 SSD for a very very long time but the t500 does significantly better and it even beats the Gen 5 t700 with only the Gen 5 Corsair mp700 being ahead of it ▶ The New King of Gen4 SSDs - Crucial T500 Review @ 5:17
the t500 is the first drive that managed to knock the 990 Pro down a spot it was only about 1% faster but it was still technically ahead ▶ The New King of Gen4 SSDs - Crucial T500 Review @ 3:12
could move your Warzone install in about five seconds ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 0:26
solid win for the new drive with the t700 leading by about 16 ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 6:46
double the performance with the same number of lanes or the same performance using half as many lanes ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 12:08
fastest m.2 drive on the planet over 12 gigabytes a second ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 0:20
This Gen 5 Drive delivers huge performance past 10 gigabytes per second in both read and write ▶ Gen5 SSDs are here! Leo's Aorus Gen5 10000 First Impressions @ 13:51
Enormous transfer rates that it can accomplish 10 000 megabytes per second or if you prefer 10 gigabytes per second ▶ Gen5 SSDs are here! Leo's Aorus Gen5 10000 First Impressions @ 2:01
SSD with a speed of up to 10 GB per second ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 0:07
sequential writing at the level of 10,000 MB / s ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 1:23
writing, 10,220 megabytes per second ▶ AORUS GEN5 1000 SSD اسرع ذاكرة من قيقابيات اورس @ 3:17
grown noticeably ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 2:06
sequential read speed of only up to 10 MB / s ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 1:34
So, it's quite a dramatic increase from the RTX490 in that sense. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 8:21
reading, 10,070 ▶ AORUS GEN5 1000 SSD اسرع ذاكرة من قيقابيات اورس @ 3:19
more than 4000 Cool ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 8:04
sequential read speed of almost 12.5 thousand megabytes in second ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 1:18
writes up to 8.5 MB / s ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 1:50
writes up to 9.5 thousand megabytes per second ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 1:39
We did manage to get up to 176 RO OS. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 5:35
the speeds that you get out of them is going to be worth it ▶ The Blazing Fast Gen 5 SSD From Gigabyte - CES 2023! @ 8:11
no questions No complaints the same 3 GB per second ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 8:20
everything remained at the same level, this is 10,000 MB / s for reading and writing ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 6:35
read speed of up to 9.5 MB / s ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 1:44
The reading, thank God, reached ten, 1070 ▶ AORUS GEN5 1000 SSD اسرع ذاكرة من قيقابيات اورس @ 2:54
speeds are off the charts here ▶ The Blazing Fast Gen 5 SSD From Gigabyte - CES 2023! @ 7:54
grown in speed ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 2:03
4246 points an excellent result ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 3:47
So you got a decent amount of frames that do lift up from the RTX 4090 ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 7:51
You benefit from the download speed and the data transfer speed ▶ AORUS GEN5 1000 SSD اسرع ذاكرة من قيقابيات اورس @ 0:34
the performance is there ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 12:01
write speeds up to 10K megabytes per second ▶ The Blazing Fast Gen 5 SSD From Gigabyte - CES 2023! @ 7:54
faster writing than reading ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 5:10
speed of ten thousand, whether reading or writing ▶ AORUS GEN5 1000 SSD اسرع ذاكرة من قيقابيات اورس @ 0:17
read speeds up to 12K megabytes per second ▶ The Blazing Fast Gen 5 SSD From Gigabyte - CES 2023! @ 7:56
the sdc5 has a significantly higher speed than the 4 and you can notice it during your use ▶ SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có n @ 7:09
promises 10,000 which is still 3000 faster than the fastest PC Express 4.0 scd ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 1:34
extremely fast ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 4:11
10 thousand for reading 10110 we have for writing ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 2:15
those glitches that were before have disappeared ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 8:48
random 4k read and write efficiency, you will see that it is also improved compared to D on 4 up to 30% ▶ SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có n @ 3:08
absolutely top of the line component ▶ *EXCLUSIVE* GIGABYTE AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD : PCIe Gen 5 Unlea @ 1:55
the performance ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 6:28
both the read speed and the write speed are guaranteed at 10,000 mb/s, it is exactly the same as what the derivative is written on the label ▶ SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có n @ 2:39
giving us more than 10,000 MB per second in both writing and reading ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 6:17
really fast ▶ SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có n @ 0:28
it is still something of an upgrade ▶ SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có n @ 4:11
10.77 MB per second reading ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 5:00
writing we have 309.55 10.225 MB per second ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 5:07
read and write speed that is up to 40% higher ▶ SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có n @ 3:03
it reaches a 10K read and write speeds ▶ First PCIe GEN 5 NVME SSD Inland TD510 2TB 5x4 @ 0:06
test is very good ▶ *EXCLUSIVE* GIGABYTE AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD : PCIe Gen 5 Unlea @ 1:53
devilishly fast ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 5:13
sequential throughput peaking at 10 gbps ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 0:39
impressive sequential red and write speeds of up to ten thousand to nine thousand five hundred Mbps ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 1:42

Features (8)

eight channel controller that can easily handle drives with four terabytes of capacity at speeds of up to 14 gigabytes per second ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 2:20
232 layer 3D TLC nand ▶ Gen5 SSDs are here! Leo's Aorus Gen5 10000 First Impressions @ 2:54
the one main advantage this has um over something like the uh the 6400 from amd which well is ten dollars more um but uh the other the main advantage the intel gpu has is its encoding abilities with newer codecs like av1 ▶ RTX 4080 Specs UPGRADED (leak) | Intel GPUs finally for sale @ 3:25
The increased expansion that could be available to us in the future thanks to gen 5’s faster per Lane data rates ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 11:05
You do have plenty of VRAM, and I'm hoping it's mostly future proof. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 13:05
undervolting the card seems to work quite well. There's little to no issues when it comes with it and quite easy to do ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 11:14
there are no complaints the radiator is working ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 1:54
has the number 10,000 in the name ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 0:59

Form Factor (7)

optional heatsink, the included heatsink is robust and matches the overall aesthetic of the drive ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 2:06
enormous cooler supplied with the RS 10000 ▶ Gen5 SSDs are here! Leo's Aorus Gen5 10000 First Impressions @ 4:01
It is a beautiful looking card ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 11:54
massive cooler that it has really does a very good job ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 5:20
this one that comes included is not bad at all ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 6:45
optional heatsink which not only adds to its aesthetic appeal but also helps with heat dissipation ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 0:46
sold bare allowing users to choose their own cooling solution or run multiple drives ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 1:07

Power Consumption (7)

Since this SSD is made to work at a maximum of 75 degrees in continuous use, it's a very calm temperature. It shows that this solution works for hours and is very efficient. ▶ UMA NAVE! SSD AORUS GEN5 transfere 82 GB em 9 segundos! @ 13:12
the t500 here doesn't doesn't get hot at all ▶ The New King of Gen4 SSDs - Crucial T500 Review @ 6:59
consumes less than 11 watts of power ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 2:30
operating temperature of the SSD is maintained at 60 degrees Celsius ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 2:44
the maximum we had was 60 ° ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 1:52
doing their job keeping this sccd below 60 gr cel and that is passive cooling ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 5:42
heatsink is doing its job and it maintains a fairly respectable temperature ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 6:33

Compatibility (4)

fully backwards compatible ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 1:36
delivers solid results overall showcasing honchal performance that aligns with the capabilities of the pcie 5.0 interface ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 3:39
It's actually excellent on this card. I haven't had any issues with it. I've been using it with MSI After Burner. I was able to push down the card to about negative 120. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 11:01
the aorus 10 000 SSD this is a gen N5 nvme Drive ▶ The Blazing Fast Gen 5 SSD From Gigabyte - CES 2023! @ 7:43

Software (3)

downloadable SSD toolbox offering basic functionality such as Drive information smart monitoring trim optimization and secure arrays ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 2:38
supported in the gigabyte control center providing additional convenience and customization options ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 2:53
additional software support ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 1:22

Capacity (1)

available in capacities of one terabyte, two terabytes and four terabytes ▶ Gigabyte Project Stealth is BACK! New GPUs and Laptops too.. @ 5:44

Warranty (1)

standard five-year warranty ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 1:52

Durability (1)

respectable endurance rating of 700 terabytes writes per terabyte of drive capacity ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 1:55

Cons (92)

Performance (19)

may not be groundbreaking compared to what the interface can achieve ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 3:50
official iops rating is not listed ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 1:50
sequential numbers aren’t sustainable and the Gen 5 interface is ludicrously overkill for the more random workloads that we encounter on a daily basis ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 10:24
no clear benefit to this thing for the average gamer ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 12:59
averages can hide a lot and notice just if you look at how many games are actually a win for intel it's incredibly small with the vast majority of these 51 games being a win for amd and some of them fairly significantly ▶ RTX 4080 Specs UPGRADED (leak) | Intel GPUs finally for sale @ 2:33
69 megabytes a second ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 0:49
weak improvements in random reads and random writes ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 4:36
speeds fall precipitously in less than a minute down to about three gigabytes a second ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 8:24
the category of Drive activity that represents typical day-to-day use and it’s also where most drives struggle ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 4:46
It may have a problem and stop working, even compromising the SSD or at least what you see on the screen happens, which is the famous thing where the SSD encounters a problem and drastically reduces its speed. ▶ UMA NAVE! SSD AORUS GEN5 transfere 82 GB em 9 segundos! @ 15:53
couldn’t tell the difference [in Forspoken with DirectStorage] ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 6:56
11 slower at 900p and 7 slower on average at 1080p ▶ RTX 4080 Specs UPGRADED (leak) | Intel GPUs finally for sale @ 2:24
not actually faster than the nand flash from Top tier Gen 4 drives ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 9:57
about a five percent Advantage for our Gen 5 SSD but there was no difference in actual frame rate ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 7:06
The final version of these drives will not offer such speeds ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 1:27
random 4K reading is marking time and has not even gone one step ahead of PSY 4.0 ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 10:43
the DC5 is still having to drive bandwidth with the Mega and in fact in the world now no one has achieved the theoretical speed of sd/5 on this x4 ▶ SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có n @ 4:14
But damn this is a PCI 50 SSD with high speeds I would like to see more here ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 2:55
after about 700 GB, the speed of this one starts to go down and it fluctuates from about 1.3 to 170gb/s and it will stabilize at 1.6 gb/s level ▶ SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có n @ 3:44

Compatibility (18)

where is the Gen 5 slot on your motherboard because uh with a lot of motherboards it will be the one that's up closest to the CPU but with this MSI carbon for example it's actually the one directly above the graphics card ▶ PCIE5 NVME System Storage Guide - Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD Teste @ 3:20
using the drive bear is not recommended quickly and laptops or gaming consoles like the PlayStation 5 ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 2:28
operating the drive bear is not recommended making it less suitable for laptops ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 1:13
look at this giant heatsink here is from this motherboard model I had to remove it to connect the SSD. This will happen with several motherboard models depending on where you connect the SSD. ▶ UMA NAVE! SSD AORUS GEN5 transfere 82 GB em 9 segundos! @ 5:15
if you don't have a resizable bar enabled system it's just a no-go most of your gaming performance just tanks off of a cliff so it's not worth it ▶ RTX 4080 Specs UPGRADED (leak) | Intel GPUs finally for sale @ 0:46
some motherboard heatsinks are quite inclusive though so you don't want to have a motherboard where the heatsink comes off as a whole single piece ▶ PCIE5 NVME System Storage Guide - Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD Teste @ 6:48
owners of the same models of GB Mini itx motherboards for AMD Intel processors should immediately forget about the possibility of using a comprehensive ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 3:04
comes with a very large slot, so your board must have the fifth generation for the SSD to reach a speed of ten thousand ▶ AORUS GEN5 1000 SSD اسرع ذاكرة من قيقابيات اورس @ 0:25
there is a thermal pad at the bottom we needed to actually remove that lower thermal pad to be able to fit this as well otherwise it didn't quite go in ▶ PCIE5 NVME System Storage Guide - Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD Teste @ 8:12
I made it secondary, the performance is often affected if you have a system installed on it and installed programs, the link is less, so it is necessary for your board to have the first port, the fifth generation ▶ AORUS GEN5 1000 SSD اسرع ذاكرة من قيقابيات اورس @ 2:59
the specified radiator is incompatible with many motherboards including those from gigabyte ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 2:49
A piece of advice: install the headphone jack that comes with it. Some boards are upside down ▶ AORUS GEN5 1000 SSD اسرع ذاكرة من قيقابيات اورس @ 2:08
all the same we have a twofold difference between the Intel AMD platform and the old Intel platform it is present here and this is very interesting ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 3:09
Do you need to buy it If you have an AMD platform Is it worth buying at all I think there is no point in buying 50 SSDs that do not fully reveal the PC 5.0 interface because here we have only 10 thousand and the maximum 550 is 15000 and I think it is better to wait for the updated new controllers ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 9:13
shows itself worse than in mode 540 on the Intel platform ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 8:11
there is a small difference in the pci-40 mode for some reason shows itself more stable a little faster It really records than in the PCI 5.0 mode ▶ ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) о @ 8:27
you need a Gen 5 nvme uh probably not ▶ First PCIe GEN 5 NVME SSD Inland TD510 2TB 5x4 @ 0:56
the thermal guard that your motherboard comes with will be enough or not ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 6:50

Software (14)

i'm actually kind of worried to infect my pc with the software for this um after what i heard from other reviewers ▶ RTX 4080 Specs UPGRADED (leak) | Intel GPUs finally for sale @ 3:07
all of the driver issues ▶ RTX 4080 Specs UPGRADED (leak) | Intel GPUs finally for sale @ 2:53
gigabyte Control Center Software isn't reporting the temperature accurately ▶ Gen5 SSDs are here! Leo's Aorus Gen5 10000 First Impressions @ 14:24
it performs best in games with like a modern api like vulcan and dx12 ▶ RTX 4080 Specs UPGRADED (leak) | Intel GPUs finally for sale @ 0:57
a lot of extra software support that they have to do uh to make dx11 work well and they expect that to get better slowly over time but it's just not where it needs to be ▶ RTX 4080 Specs UPGRADED (leak) | Intel GPUs finally for sale @ 1:02
not mad keen on the gigabyte Control Center Software ▶ Gen5 SSDs are here! Leo's Aorus Gen5 10000 First Impressions @ 13:59
the need for resizable bar and they talk about the uh unreadiness of the drivers ▶ RTX 4080 Specs UPGRADED (leak) | Intel GPUs finally for sale @ 1:24
Another issue that I do have is when frame generation is on, it doesn't work really well at times, but sometimes it really does actually feel like frames that don't really exist. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 9:43
sometimes you do get a weird stutter. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 9:56
negatives about what I found with the RTX5090. Now, this hasn't doesn't just pertain to the RTX 5090 as it does pertain to other Nvidia cards, including the 40, 30, and the 20 series. And this has to do with Nvidia's drivers. It's been terrible as of recent ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 8:44
when I was playing Monster Hunter Wilds, I was having issues. I was going through the forest and every time there was a crash each and every single time. And the only way to resolve it was actually to roll back the driver. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 9:21
but the drivers are making it seem like it's lacking. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 12:03
Really, it just needs better drivers and better improvement when it comes to the updates for the Nvidia drivers. And I think that's really the main key that's really hurting this card. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 10:37
I have to roll back the driver back to March's 572. That's just how ridiculous it is because even the April and the May update still causes issues. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 9:09

Power Consumption (12)

not particularly efficient ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 3:07
the heatsink is rather large and vast so effectively you've got a very big heatsink sat directly above probably the hottest largest component in your system ▶ PCIE5 NVME System Storage Guide - Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD Teste @ 3:50
that's why a high-speed PC Express 5.0 SSD necessarily needs an efficient heat sink there's no way to use one at least for now the current players are that we're talking about a model makes one and 26 work Without a heat sink, it will get very hot. ▶ UMA NAVE! SSD AORUS GEN5 transfere 82 GB em 9 segundos! @ 15:29
Again, 575 watts is all I need to say. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 12:53
our auras didn't go above 80 degrees we didn't see any performance slowdown when it was hot this is something I do need to stress it's something that we do need to play with other drives over time but it got to 80 degrees and then it took like 20 minutes to get below 60 degrees and that was with an idle system if we got it to 80 degrees and then started gaming then it 20 minutes half an hour later it hadn't gone below 70. so the actual cooling time after it's been used uh can be quite extensive ▶ PCIE5 NVME System Storage Guide - Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD Teste @ 4:37
these are going to generate a good amount of heat ▶ The Blazing Fast Gen 5 SSD From Gigabyte - CES 2023! @ 8:08
we know it's going to run hot. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 12:10
it's gonna need it ▶ The Blazing Fast Gen 5 SSD From Gigabyte - CES 2023! @ 8:03
the temperature of this usd/5 is very high ▶ SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có n @ 7:29
quite a lot of temperature is going to the top part ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 5:31
it's hot ▶ SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có n @ 4:51
heat contamination ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 7:30

Price (11)

they actually suggested that the 500 GB model should cost you €155 which is insane because that is what you have to pay for a 2 TB 980 Pro or the WD SN 850x at the moment and that is just way too much no matter how fast the drive is ▶ The New King of Gen4 SSDs - Crucial T500 Review @ 8:26
very expensive ▶ PCIE5 NVME System Storage Guide - Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD Teste @ 0:59
pricing details are yet to be shared ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 1:31
primarily targets oems with their ssds making the aorus 10 000 a bit challenging to find ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 0:55
two terabyte model is indeed a small fortune in the UK 349 pounds 99 ▶ Gen5 SSDs are here! Leo's Aorus Gen5 10000 First Impressions @ 4:38
when it comes to the pricing, that is probably the worst part I could put on this card because it doesn't feel like a $3,000 card. Really, it should be feels like more like a card that should be at $1,500. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 11:40
the cost of the aorus Gan SSD is 5-10 thousand PCI Express 5.0 standard the manufacturer did not say anything on this ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 3:46
this 2T is currently priced at about 12 million VND on the market ▶ SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có n @ 8:58
you can't justify the price for this one ▶ First PCIe GEN 5 NVME SSD Inland TD510 2TB 5x4 @ 1:07
the only obstacle at the moment is the price ▶ SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có n @ 8:56
you can get a comparable Gen 4 for about half the price ▶ First PCIe GEN 5 NVME SSD Inland TD510 2TB 5x4 @ 0:58

Form Factor (8)

massive heatsink positions it primarily for high-end desktop use where efficiency is of lesser concern ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 3:28
height may post compatibility issues in some builds ▶ Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! @ 2:14
the heat sinks for the solid state drives themselves ▶ PCIE5 NVME System Storage Guide - Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD Teste @ 6:12
you're going to need to think about how you're going to be able to attach it as well because the large heat sinks on this I would say personally that you really needed a slightly different retention mechanism ▶ PCIE5 NVME System Storage Guide - Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD Teste @ 7:36
putting one of these things below a standard motherboard heatsink might just not be enough ▶ The Blazing Fast Gen 5 SSD From Gigabyte - CES 2023! @ 8:05
huge radiator that will not fit everywhere ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 0:10
massive and Goofy heatsink ▶ The Blazing Fast Gen 5 SSD From Gigabyte - CES 2023! @ 8:01
but once you throw that fan on there, it makes it look weird. ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 11:59

Features (6)

The only thing that isn't mentioned anywhere is encryption so if that is something that is important to you I would suggest you look for an alternative ▶ The New King of Gen4 SSDs - Crucial T500 Review @ 2:32
failed when I tried to create [RAID 0] ▶ PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T70 @ 13:47
Slightly bizarre name ▶ Gen5 SSDs are here! Leo's Aorus Gen5 10000 First Impressions @ 0:27
I wish the heat sink was removable instead of a fixed one that will void your warranty and that they should look into encryption a bit more for people that find that important ▶ The New King of Gen4 SSDs - Crucial T500 Review @ 9:05
the fan is not really needed for cooling temps. It's just a bit tacky ▶ 🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Wo @ 11:30
the fan that it comes with is loud as heck ▶ First PCIe GEN 5 NVME SSD Inland TD510 2TB 5x4 @ 0:11

Durability (3)

cooling system with the drives since it does not allow throttling ▶ AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гба @ 2:39
at about 87 degrees Celsius, it will report around security and Our SSD is no longer recognized ▶ SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có n @ 5:40
thin sheet that is barely there ▶ SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Ge @ 6:58

Warranty (1)

if you plan on using your motherboard's heat SN at some point you should not buy the heat SN version because the heat sing is really stuck on there and if you maybe somehow manage to pry it open it will void your warranty ▶ The New King of Gen4 SSDs - Crucial T500 Review @ 1:19

Review sources

Revolutionary Speed: Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review! by The Product Critiques — 12 pros, 9 cons
PCIe Gen5 Drives are Here! Are they Worth It?? - Crucial T700 PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSD by Linus Tech Tips — 10 pros, 10 cons
🚀 Gigabyte AORUS MASTER RTX 5090 REVIEW! Is the Upgrade Worth the Price?💵 *NOT SPONSORED!* by Chris Mizo — 8 pros, 12 cons
SSD PCIe 5.0 el DOBLE DE RAPIDO que tu PATETICO PS5 Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD- DrogaDigital by DrogaDigital — 13 pros, 4 cons
ПЕРЕОБЗОР на PCIe 5.0 SSD AORUS Gen5 10000 2TB (AG510K2TB) от GIGABYTE by proSSD — 10 pros, 6 cons
AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD | Gigabyte | SSD со скоростью до 10 Гбайт/с by iКАКОЕ ЖЕЛЕЗО — 9 pros, 6 cons
SSD GEN 5 "KHÉT" CỠ NÀO? - AORUS GEN 5 10000 SSD REVIEW có nhanh không? Nóng không? by GEARVN — 6 pros, 7 cons
The New King of Gen4 SSDs - Crucial T500 Review by Techtesters — 6 pros, 4 cons
PCIE5 NVME System Storage Guide - Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD Tested by OC3D TV — 2 pros, 8 cons
RTX 4080 Specs UPGRADED (leak) | Intel GPUs finally for sale in US | GPU Prices | Ryzen 7000 | More! by Daniel Owen — 1 pros, 8 cons
Gen5 SSDs are here! Leo's Aorus Gen5 10000 First Impressions by KitGuruTech — 5 pros, 4 cons
The Blazing Fast Gen 5 SSD From Gigabyte - CES 2023! by BPS Customs — 5 pros, 4 cons
AORUS GEN5 1000 SSD اسرع ذاكرة من قيقابيات اورس by Waheed Tech | وحيد تك — 5 pros, 3 cons
UMA NAVE! SSD AORUS GEN5 transfere 82 GB em 9 segundos! by Adrenaline — 2 pros, 3 cons
First PCIe GEN 5 NVME SSD Inland TD510 2TB 5x4 by Cool\Normal — 1 pros, 4 cons
Gigabyte Project Stealth is BACK! New GPUs and Laptops too... by Paul's Hardware — 4 pros, 0 cons
*EXCLUSIVE* GIGABYTE AORUS Gen5 10000 SSD : PCIe Gen 5 Unleashed ? - A Review in Bengali by টুকটাক - Tech — 2 pros, 0 cons

Frequently asked questions

Is the Gigabyte AORUS Gen5 10000 worth buying?

Based on 17 independent YouTube reviews, the Gigabyte AORUS Gen5 10000 scores 3.1/5 with 101 positive and 92 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #68 in the SSDs category.

What do reviewers like most about the Gigabyte AORUS Gen5 10000?

The most praised aspects are performance, features, form factor — Performance (69 mentions), Features (8 mentions), Form Factor (7 mentions).

What are the most common complaints about the Gigabyte AORUS Gen5 10000?

Reviewers most frequently criticize performance, compatibility — Performance (19 mentions), Compatibility (18 mentions).

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