The Gigabyte Gen3 2500E is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in 2022. It is available in capacities ranging from 500 GB to 1 TB. This page reports specifications for the 500 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Gigabyte Gen3 2500E interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The actual SSD controller chip used it unknown, we'll update this page when we find out more. , a DRAM cache is not available. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are absorbed more quickly. The Gen3 2500E is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 2,300 MB/s and 1,600 MB/s write; random IO reaches 60K IOPS for read and 240K for writes.
The SSD's price at launch is unknown. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Gigabyte guarantees an endurance rating of 120 TBW, a relatively low value compared to other SSDs.