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SMI SM2504XT ES 2TB SSD Review: A Mid-Range PCIe 5.0 Challenger

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Silicon Motion introduces the SM2504XT ES 2TB SSD controller as a competitor in the mid-grade PCIe 5.0 segment, offering high performance, 10+ GB/s transfers, and power efficiency. The controller supports up to 11,500 / 11,000 MB/s for sequential reads and writes and up to 1,700K / 2,000K random read and write IOPS, putting it on par with the Phison E31T controller. The SM2504XT ES is a DRAM-less solution suitable for laptops, mobile devices, and small-form-factor desktops, offering a balance of performance and power efficiency. The controller's triple-core Arm Cortex-R8 processor enables up to 2 million IOPS, showcasing significant power for a mid-range drive.

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