Apple Seemingly Made a Mistake When Announcing the New Mac Studio
Apple's press release for the new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips last week initially stated that the computer had "next-generation SSD architecture built on PCIe Gen 6." However, as spotted by the French blog MacGeneration , Apple removed the PCIe 6.0 mention from the announcement shortly after it was published. The press release still mentions that the new Mac Studio has a…
In the wake of Apple's recent press release unveiling the new Mac Studio equipped with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips, an apparent error came to light. Initially, Apple had stated that the computer boasted next-generation SSD architecture built on PCIe Gen 6. However, the French blog MacGeneration promptly noted that Apple had hastily removed the PCIe 6.0 reference shortly after the announcement went live.
The press release retained the claim of a next-generation SSD architecture delivering up to twice the storage speeds of its predecessor, eliminating any mention of PCIe 6.0. As of now, Apple has not yet addressed the potential mistake in the press release.
It is more probable that Apple inadvertently overlooked the PCIe 5.0 standard for the new Mac Studio. This notion is supported by two key points: firstly, the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, featuring the same M5 Max chip as the new Mac Studio, already incorporate SSDs with PCIe 5.0 support, and Apple confidently touted up to twice the storage speeds for these laptops.
Secondly, the market remains devoid of consumer PCs currently offering SSDs with PCIe 6.0 compatibility. Although the M5 Ultra chip is entirely novel, it is highly likely it supports PCIe 5.0 as well, otherwise, Apple would not have necessitated a press release amendment. Consequently, the new Mac Studio seems to support PCIe 5.0, not PCIe 6.0.
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