Sandisk today unveiled the powerful WD_BLACK™ SN8100 NVMe™ SSD with PCIe® Gen 5.0 technology, a cutting-edge internal SSD delivering speeds up to 14,900 MB/s and capacities up to 8TB, for high-performance gaming, content creation and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.

With the evolution of gaming graphics, high-quality 4K and 8K content and AI applications, today’s gamers and professionals need solutions to help maximize the performance of their PCs. The Sandisk WD_BLACK SN8100 NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 5.0 SSD is built for hardcore PC gamers looking to add the most advanced combination of speed and reliability to their rig for peak performance and for professionals needing a top-of-the-line PC storage solution for intensive workflows and AI applications. In addition to blistering speeds, the new PCIe® Gen 5.0 SSD is also 100% more power efficient than Sandisk’s high-performance PCIe® Gen 4.0 SSD.

As an industry-leader for PCIe® Gen 5.0 power efficiency, the WD_BLACK SN8100 NVMe™ SSD features advanced Sandisk BiCS8 TLC 3D CBA NAND technology powering performance and reliability, with a low-power profile and optimized thermal performance to help simplify system design without adding expensive cooling.