MM.2 Gen 5 Introduction
PCI-SIG announced “PCI Express M.2 Specification- Revision 5.0, Version 0.7” in May 2022, which is M.2 Gen 5 (32.0 GT/s) standard. In this version, the signal integrity requirements and test procedures for 32.0 GT/s were defined.
Introducing our new product “M.2 Gen 5 4.2 Height”, and it has been tested PASS in the latest M.2 Gen 5 standard.
M.2 Gen 5 Spec.
- Right angle type
- Standard / Reverse orientation
- 4.2mm & 8.5mm heights available
M.2 Gen 4 & Gen 5 Spec Comparison
| Item | M.2 R4.0 (Gen 4) | M.2 R5.0 (Gen 5) |
| No. of pin | 67 | 67 |
| Pitch | 0.5 mm | 0.5 mm |
| Voltage | 50 V | 50 V |
| Current | 0.5 A | 0.5 A |
| Speed | 16.0 GT/s | 32.0 GT/s |
| Contact resistance | 55 mΩ | 55 mΩ |
| Insulation resistance | 5×108 mΩ | 5×108 mΩ |
| Durability | 60 mating cycles | 60 mating cycles |
| Insertion force | 20N (2.04 Kgf) max. | 20N (2.04 Kgf) max. |
| Shock | 285 G | 285 G |
M.2 Gen 5 Application
- M.2 Socket 1 and Socket 2 apply to wireless connection, e.g. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and Wi-Gig
- M.2 Socket 2 and Socket 3 apply to SSD and PCIe 5.0 interface, and supporting all new CPU or GPU: Intel Alder Lake & Sapphire Rapids, AMD Ryzen 7000 & Genoa, NVidia Grace & Hopper
