The time where we were limited by the SATA3 bus and its 600Mbps bandwidth limit is gone and history and while M.2 modules are the small and cool way to go, they aren't an option for everyone. This is where PCI-Express add-in cards come into play with their naturally higher compatibility with a wider range of systems. Today I?m taking a closer look at Plextor's latest offering in this sector ? the M8PeY PCIe NVMe drive with 512GB capacity.

Plextor designed the M8Pe series of drives with gamers in mind as well as those who just want that extra bit of performance from their system. With a performance rating of up to 270K IOPS at read operations and 150K IOPS write operations along with sequential performance up to 2500MB/s reading and 1400MB/s writing, the drive can easily handle the most intense games that require heavy read and write operations from the drive and it might give you that extra advantage in competitive gaming such as eSports.