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HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-dk2010nx (5C1R4EA)

my laptop is  HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-dk2010nx (5C1R4EA) and i want to know what is the fastest ssd i can install in this laptop

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Your notebook's M.2 slot is PCIe Gen 3.0.

 

A PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD will work fine but will not run at its maximum advertised read/write speeds from the Gen 3 slot.

 

This chart provides the maximum transfer speeds you can expect from the various PCIe slot generations:

 

PCIe Speeds and Limitations | Crucial.com

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Your notebook's M.2 slot is PCIe Gen 3.0.

 

A PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD will work fine but will not run at its maximum advertised read/write speeds from the Gen 3 slot.

 

This chart provides the maximum transfer speeds you can expect from the various PCIe slot generations:

 

PCIe Speeds and Limitations | Crucial.com

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is it possible to add gen 5? will it be better for my laptop?

 

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Yes, but it is only going to run at the max transfer speed of the Gen 3.0 slot.

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oh ok thank u very much

 

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You're very welcome.

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