The Galax HOF Extreme 50S PCIe 5.0 SSD has been unveiled, featuring impressive transfer speeds of 12.4 GB/s and 1500K IOPS.

Galax has announced the release of a new flagship SSD, the HOF Extreme 50S PCIe 5.0 SSD, for the Chinese market. The new model is an upgrade from the previously released HOF Extreme 50, with the addition of an "S" to its name. Galax's lab tests show that the new SSD is capable of read and write speeds up to 12.4 GB/s and 11.8 GB/s, respectively, which is an improvement from the previous model's 10.0 GB/s and 9.5 GB/s. ITHome reports that the new SSD can reach 1500K IOPS.

The HOF Extreme 50S and HOF Extreme 50 share the same Phison controller, PS5026-E26, with no differences in NAND and cache configurations. However, the newer models are expected to be faster due to refined ECC algorithm technology and fifth-generation LDPC error correction capabilities. There is no information on pricing and launch dates yet, but Galax plans to release a 2 TB model first, followed by a 4 TB model.