The platform demonstrated approximately 13.8 GBps throughput in the IOMeter benchmark at least when it was going downhill with the wind behind it.

Chipzilla originally planned to show the demo at CES, however, the company is no longer going in person. Ryan Shrout, Intel's chief performance strategist, decided to share the demo publicly via Twitter.

The system used for the demonstration included a Core i9-12900K processor, an Asus Z690 motherboard, and an EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics board. Intel hooked up Samsung's PM1743 SSD using a special PCIe 5.0 interposer card and the drive certainly did not disappoint.

While 13.8 GBps may be overkill for regular desktop users it is good for those who need to load huge games, work with large 8K video files or ultra-high-resolution images.

Samsung will be among the first to ship its PM1743 PCIe 5.0 drives, which is why Intel decided to use this SSD for the demonstration. But Samsung's PM1743-series is aimed at enterprises, so it will be available in a 2.5-inch/15mm with dual-port support and new-generation E3.S (76 Ã-- 112.75 Ã-- 7.5mm) form-factors, so it is not aimed at desktops.