There's a potential for PCIE7 to leapfrog (depends on engineering and demand): expect actual PCIe 7.0 devices and platforms on the market sometime in 2028 –

There's a potential for PCIE7 to leapfrog (depends on engineering and demand): expect actual PCIe 7.0 devices and platforms on the market sometime in 2028 – 2029, if everything goes as planned It seems SSDs get the tech more slowly but with a bit of luck 7 might beat 6 to market!