Pimoroni NVMe Base for Raspberry Pi 5

Add super-fast storage to your Raspberry Pi 5, ensuring lightning-fast boots, efficient NAS functionality, and responsive application performance. The NVMe Base is a PCIe extension board designed exclusively for Raspberry Pi 5.

This easy-to-use board supports M-key NVMe SSDs in sizes ranging from 2230 to 2280, providing a compact, high-speed storage solution when mounted under your Raspberry Pi. Equipped with rubber feet for stability, it's ideal for transforming your Raspberry Pi into a file server, media center, or reverse proxy, especially useful for tasks requiring high random IOPS.

Features include a PCIe 3.0 x1 speed interface, offering up to 700-800MB/s read and 350-450MB/s write speeds, subject to drive capabilities. It complies with Raspberry Pi's "PIP" design guidelines, ensuring ease of use and long-term OS support.

The kit contains an NVMe Base PCB with M.2 Slot, a 'PCIe Pipe' flat flex cable, mounting hardware, and various storage capacity bundles (250GB to 2000GB), tested for compatibility and backed by reliable customer service. For additional protection, consider the smart aluminum NVMe Base Case.