Product description
NVMe Base is a PCIe extension board for Raspberry Pi 5. Simply populate it with an M-key NVMe SSD (2230 to 2280 sizes supported) and mount it under your Pi for a compact and fast storage solution - It even comes with rubber feet!
It's the perfect solution for turning your Raspberry Pi 5 into a file server, media centre, reverse proxy, etc. - really any task that benefits from large amounts of fast storage, especially with random high operations per second (IOPS) workloads. In short it's a game changer!
NVMe base follows the new "PIP" design guidelines provided by Raspberry Pi ensuring that it will be easy to use and be supported long term by updates to Raspberry Pi OS - though it is very early days and things are improving rapidly there!
Raspberry Pi Firmware
For the most hassle-free experience, make sure your Raspberry Pi OS is up to date, and your RPi 5 firmware is updated to 2023-12-06 (Dec 6th) or newer. This supports all the features of the RPi PCIe spec and means you don't have to mess with config files to get started.
Base Kit
NVMe Base PCB with M.2 Slot (M-Key)
'PCIe Pipe' Flat Flex Cable
4x Rubber feet
M2 bolt and 2x nuts for SSD mounting
4x 7mm M2.5 standoffs for base mounting
8x short M2.5 bolts for base mounting 4x long M2.5 bolts for 'pass-thru' mounting with a HAT
NVMe Base + 250GB SSD Bundle
The Raspberry Pi 5 will run at PCIe 3.0 x 1 speeds at best, even though this mode is unsupported officially, so most drives are limited to around 700-800MB/s read and 350-450MB write at peak.
Due to the tides and vagueries of the SSD market, we will ship whichever drive offers the best value for decent specs. We can say that:
It will have 500GB or better capacity
It will be rated by the manufacturer at PCIe Gen 3 or better speed
We'll have personally tested the drive with the NVMe Base and it will be in the list below.
It'll be backed by the usual Pimoroni guarantees and customer service.
It's the perfect solution for turning your Raspberry Pi 5 into a file server, media centre, reverse proxy, etc. - really any task that benefits from large amounts of fast storage, especially with random high operations per second (IOPS) workloads. In short it's a game changer!
NVMe base follows the new "PIP" design guidelines provided by Raspberry Pi ensuring that it will be easy to use and be supported long term by updates to Raspberry Pi OS - though it is very early days and things are improving rapidly there!
Raspberry Pi Firmware
For the most hassle-free experience, make sure your Raspberry Pi OS is up to date, and your RPi 5 firmware is updated to 2023-12-06 (Dec 6th) or newer. This supports all the features of the RPi PCIe spec and means you don't have to mess with config files to get started.
Base Kit
NVMe Base PCB with M.2 Slot (M-Key)
'PCIe Pipe' Flat Flex Cable
4x Rubber feet
M2 bolt and 2x nuts for SSD mounting
4x 7mm M2.5 standoffs for base mounting
8x short M2.5 bolts for base mounting 4x long M2.5 bolts for 'pass-thru' mounting with a HAT
NVMe Base + 250GB SSD Bundle
The Raspberry Pi 5 will run at PCIe 3.0 x 1 speeds at best, even though this mode is unsupported officially, so most drives are limited to around 700-800MB/s read and 350-450MB write at peak.
Due to the tides and vagueries of the SSD market, we will ship whichever drive offers the best value for decent specs. We can say that:
It will have 500GB or better capacity
It will be rated by the manufacturer at PCIe Gen 3 or better speed
We'll have personally tested the drive with the NVMe Base and it will be in the list below.
It'll be backed by the usual Pimoroni guarantees and customer service.
