SSDs are connected via Thunderbolt 5 enclosures. I have one Gen4 and three Gen5 ssds inside enclosures. You can see specs here
https://github.com/argonautlabsai/deltafin/tree/main/k3-publ...
So if this all streamed from the internal NVME would you expect better performance?
What exact enclosure are you using?
So if this all streamed from the internal NVME would you expect better performance?