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So: A 2020 iMac now with 2018 Hardware. Not a NVMe SSD use in sight.

Not exactly a "major update". Looks like the magic on this iMac is already wearing off and the magicians want their reality distortion spells back.

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The iMac had NVMe SSDs at least as early as 2015[1]. Apple has since moved away from NVMe modules and gone to raw flash chips hanging directly off the proprietary "T2" system controller chipset. I think it's fair to criticize the proprietary/non-upgradeable nature of this storage solution but benchmarks have shown it to be comparable in performance to standard PCIe 3.0 NVMe drives so calling it outdated is not really a valid criticism.

[1] https://beetstech.com/blog/apple-proprietary-ssd-ultimate-gu...

They also have a PCIe x4 port on the back of the machine for people who insist on avoiding Apple's storage controller.

Oh how weird. I just assumed it was an M.2 drive in there.

They use 10th gen Intel CPUs, and PCIe for SSDs. I'm definitely buying one, have waited for quite some time.

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