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[tamzzy]

a) is it worth upgrading for M2?

Lol. Unless you're doing stuff like video editing or same-drive file copying, then nvme doesn't actually yield much real world improvements in comparison to a good SATA 3 SSD.
In synthetic benchmarks, yes. Real world no.

 

[Gary*]

I have pretty much the same setup as you and have contemplated that upgrade a few times but after looking at benchmarks etc, I really don't think the cost is justifiable.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

For your use it would be a waste of cash. Better to hold on to the budget until you absolutely need an upgrade.
I recently moved my i5 i8400 into an ITX board and moved to m2 storage over SATA3 SSD. I barely notice any difference for day to day usability.
Definitely boots faster but talking seconds.

 

[Gary*]

Not bad at all Kermit - are you seeing any performance increase in games?

 

[Wegason]

Paying only £107 to upgrade from four cores to eight cores while also going from DDR 3 to DDR 4 and to an NVME SSD is pretty good going!

 

[Participant]

This cheap itx option is making me want to upgrade our sitting room media pc.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Nice upgrade!!

I made a similar switch in late 2018 with my mini-ITX system:
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/cats-mini-itx-ryzen-5-review.18833557/

I went to a Ryzen 5 2600 myself from a Xeon E3 1230 V2/Core i7 3770 and the improvements were noticeable. My mate has a similar setup to the OP,ie,a Ryzen 7 2700 and the same motherboard.