Intel 600p Series M2 ????

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PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 interface
512gb at about 1500sek (130 quid) Non-British fail prices :P
1775 MB / s read speed
560 MB / s write speed

I'm reading that they suffer when written to and the cache fills up can be quite a stuttery experiance, but for me a gamer, that really is a non-issue... Maybe a couple of times a month if i install a new game...

Possibly fixed in the future too with some firmware?

Link To it on overclockers

This seems like a really freaking good price to performance point....

Benchmarks are hideous... no argument but everyday real use? Any owners out there?
 
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I have the 512GB version and I use it for games only. When I put it in i copied the games I play the most from a MX300 750GB SSD to the Intel 600p. Write performance was ok until it hit the 17GB cache limit and then it went to ****. When Installing a game from the internet using steam/uplay it’s not a problem, only happens for very big transfers that run faster than 130MB/s for a long time. I think the drive is a good option for a games drive.
 
whats this drive gonna be like just for o/s and my main programs photoshop etc?
i currently have a samsung 840 256gb as my main drive but all my games are on a samsung 850 500gb

coz i could flog my 840 to my dad and stick a 256gb 600p in my new rig
 
I'm thinking the same.
The thing practically dies in benchmarks though. I'm not sure I'd want my os on a drive that can be dire.

Very undecided
 
The only time it performs bad is in big transfers, the 512GB version has 17gb slc cache and the 256GB version has about half that. Think a lot of the new drives are using the same slc caching now. I have not tried the drive with the OS so dont know how it is but would think it would be very good.
 
Thread necro!
Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on picking up a 1TB 600p over the SATA offerings?

I mean it's no 960 Evo but for daily use as a boot and games drive it's faster than SATA right?
 
I have one as the OS drive in my media streaming NUC box and it works fine. I've not noticed any difference using it compared to any other SSD I've used over the years.
 
It's just that some benchmarks basically fill the cache and utterly bomb the drive as a result. It seems though that as workloads get lighter the drive pulls ahead of SATA as it has time to do garbage collection and clear the cache.

I assume that general desktop use would give the drive plenty of time to keep itself tidy as web browsing, gaming and watching media is more about reading files than writing, with big idle gaps?
 
For me if the 600p is same price as SATA drives I would go for it, especially the 1TB model that has a 32GB cache. So only way you would see it have any kind of slow down is writing over 32GB of files to it from another SSD in your system. Which I can't see myself doing apart from when first transferring files onto it.

PCPER had an interesting review on it which might be worth you reading:
https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Stora...-Low-Cost-M2-NVMe/Conclusion-Pricing-and-Fina
 
Ordered the 1TB. Surely the 32GB cache is going to negate any problems it might have with filling the SLC.

Plus my usage will give it time to garbage collect regularly anyhow.
 
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Installing Windows 7 on this drive is quite the hair-pulling experience.
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Cool, notice any difference to a normal SATA SSD?

I'll be upgrading later this year and hope SSD's like the 600p stay close to SATA prices as a little bump in performance would be great without having to pay the high prices of some of the other NVME drives.
 
No difference so far as i've tried for the last nine hours and failed to get the Windows 7 install to detect the drive.

It's visible in BIOS, i've slipstreamed the NVMe drivers into a Windows 7 installer yet it still refuses to see the drive. I've installed Windows 10 without any issues but I really don't want to actually have to use the OS. Linux also installs without a hitch. I can also use the drive if I install Windows 7 on a spare so it's clearly something dumb the installer is doing.

I have to admit, i'm considering returning it for something like a SM961 or 960 Evo as Samsung provide proper drivers for the Windows 7 install process, none of this faffing that Intel seemingly expect their users to do.
 
Sorry I misunderstood, I've come over to Windows 10 now but interesting that drivers aren't well supported for this drive on Windows 7.
 
Yeah I just can't get along with Windows 10. From the store, to the ads, to the installing things without asking, to the awful touchscreen interface I can't find any real decent reason to move over whilst Windows 7 is still supported.

I actually use Ubuntu as my primary operating system anyway, I only keep a Windows 7 partition for those stubborn programs.
 
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Yeah I just can't get along with Windows 10. From the store, to the ads, to the installing things without asking, to the awful touchscreen interface I can't find any real decent reason to move over whilst Windows 7 is still supported.

I actually use Ubuntu as my primary operating system anyway, I only keep a Windows 7 partition for those stubborn programs.
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How did you get on with the 600p in the end with Windows 7? Did you keep it or send it back?
 
No dice with Windows 7. I got it to see the drive but it would BSOD partway through install.

I went with Linux in the end.
 
Let me know if you have any luck or know anyone that does Crockett.

The thing that got me closest was the Gigabyte Windows 7 utility that slipstreams the hotfixes automatically, using that it would detect the drive, install, but BSOD immediately on reboot.
 
Well I am now on windows 10 so when I get the 600p I probably won't even try it on windows 7. Appreciate the info though as I didn't know this was an issue.
 
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