m.2 link speed check software

DavieJG · 31 Dec 2015 at 13:16

Hi guys,

Anyone know a bit of software that will report the link speed of the m.2 connection?

I got a shiny new 950 pro 512gb for Christmas and after running atto it maxed out at 1.6GB/s rather than 2.5GB/s which indicated it was running at a lower link speed than pci-e 3.0 x4. I've given it a good wiggle in the slot and its now sorted but does anyone know some software that will report the speed of this port like gpu-z etc does for pci-e ports?

Cheers.

DavieJG · 31 Dec 2015 at 17:42

snips86x said:
What's your PC spec?

I'm running on an asus x99 deluxe. I've heard that the magician software has bugs where it often reports 10Gbps when its not.

I'll have a look at crystal and see if it reports the link speed

DavieJG · 31 Dec 2015 at 17:50

DavieJG said:
I'm running on an asus x99 deluxe. I've heard that the magician software has bugs where it often reports 10Gbps when its not.

I'll have a look at crystal and see if it reports the link speed

Crystal doesnt seem to have this feature, how it confirms I'm now getting 2.5GB/s on read so that wiggle seems to have fixed it. I'd recommend anyone with issues to try reseating the drive before spending ages looking for a software fix!