Sata or M.2?

maklabouhlel · 17 Feb 2016 at 19:25

Hi, I just ordered the today only combo deal (GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Motherboard & Corsair 16GB LPX 2400MHz DDR4 Bundle). I need an ssd to pair it with. Would you go sata or M.2? Thanks.

Dangerous · 17 Feb 2016 at 20:09

Well you can get a M2 drive on a SATA interface

But M2 with PCIe/nvme will give you more performance.

maklabouhlel · 17 Feb 2016 at 21:27

Dangerous said:
Well you can get a M2 drive on a SATA interface

But M2 with PCIe/nvme will give you more performance.

Okay, i get it now. Thanks.

Skyforger · 17 Feb 2016 at 22:48

How much of an performance though ? as i understand the speeds are quite similar fro M2 and conventional SATA drives.

Dangerous · 17 Feb 2016 at 23:07

Skyforger said:
How much of an performance though ? as i understand the speeds are quite similar fro M2 and conventional SATA drives.

Depends what you buy. Like I said m2 can run on the SATA bus so there isn't any speed differences but if you get the Samsung 950 PRO

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...3.0-x-4-nvme-solid-state-drive-hd-216-sa.html

Specification:
- M.2 PCI-E 3.0 (x4) interface on an NVMe Compatible Motherboard
- MLC NAND
- Read Speed: 2150MB/s-2650MB/s
- Write Speed: 1550MB/s-1650MB/s
- IOPS: 300k/100k
- Warranty: 5yr

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...-solid-state-drive-mz-7ke512bw-hd-183-sa.html

AND: Samsung V-NAND 32 Layer
Form Factor: 2.5" 7mm
Sequential Read: 550 MB/s
Sequential Write: 520MB/s
Random 4KB IOPS Read (QD=1): 10,000
Random 4KB IOPS Write (QD=1): 36,000
Random 4KB IOPS Read (QD=32): 100,000
Random 4KB IOPS Write (QD=32): 90,000
DevSlp Power: 2.0mW
Warranty: 10 Years / 150 TBW

marc2003 · 17 Feb 2016 at 23:50

What use are specs to anyone when they don't deliver any real world performance benefit?

http://techreport.com/review/29221/samsung-950-pro-512gb-ssd-reviewed/4

If you like the form factor, want to free up SATA ports or simply must have the latest tech then go for it. But if it's bang for the buck you're after, you're barking up the wrong tree.

maklabouhlel · 18 Feb 2016 at 03:14

When I saw the read speeds of about 2000mbs it got me thinking.

Mercutio · 19 Feb 2016 at 02:11

marc2003 said:
What use are specs to anyone when they don't deliver any real world performance benefit?

http://techreport.com/review/29221/samsung-950-pro-512gb-ssd-reviewed/4

If you like the form factor, want to free up SATA ports or simply must have the latest tech then go for it. But if it's bang for the buck you're after, you're barking up the wrong tree.

Depends - stick a few steam games on it and load times for maps will (get closer to) disappear(ing).