Sata vs nvme on pcie 2.0 x1?

Cyber-Mav · 25 Sep 2023 at 10:11

looking to add an extra drive, iv got a free sata port but also have a pcie 2.0 x1 slot that goes through the chipset (x470) available.

which would be faster or more ideal for me to go with?

Cyber-Mav · 25 Sep 2023 at 14:24

Ahh so not all drives support 1 lane, thats good to know and may sway things for the sata drive then

Cyber-Mav · 25 Sep 2023 at 21:13

Will see whats going on black Friday

Cyber-Mav · 22 Jan 2024 at 08:38

Got the nvme to x1 pcie card adapter on order.
I suspect sata 3 will be faster on sustained transfers vs pcie v2 x1 slot but guessing the nvme protocol will be better for random io stuff.
Also in future when i upgrade to faster boards with more native nvme slots and lanes the drive will get free speed boost.