whats the recommended m.2 nvme ssd atm

RobTi

RobTi

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Hi so i am looking for a 500Gb drive and wondered what is the recommended one at the moment(was going for a 970 evo plus)but thought to ask first, will be used for os and programs with a separate drive for storage and games ?
Thanks
 
the new wd black nvme is also a good one, check some benchmarks online and compare prices and you'll know whats worth getting
 
RobTi said:
A lot cheaper it appears
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Yeah, I've got a 960GB on the way. It has the best performance of all the MP510 capacities and compares well with the 970 Evo Plus. Especially when it is £57 cheaper.

Corsair MP510 960GB
Sequential Read: 3480 MB/s
Sequential Write: 3000 MB/s
Random Read: 610K IOPS
Random Write: 570K IOPS
Write Endurance: 1700 TB

Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB
Sequential Read: 3500 MB/s
Sequential Write: 3300 MB/s
Random Read: 600k IOPS
Random Write: 550K IOPS
Write Endurance: 1200 TB
 
hyperseven said:
hows about the ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro?
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The read speed is similar to the above drives, but the write speed and IOPS is lower (although you probably wouldn't notice outside of a benchmark). Most concerning though is the write endurance which is less than half that of the other brands. So not worth it over the MP510 unless you find a really good price.
 
Thanks all, I think it will be a 250 Gb corsair as a boot drive as I just got a crucial mx500 1Tbq as a main drive and moved my 500GB Ed black as a storage drive, unless a deal pops up for another make
 
It is amazing how far price and performance has come in these. I bought my first SSD 10 years ago and both capacity and performance have seen a tenfold increase for the same price point.

Crucial M225 64GB
Sequential Read: 200 MB/s
Sequential Write: 150 MB/s
Cost: £103 (would be £131 now with inflation)
 
just to update went for the corsair in the end as im not a heavy gamer and just getting back into pc's and under £60 delivered that will do me for now
 
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crystal disk 3102 read 1041 write seq Q32T1 on a new ryzen 5 2600 no o/c , don't know if this is any good but just to let you know
Oops should have said 250gb Corsair 510
 
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The only thing significantly better than the MP510 is the 970 Pro, but that is almost twice the cost. Even then the Pro only has the advantage when writing large (>30GB) files. The MP510 still has the better endurance warranty.
 
For anyone wondering about the SX8200 Pro, I got mine today and results are good, Q32T1 3276 R / 2939 W. 1TB drive. I think all these 'new' m.2 drives are pretty decent, went for this as it was in stock and a good price.
 
I'm looking for a non- nvme 1tb m.2 drive for my games library. Also looking at the crucial mx500? Is there any better options out there regarding performance/value? Looking to spend 100-150 ideally. Thanks
 
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