M.2 NVMe SSD: Have any of you installed an M.2 NVMe SSD on your computer and if so, how would you rate its performance in relation to a standard SSD?

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Dec 18, 2019 12:23:03 #

rcarol

Have any of you installed an M.2 NVMe SSD on your computer and if so, how would you rate its performance in relation to a standard SSD?

Dec 18, 2019 12:58:15 #

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

rcarol wrote:

Have any of you installed an M.2 NVMe SSD on your computer and if so, how would you rate its performance in relation to a standard SSD?

M.2 NVMe is potentially much faster than conventional SSD replacement drives. Whether it really is or not depends on the rest of your system hardware (processor, RAM, memory speed, buss speed, internal/external installation, use of Thunderbolt 3, etc.). Provided the rest of the machine can use the speed, you're looking at (typical):

Read speeds up to 3000MB/s
Write speeds up to 2400MB/s

...compared to a replacement 2.5" Serial ATA 6Gb/s SSD with:

Read speeds up to 550MB/s
Write speeds up to 527MB/s

For any work you do that is I/O intensive or uses a scratch disc or memory paging scheme, that will give you a very noticeable speed boost!

Dec 18, 2019 13:26:03 #

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

I have 2 in my laptop, they work faster because they work in the pci-e lanes.

Dec 18, 2019 13:33:31 #

FTn

They are great but they generate a lot of heat. If you are going to buy one make sure it comes with a heat sink installed. There are some manufacturers that will not warranty the drive if you glue a heat sink to their drive.

-FTn

Dec 18, 2019 15:00:50 #

Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

You'll notice the difference for sure.
That is of course if they are the pci-e type.
Be sure not to get the SATA type.

Dec 18, 2019 20:43:42 #

therwol Loc: USA

rcarol wrote:

Have any of you installed an M.2 NVMe SSD on your computer and if so, how would you rate its performance in relation to a standard SSD?

I have one PC that came with one as the primary drive. I don't think that all motherboards are compatible with one. Make sure before you buy. They do generate a lot of heat with large data transfers. Don't even think about one that doesn't have a heat sink. When they get too hot, they throttle back to a crawl.

Dec 19, 2019 02:11:20 #

rcarol

Hamltnblue wrote:

You'll notice the difference for sure.
That is of course if they are the pci-e type.
Be sure not to get the SATA type.

Yes, that is why my question was directed at an M.2 NVMe which I would not consider running in the SATA mode.

Dec 19, 2019 06:17:32 #

ceh1024 Loc: Lutz, FL

rcarol wrote:

Have any of you installed an M.2 NVMe SSD on your computer and if so, how would you rate its performance in relation to a standard SSD?

On my desktop I replaced a 500gb drive with a 1 tb NVMe. went from 45-60 sec+ boot time to <10 sec. Love it!

also updated a 500GB ssd on my laptop with a 1tb ssd.

Dec 19, 2019 09:21:03 #

Schoee Loc: Europe

M.2 is the way to go if you have a slot on the motherboard. Boot up Windows 10 in about 6 secs. They are 5 or 6 times the speed of normal SSD.

Dec 19, 2019 09:21:46 #

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

Both of my laptops have HDD because one is ten years old, and the other is seven years old. I plan to buy a new laptop next Spring, after the Christmas expenses have settled down. I plan to give my ten year old HP laptop to a female teenage cousin, whose younger brother, dominates most of the computer time, on their one and only desktop computer. Most, current computers are now with SSD. Some, still have HDD, and some with both installed. This M.2 NVMe SSD is something new to me, that I finally had to Google it, to see what it is. I was surprised how small it is compared to the HDD and SSDs. It looks like a RAM replacement. And it requires its own special slot for it to be installed. The video I saw, said it was faster than your standard SSD. Smaller and faster, seems to be good too, for the newer and thinner laptops on the market today. Now, I know what M.2 NVMe SSD is now. Thanks to some members on this forum.

Dec 19, 2019 10:08:54 #

Buzzardluck Loc: Tempe, AZ

I installed one in my newer computer and it boots much faster but other than that I haven't noticed much if any difference.

Dec 19, 2019 10:39:16 #

unlucky2 Loc: Hemet Ca.

A small point of clarification, the difference between SATA and NVe is motherboard Architecture. On a NVe motherboard the M2 PCIE buss connects to L3 cash (processer I/O) and on a SATA motherboard the M2 PCIE buss connects to the south bridge which then connects to L3. Lots of info about this https://www.tomshardware.com/

Dec 19, 2019 12:03:51 #

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

ceh1024 wrote:

On my desktop I replaced a 500gb drive with a 1 tb NVMe. went from 45-60 sec+ boot time to <10 sec. Love it!

also updated a 500GB ssd on my laptop with a 1tb ssd.

I did the same to both of my Dells.

Dec 19, 2019 14:56:21 #

Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

rcarol wrote:

Yes, that is why my question was directed at an M.2 NVMe which I would not consider running in the SATA mode.

M.2 is a form factor. They come in 2 flavors. PCIE and SATA.
If you get the wrong type it won't be any faster.
Here's an example of the SATA version:
https://www.microcenter.com/product/502946/samsung-860-evo-1tb-ssd-3-bit-mlc-v-nand-sata-iii-6gb-s-m2-2280-internal-solid-state-drive

Dec 19, 2019 17:13:23 #

therwol Loc: USA

Hamltnblue wrote:

Here is an example of a NVMe drive. It has a heat sink, or "spreader" as they call it. I wouldn't consider any that doesn't have one because of the heat issue. They throttle down drastically when they become too hot.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MFZY2F2/ref=psdc_1292116011_t3_B07BN217QG?th=1

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