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#4305339 - 10/22/16 02:10 AM M.2 SSD  
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Has anyone moved to an M.2 SSD exclusively for their system? I hear they are lightning fast. If so, what is your experience?


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#4305392 - 10/22/16 08:41 AM Re: M.2 SSD [Re: Vertigo1]  
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Yup,I have.It's a Samsung SM951 256GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe running on an MSI Z170A PC MATE mainboard. I believe it's important to have the x4 interface on the mainboard to get the full benefit of the drive.

Some speeds(obviously using test software,so not real-world performance),but it gives you an idea.

Sequential write 784 MByte/sec Sequential read 1701 MByte/sec

For a comparison,one of my WD blacks...

Sequential write 113 MByte/sec Sequential read 122 Mbyte/sec

My Crucial 256GB MX100 SSD has a read speed of around 515 MByte/sec


In the real world,boot time is under 10 seconds,I think I did time it once at 7 seconds (Win 10).

I don't keep all my games on it,just the ones I play regularly or the ones I want to cut out long loading times.

If sitting around twiddling your thumbs waiting for things to load isn't your thing,then you will benefit from one.

Last edited by Chucky; 10/22/16 09:25 AM.

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#4305609 - 10/23/16 03:12 AM Re: M.2 SSD [Re: Vertigo1]  
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very nice. I'm looking at the 950 Pro right now.


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