Question Crucial MX 300 SSD vs. Samsung M.2 980 (with DRAM vs. no DRAM)

[Titanion]

Am I interpreting this correctly? Would a Crucial MX 300 SATA SSD with DRAM be better than the DRAM-less Samsung M.2 980 for an OS and just about everything?

 

[USAFRet]

Am I interpreting this correctly? Would a Crucial MX 300 SATA SSD with DRAM be better than the DRAM-less Samsung M.2 980 for an OS and just about everything?

And where did you read this?

 

[dwd999]

Am I interpreting this correctly? Would a Crucial MX 300 SATA SSD with DRAM be better than the DRAM-less Samsung M.2 980 for an OS and just about everything?

You're comparing two different types of technology. The Crucial is a sata device and the Samsung is obviously an m.2 device. In terms of speed an m.2 device will always be faster and better than a sata device. If you're concerned about anything other than speed, let us know.

 

[Titanion]

I did not read it, exactly. Comparing information on a big chart. Which is why I am asking. There must be more to the story than merely the presence of DRAM.

So, I am trying to get a handle on how important DRAM is and what SSDs and M2s have it. There is an interesting chart / spreadsheet on the link below, 13 or so posts down, that lists a ton of drives. I have some of the Crucial MX 300 SSDs, so they jumped out to me. How would a Crucial MX 300 with DRAM compare to a Samsung 980 with no DRAM?

https://hardforum.com/threads/how-do-you-know-if-an-ssd-is-dram-less.2026379/

I have a computer with an OS W10 on a Crucial MX 300 SSD SATA, but it is on a Z97 Gigabyte motherboard that also has an M2 slot. And I am trying to find a place to use the Samsung 980, because I have it.

 

[Titanion]

OK. Good, I figured that must be the case.

 

[MWink64]

Even with DRAM, the MX300 is unlikely to outperform the Samsung 980 in any noticeable way. As for the Z97 system, make sure its M.2 slot supports NVMe. M.2 is a physical interface that can support SATA and/or NVMe.

 

[Titanion]

Thanks. I will probably leave that z97 one alone, then. Anyway, I have a 6th gen machine with an i5-6600K that would be a better fit, and I bet that is new enough to not present any problems.

 

[dwd999]

I did not read it, exactly. Comparing information on a big chart. Which is why I am asking. There must be more to the story than merely the presence of DRAM.

So, I am trying to get a handle on how important DRAM is and what SSDs and M2s have it. There is an interesting chart / spreadsheet on the link below, 13 or so posts down, that lists a ton of drives. I have some of the Crucial MX 300 SSDs, so they jumped out to me. How would a Crucial MX 300 with DRAM compare to a Samsung 980 with no DRAM?

https://hardforum.com/threads/how-do-you-know-if-an-ssd-is-dram-less.2026379/

I have a computer with an OS W10 on a Crucial MX 300 SSD SATA, but it is on a Z97 Gigabyte motherboard that also has an M2 slot. And I am trying to find a place to use the Samsung 980, because I have it.

So test them yourself; plug in the 980 and copy a large file to each drive and see which performs best. Or you can run a speed test program like CrystalDiskMark on each drive to see which performs best.

 

[USAFRet]

So test them yourself; plug in the 980 and copy a large file to each drive and see which performs best. Or you can run a speed test program like CrystalDiskMark on each drive to see which performs best.

CDM is a better test for this.
Just "copying" is also impacted by whatever drive you're copying from.