Question Does my Dell laptop support M.2 NVMe SSDs ?

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I own a Dell Latitude E5570 laptop and I'm looking to upgrade the storage with an M.2 SSD. I've been getting conflicting information about whether my laptop supports M.2 NVMe gen 3 SSDs.

I've confirmed that my E5570 does have an M.2 slot but don't have the holder case bracket, but I want to make sure I purchase a compatible drive. Can anyone confirm if the Dell Latitude E5570 supports M.2 NVMe SSDs ?

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000123847/latitude-e5570-visual-guide-to-your-computer
this is what I have but the keyboard has got Arabic letters because this laptop was bought in Saudi

"Crucial P3 1TB PCIe 3.0 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD, up to 3500MB/s - CT1000P3SSD8"
 
You're going to need this contraption;
https://www.amazon.com/Frame-Bracket-Compatible-Latitude-Precision/dp/B09NKP88MP

The owner's manual;
https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-e5570-laptop_owners-manual_en-us.pdf
states that your laptop should come equipped with a 6th Gen Intel processor, which would mean you can't go beyond PCIe3.0x2 or PCIe3.0x4 speeds. Even if you dropped in a PCIe4.0 drive, it'll operate at the speed of the slot, not the drive.

Make sure you're on the latest BIOS version prior to dropping in the M.2 SSD into the laptop.
 
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Whether it's x2 or x4 depends on exactly which processor is in it. H processors give it x4, while U series gives it x2.

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/...r-precision-optiplex-latitude-and-xps-systems

Even x2 will be faster than the best SATA drive, but may only give you half the rated speed of the drive. For that P3 that would mean a rating of 1.7GBps reads, probably 1.5GBps in reality, and writes will be slower. (If it's x4, the same relative speeds apply.) It depends on whether the drive's controller has performance to spare that it can shift to those two lanes or if it was already maxing out its per-lane capabilities. The higher capacities of that model aren't any faster so I'd lean towards expecting it to be limited to half. If you want to get the very best performance and max out that PCIe interface you could get a PCIe4 drive which would have a controller and flash that have more than enough speed to fill up the PCIe3 lanes. That would apply whether it's x2 or x4. They are only $10 more expensive for modest models, sometimes even less than a Gen3 drive. (The Crucial P310 for example.)
 
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I own a Dell Latitude E5570 laptop and I'm looking to upgrade the storage with an M.2 SSD. I've been getting conflicting information about whether my laptop supports NVMe m.2 gen 3

I've confirmed that my E5570 does have an M.2 slot but don't have the holder case bracket, but I want to make sure I purchase a compatible drive. Can anyone confirm if the Dell Latitude E5570 supports NVMe M.2 SSDs.

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000123847/latitude-e5570-visual-guide-to-your-computer
this is what I have but the keyboard also got the Arabic letters cause this is bought in saudi

"Crucial P3 1TB PCIe 3.0 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD, up to 3500MB/s - CT1000P3SSD8"
Are you replacing the existing disk or adding on to the existing disk?

If adding on make sure there is not a physical space conflict.

Yes the crucial will work.
https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/dell/latitude-e5570
 
You're going to need this contraption;
https://www.amazon.com/Frame-Bracket-Compatible-Latitude-Precision/dp/B09NKP88MP

The owner's manual;
https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/latitude-e5570-laptop_owners-manual_en-us.pdf
states that your laptop should come equipped with a 6th Gen Intel processor, which would mean you can't go beyond PCIe3.0x2 or PCIe3.0x4 speeds. Even if you dropped in a PCIe4.0 drive, it'll operate at the speed of the slot, not the drive.

Make sure you're on the latest BIOS version prior to dropping in the M.2 SSD into the laptop.
yes 3gen should work
 
Whether it's x2 or x4 depends on exactly which processor is in it. H processors give it x4, while U series gives it x2.

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/...r-precision-optiplex-latitude-and-xps-systems

Even x2 will be faster than the best SATA drive, but may only give you half the rated speed of the drive. For that P3 that would mean a rating of 1.7GBps reads, probably 1.5GBps in reality, and writes will be slower. (If it's x4, the same relative speeds apply.) It depends on whether the drive's controller has performance to spare that it can shift to those two lanes or if it was already maxing out its per-lane capabilities. The higher capacities of that model aren't any faster so I'd lean towards expecting it to be limited to half. If you want to get the very best performance and max out that PCIe interface you could get a PCIe4 drive which would have a controller and flash that have more than enough speed to fill up the PCIe3 lanes. That would apply whether it's x2 or x4. They are only $10 more expensive for modest models, sometimes even less than a Gen3 drive. (The Crucial P310 for example.)
its a U i5 6th, so does it really matter the gen 3 or 4 in compatibility terms like I can go with gen 4 with it and gen 3 as well? cause I can get gen 4 in the same price of gen 3?
 
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Gen4 drives will operate fine in Gen3 slots, and give you a better option to re-use the drive in some other system later that supports Gen4. But since it's a U-series chip, it's only going to operate at Gen3 x2 speeds so it will not get higher than 2GBps.
 
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