[SOLVED] Different types of SSD

[kiwis]

I'm looking at a Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB SSD, but I'm not sure at 500GB will be enough so I'm looking at maybe the Samsung 860 EVO 1TB?

Also some SSD's look like cards others chips? What is this about?

Is this much slower for double the disk space?

My current HDD with my Op System is 1TB so no idea how I'll keep it to 500GB

 

[rgd1101]

you mean m.2 vs 2.5" ssd?

for normal usage. not going to be much different in performance.
the 970 will be faster with large file transfer.

 

[USAFRet]

I'm looking at a Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB SSD, but I'm not sure at 500GB will be enough so I'm looking at maybe the Samsung 860 EVO 1TB?

Also some SSD's look like cards others chips? What is this about?

Is this much slower for double the disk space?

My current HDD with my Op System is 1TB so no idea how I'll keep it to 500GB

First, what motherboard and OS do you have?
Second, what do you use this system for?
Third, what is your budget for this new drive?

 

[kiwis]

First, what motherboard and OS do you have?
Second, what do you use this system for?
Third, what is your budget for this new drive?

1. Most likely a Gigabyte B450 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX Motherboard with Windows 10 64Bit. Yet to be purchased.
2. General Usage / Coding & Casual Gaming
3. Budget, 500GB is around $180 local. 1TB quoted above another $70 can afford either. At the top end of my new build spend so don't want to spend too much more.

 

[kiwis]

you mean m.2 vs 2.5" ssd?

for normal usage. not going to be much different in performance.
the 970 will be faster with large file transfer.

What's the difference in m.2 and 2.5" SSD?

 

[USAFRet]

M.2 is simply the form factor.
How it plugs in.

An M.2 drive may be SATA protocol or NVMe protocol.
NVMe is 'faster', but generally more expensive per GB.
And in a lot of uses, that 'faster' is not seen.

2.5" looks sort of like a regular laptop drive. SATA protocol.


Examples, all 500GB:

2.5" - SATA
Samsung 860 EVO
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-860-evo-series-500gb/p/N82E16820147674

M.2 SATA
Samsung 860 EVO
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-860-evo-series-500gb/p/N82E16820147677

M.2 NVMe
Samsung 970 EVO
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16820147690

 

[kiwis]

M.2 is simply the form factor.
How it plugs in.

An M.2 drive may be SATA protocol or NVMe protocol.
NVMe is 'faster', but generally more expensive per GB.
And in a lot of uses, that 'faster' is not seen.

2.5" looks sort of like a regular laptop drive. SATA protocol.


Examples, all 500GB:

2.5" - SATA
Samsung 860 EVO
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-860-evo-series-500gb/p/N82E16820147674

M.2 SATA
Samsung 860 EVO
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-860-evo-series-500gb/p/N82E16820147677

M.2 NVMe
Samsung 970 EVO
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16820147690

Awesome reply, thank you.

So the obvious question is... how much faster is it? would a casual gamer with a 3600X and RTX2060 know while playing GTA, FIFA, Call of Duty etc?

 

[USAFRet]

Awesome reply, thank you.

So the obvious question is... how much faster is it? would a casual gamer with a 3600X and RTX2060 know while playing GTA, FIFA, Call of Duty etc?

For a strictly gaming situation, you probably won't see any difference between an NVMe SSD and a SATA SSD.
The actual drive is only one part of how your system operates.

Price conscious compromise - Intel 660p.
NVMe, usually at SATA III price. Slower than the top grade NVMe drives (Samsung 970 EVO), but faster than a typical SATA III SSD (Samsung 860 EVO).