For a Dedicated Boot Drive: M.2 SSD of SATA SSD?

[theycallmechris]

In the next couple of months I'll be building my next system and wanted to have a boot drive for stat-up and common programs like internet and internet security, while all other programs like games and applications going on their own dedicated HDD.

The motherboard I have chosen is the Asus Prime-Series (either X470 or Z370/90) and they come with a M.2 Gen3 PCIe x4 port.

For my application, is there any benefit going with an M.2 SSD for a Boot drive over a standard SATA SSD if that's all I plan for it?

As a side note, M.2 Gen3 PCIe x4 SSDs and SATA SSDs in the 240gb range are roughly about the same price in Canada (for a more trusted brand like Samsung or Corsair), so price isn't that much of a deciding factor in my case.

Thanks for your help.

 

[ChumP]

I'd say no... considering the price premium.
On day to day use a good SATA III SSD like the 860 EVO will perform similar to a M.2 NVMe SSD(you won't notice a difference). When transferring large files though the M.2 drive will be quite a bit faster.

If the prices are the same there, go for the M.2 NVMe.

 

[USAFRet]

As a side note, M.2 Gen3 PCIe x4 SSDs and SATA SSDs in the 240gb range are roughly about the same price in Canada (for a more trusted brand like Samsung or Corsair), so price isn't that much of a deciding factor in my case.

Thanks for your help.

First, can you show us some links for this?
Generally, a m.2 NVMe drive is more $$ per GB than a m.2 SATA drive.

 

[or.at2497]

i would go with the M.2 NVMe ones especially when u say there isnt much difference in the prices.
as for performance, there wont be much between the two, except in boot time and load times for programs that installed in the nvme pratition.

 

[theycallmechris]

As a side note, M.2 Gen3 PCIe x4 SSDs and SATA SSDs in the 240gb range are roughly about the same price in Canada (for a more trusted brand like Samsung or Corsair), so price isn't that much of a deciding factor in my case.

Thanks for your help.

First, can you show us some links for this?
Generally, a m.2 NVMe drive is more $$ per GB than a m.2 SATA drive.

The SSDs I'm deciding between are the Corsair MP500 240gb and Samsung EVO 860 Pro 256gb.

Corsair: https://www.amazon.ca/Corsair-Force-MP500-Internal-CSSD-F240GBMP500/dp/B01N4C44VN/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542223637&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=corsair+mp500+480gb

Samsung:https://www.amazon.ca/Samsung-256GB-Internal-MZ-76P256BW-Version/dp/B07864XMTK/ref=sr_1_18?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1542223768&sr=1-18&keywords=samsung+evo+860

SSDs are uncharted territory for me as I've used HDDs in all my computers so far. A number of people I spoke to (friends and co-workers) said to go with the EVO Pro's as they're "Higher quality and will last longer" than non-Pro Evo SSDs.

 

[ChumP]

The 860 EVO is a reliable drive... the PRO version is not worth the price premium.
I have a 5 year old 120GB really cheap Kingston SSD(I paid only 55$ at that time for it) on my 2500K rig and it still works great until this day.

You'll be much better off buying the 500GB version of the 860 EVO for a lower price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($115.00 @ Centre Com)
Total: $115.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-15 06:41 AEDT+1100

 

[USAFRet]

The SSDs I'm deciding between are the Corsair MP500 240gb and Samsung EVO 860 Pro 256gb.

Corsair: https://www.amazon.ca/Corsair-Force-MP500-Internal-CSSD-F240GBMP500/dp/B01N4C44VN/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542223637&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=corsair+mp500+480gb

Samsung:https://www.amazon.ca/Samsung-256GB-Internal-MZ-76P256BW-Version/dp/B07864XMTK/ref=sr_1_18?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1542223768&sr=1-18&keywords=samsung+evo+860

SSDs are uncharted territory for me as I've used HDDs in all my computers so far. A number of people I spoke to (friends and co-workers) said to go with the EVO Pro's as they're "Higher quality and will last longer" than non-Pro Evo SSDs.

Ahh... Apples and oranges.
A second rate NVMe vs top tier Samsung Pro SATA. Not a fair comparison.

And no, the Pro will not "last longer" then an EVO. The fact that they both have the same warranty from Samsung, 5 years, speaks volumes.
I have 4x EVO's in my system. 2x 840 250GB, 1x 850 500GB, and 1x 860 500GB.
The 840 EVO's are a little over 4 years old, and still giving exact same performance as the 2 month old 860 EVO.