M.2 Socket 3 vs. M.2 NMVE - ARe they the same thing?

JacoFJ

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Hi Guys,. I recently purchased a ASUS Maximus Hero VIII Motherboard which has M.2 Socket 3 SSD socket on board. I am currently looking at which drive to purchase for the motherboard and I am interested in the Samsung 950 PRO -Series 512GB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD 2-Inch MZ-V5P512BW . Can anyone tell me if the NMVE is the same as the M.2 Socket 3? Sorry, a bit confused at the moment.
 


Thank you for your reply. Am I correct in assuming (as I have read on other sites) that the Maximus Hero VIII which is Z170 and works with my SKYLAKE processor that it is compatible with NVME then?