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I have multiple systems with multiple models of Samsung NVMe drives including 970 Evo, 970 Evo Plus, 970 Pro and I've just purchased a 980 Pro.
My production system has all of the 970 models installed and I will be replacing the 970 Pro 1TB with a 980 Pro 2TB.
I went looking for an updated driver for the 980 pro only to discover that no such driver exists. The use of the Microsoft driver, which is often understood to be under-performing, is the only option.
Certainly, when doing a search I found that random IOPs in all tests on 980 Pro models using the Microsoft standard driver is somewhat lower than 970 Evo Plus models using the Samsung propriety driver.
I'm wondering if a system using 3 different models of drives, the 970 models using the Samsung Driver, and the 980 using the Microsoft driver will even work.?
Has anyone tested this?
Has anyone come across any difficulties in mixing various models?
I have a dedicated test system which is very similar to my production PC, so I will spend the next week or so doing various tests and will provide those results here, but if anyone has any guidance or advice regarding this situation I'd welcome the feedback.
My production system has all of the 970 models installed and I will be replacing the 970 Pro 1TB with a 980 Pro 2TB.
I went looking for an updated driver for the 980 pro only to discover that no such driver exists. The use of the Microsoft driver, which is often understood to be under-performing, is the only option.
Certainly, when doing a search I found that random IOPs in all tests on 980 Pro models using the Microsoft standard driver is somewhat lower than 970 Evo Plus models using the Samsung propriety driver.
I'm wondering if a system using 3 different models of drives, the 970 models using the Samsung Driver, and the 980 using the Microsoft driver will even work.?
Has anyone tested this?
Has anyone come across any difficulties in mixing various models?
I have a dedicated test system which is very similar to my production PC, so I will spend the next week or so doing various tests and will provide those results here, but if anyone has any guidance or advice regarding this situation I'd welcome the feedback.