[SOLVED] MLC SATA vs TLC M.2

[MissPiggy420]

Hi there,

I currently have a Crucial MX100 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD and i want to upgrade to a M.2 SSD with PCI Express 3.0 x4 (TLC).
So the SATA-600 disk i have now has MLC and the disk i want to buy has TLC (3d v-nand).

Will the newer disk (M.2 one) be faster than the disk i've got?

Thanks in advance!

 

[USAFRet]

It is 'faster' not due to TLC vs MLC, but rather NVMe/PCIe vs SATA III.

What motherboard is this going on?
What do you use the system for?

 

[MissPiggy420]

Thanks for your fast response!

Motherboard: B450 Tomahawk Max

I'm using my system for gaming and some creative stuff like photoshop and illustrator.

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks for your fast response!

Motherboard: B450 Tomahawk Max

I'm using my system for gaming and some creative stuff like photoshop and illustrator.

What size drive?
You'd see a difference, but not "OMG! Faster!"

 

[MissPiggy420]

What size drive?
You'd see a difference, but not "OMG! Faster!"

I got 256GB and i'm going to be adding 1TB.

 

[USAFRet]

I got 256GB and i'm going to be adding 1TB.

How much free space is on the current MX100?
Which particular M.2 drive are you looking at?

 

[MissPiggy420]

How much free space is on the current MX100?
Which particular M.2 drive are you looking at?

I got 20GB free space right now. (Kinda need some more diskspace haha)
The one i'm looking at: Kingston A2000 1TB

Some extra questions:

• How much would it matter if i bought a QLC SSD M.2 instead of a TLC?
• And should i put my system on the MLC SATA drive or the TLC/QLC M.2?

 

[USAFRet]

1. You ABSOLUTELY need more free space. That drive should never go over 190-200GB actual consumed space.
2. Not a fan of that drive, but it will work and inexpensive.
3. Other options - Another SATA drive will be pretty much the same speed as your current one.
4. Now....for what to put where. I'd almost be inclined to leave the OS on the existing drive, and use the new for games and project files. There is some back and forth opinions on this type of config, and both ways have their benefits.

 

[USAFRet]

Or...you can put the OS and applications on the new drive, and use the old for whatever.
What OS is this?

 

[MissPiggy420]

Or...you can put the OS and applications on the new drive, and use the old for whatever.
What OS is this?

I'm using Windows 10

So if i'm going with any M.2 PCI Express 3.0 x4 TLC drive, it should be faster than my current SATA-600 MLC drive?

If so, is there a M.2 drive you recommend?

 

[USAFRet]

Again, the 'faster' is not due to TLC vs MLC (or QLC), but rather NVMe vs SATA. Different protocols.

Where are you buying this drives? Other options might be recommended.

 

[MissPiggy420]

Again, the 'faster' is not due to TLC vs MLC (or QLC), but rather NVMe vs SATA. Different protocols.

Where are you buying this drives? Other options might be recommended.

Thanks!

I haven't picked a shop or something yet, but i'm buying from the Netherlands. And currently using a comparison website called Tweakers.

 

[USAFRet]

Other options would be the Crucial P1 or Intel 660p or WD Blue SN550.
I'd buy either of those over the Kingston.

 

[MissPiggy420]

Thank you so much for your response!