Question Sata III vs PCIe 2.0 x1 adapter

[denis_jpg]

Hi there, im looking to finally get rid of my HDD, but the thing is my motherboard (A320M-DVS R4.0) does not have an M2 slot, so the only upgrade path there is it's either a Sata III SSD, or an M2 Nvme SSD paired up with a PCI x1 adapter, what is the better route specifically for gaming performance?

 

[USAFRet]

Hi there, im looking to finally get rid of my HDD, but the thing is my motherboard (A320M-DVS R4.0) does not have an M2 slot, so the only upgrade path there is it's either a Sata III SSD, or an M2 Nvme SSD with paired up with a PCI x1 adapter, what is the better route specifically for gaming performance?

Performance, it would make zero difference.

If you're looking for this to be your OS drive, go with a standard 2.5" SATA III SSD.

Your system may not be able to boot from a NVMe drive in a PCIe adapter.

 

[helpstar]

SATA III will work perfectly
nvme won´t be needed for gaming

 

[denis_jpg]

Your system may not be able to boot from a NVMe drive in a PCIe adapter.

From the motherboard's manual: "PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot ***Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks"

 

[USAFRet]

From the motherboard's manual: "PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot ***Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks"

Then either way.

But for simplicity sake....I still recommend a 2.5" SATA III SSD.
Crucial MX500 or Samsung 860 EVO.

 

[SkyNetRising]

the only upgrade path there is it's either a Sata III SSD, or an M2 Nvme SSD paired up with a PCI x1 adapter,
what is the better route specifically for gaming performance?

PCIE 2.0 x1 speed is ~ the same as SATA3 speed.
450 - 500 MB/s

So either way you get the same performance.
With NVME drive you just loose all potential performance your drive is capable to.

 

[PEnns]

Then either way.

But for simplicity sake....I still recommend a 2.5" SATA III SSD.
Crucial MX500 or Samsung 860 EVO.

Fully agree. I have both and they work flawlessly and are very reliable..

 

[denis_jpg]

PCIE 2.0 x1 speed is ~ the same as SATA3 speed.
450 - 500 MB/s

So either way you get the same performance.
With NVME drive you just loose all potential performance your drive is capable to.

thank you, gonna search what is the cheapest option, although probably gonna get a Sata for simplicity sake

 

[geofelt]

The value of a ssd of any variety is the superior small random I/O times.
That is what we do 90% of the time.
Sequential benchmarks of pcie m.2 drives look wonderful but the reality is that you can't tell the difference.
These experts could not:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DKLA7w9eeA


You will be amazed at what a sata based ssd will do for your every day quickness.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

what is the better route specifically for gaming performance?

i would go with 2x SSD SATA drives and possibly keep the HDD around for backup/storage purposes.

1x for OS & basic applications,
1x for game installations.

having Windows processes and background apps running off of the same disk as your games can lead to some slowdown with certain data loading when 2 or more sources are reading/writing to the same disk.