[SOLVED] Should i buy samsung 860 Evo or 970 Evo M.2 ?!!

[eslam.topsecret66]

Do not know what is supposed to be buy i have been Search for days about 860 or 970 evo m.2 i have gigabyte b250 gaming 3 motherboard and wanna know if i buy 970 evo m.2 going have full speed like site's say 3.500MB\S or should go for 860 !!! really need some help guys

 

[richiestang_78]

Yes you can get full PCIe speeds. However due to how read/write works with drives the chances of seeing the full potential of those speeds during normal use (which is mostly random read/write) is minimal.

However if the cost is 10 or 20 dollars between standard SATA SSDs and PCIe NVME drives, Id say spend the extra.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Well .. only you can decide.
It kinda depends on, what this drive will be used for. What performance is required for your particular use case. Also if cost is of any importance to you.

 

[Groveling_Wyrm]

You likely will never reach the 3,500 MB/s transfer rates with a 970 Evo, but if you have the correct drivers, you will still be running around 2,000-2,200 consistently, which is 4 x 5 times faster than any 860 Evo.

In some issues, it can help to have the 970 Evo.

If you have the money, get the 970 Evo. If not, get the 860 Evo.

 

[eslam.topsecret66]

i price bettewn 860 and 970 evo not much so i wanna something really help me in games and render youtube videos and little normal wark so should go for normal ssd have 550mb\s or go for 970

 

[eslam.topsecret66]

You likely will never reach the 3,500 MB/s transfer rates with a 970 Evo, but if you have the correct drivers, you will still be running around 2,000-2,200 consistently, which is 4 x 5 times faster than any 860 Evo.

In some issues, it can help to have the 970 Evo.

If you have the money, get the 970 Evo. If not, get the 860 Evo.

i price bettewn 860 and 970 evo not much so i wanna something really help me in games and render youtube videos and little normal wark so should go for normal ssd have 550mb\s or go for 970

 

[richiestang_78]

If the price difference is small get the 970. It probably wont be much if any faster for gaming, but it should help with video work.

 

[USAFRet]

Alternative:
Intel 660p
Same price (or less) than the 860 EVO.
Speed between the 860 and the 970.

 

[eslam.topsecret66]

If the price difference is small get the 970. It probably wont be much if any faster for gaming, but it should help with video work.

sorry man didn't understand won't be any faster ! what you mean , so 970 going be better for gaming or 860 ?

 

[USAFRet]

sorry man didn't understand won't be any faster ! what you mean , so 970 going be better for gaming or 860 ?

While the 970 NVMe drive benchmarks higher than the 860 SATA drive, that may not be noticeable in your gaming situation.
And it really doesn't help with FPS, only possibly level load times.