SSD M.2 or SATA SSD

[yourilevoye]

So I am planning to upgrade my storage for better and faster performance.
The build I currently have is putted in my info you will see at every post of me.

So I did some research about M.2 and SATA SSD, but everyone says M.2 is much more exspensive than a SATA SSD. I found 1 M.2 and 1 SATA SSD I think that are good:
- Samsung 960 EVO M.2 250 gb
- Samsung 850 Pro 256 gb

The thing is... The m.2 is cheaper...(in my country atleast)?!

Here are the things I want to know:
- Which of the 2 SSD's should I choose, or do I have to get an other one?
- Why should I consider a M.2 or SATA SSD
- What would be the best option?
- Why is the M.2 cheaper in this case?
- Is the M.2 compatable with my mobo?

I mainly game, but I also do a lot file transfer and watching movies.

Hope some one can clarify this.

 

[dudeman509]

The Pro uses higher-endurance memory, which is mostly a non-issue with consumer SSDs anyway...a typical one will last you 5+ years even with very heavy use.

If you can use a M.2 in your build (assuming your build is the Skylake one listed at the bottom, you can use either a PCIE or SATA M.2 drive), then go that direction.

FWIW, PCIE drives are MUCH faster (and also much more $$$), but SATA is fast enough that you'll likely never want more anyway.

 

[yourilevoye]

The Pro uses higher-endurance memory, which is mostly a non-issue with consumer SSDs anyway...a typical one will last you 5+ years even with very heavy use.

If you can use a M.2 in your build (assuming your build is the Skylake one listed at the bottom, you can use either a PCIE or SATA M.2 drive), then go that direction.

FWIW, PCIE drives are MUCH faster (and also much more $$$), but SATA is fast enough that you'll likely never want more anyway.

Do you recommend the Samsung 960 evo m.2 250gb? Why and why not?

 

[dudeman509]

The Pro uses higher-endurance memory, which is mostly a non-issue with consumer SSDs anyway...a typical one will last you 5+ years even with very heavy use.

If you can use a M.2 in your build (assuming your build is the Skylake one listed at the bottom, you can use either a PCIE or SATA M.2 drive), then go that direction.

FWIW, PCIE drives are MUCH faster (and also much more $$$), but SATA is fast enough that you'll likely never want more anyway.

Do you recommend the Samsung 960 evo m.2 250gb? Why and why not?

Yes, I would get the 960 Evo if my current system supported it (I currently have a SATA 850 Evo and love it). They're very reliable and quick drives.

The Pro is really for people that do high numbers of writes to the drive every day (such as video editing, etc).

 

[yourilevoye]

The Pro uses higher-endurance memory, which is mostly a non-issue with consumer SSDs anyway...a typical one will last you 5+ years even with very heavy use.

If you can use a M.2 in your build (assuming your build is the Skylake one listed at the bottom, you can use either a PCIE or SATA M.2 drive), then go that direction.

FWIW, PCIE drives are MUCH faster (and also much more $$$), but SATA is fast enough that you'll likely never want more anyway.

Do you recommend the Samsung 960 evo m.2 250gb? Why and why not?

Yes, I would get the 960 Evo if my current system supported it (I currently have a SATA 850 Evo and love it). They're very reliable and quick drives.

The Pro is really for people that do high numbers of writes to the drive every day (such as video editing, etc).

Do you have any clue why the M.2 would be cheaper? And will I really reach the speed numbers they mentioned?

 

[dudeman509]

The Pro uses higher-endurance memory, which is mostly a non-issue with consumer SSDs anyway...a typical one will last you 5+ years even with very heavy use.

If you can use a M.2 in your build (assuming your build is the Skylake one listed at the bottom, you can use either a PCIE or SATA M.2 drive), then go that direction.

FWIW, PCIE drives are MUCH faster (and also much more $$$), but SATA is fast enough that you'll likely never want more anyway.

Do you recommend the Samsung 960 evo m.2 250gb? Why and why not?

Yes, I would get the 960 Evo if my current system supported it (I currently have a SATA 850 Evo and love it). They're very reliable and quick drives.

The Pro is really for people that do high numbers of writes to the drive every day (such as video editing, etc).

Do you have any clue why the M.2 would be cheaper? And will I really reach the speed numbers they mentioned?

It is a different spec/type of NAND memory. As I said, the Pro is built for high endurance workloads, and is therefore a more expensive drive.

All of my SSDs (M500, MX100, and the 850 Evo) come very close to advertised speeds - it really depends on the benchmark suite that you use. TLC drives may slow down after multiple tests or periods of heavy writes until they are idle for a while and run some internal memory management routines.

 

[atljsf]

m.2 is perfect for boot drive, to put windows

the ssd usually is cheaper than m.2

there is a more expensive m.2 nvme, that is 4 times faster than a ssd

which for daily use and gaming, means nothing

in fact most games will run just fine on a hard disk

m.2 ssd and sata ssd are practically the same, perhaps one is a bit faster than the other but not by much

i do like more a ssd sata, but just because my case lets me see them tru the window of the case 😀

m.2 sometimes goes in the mack of the mainboard or goes hidden under a shield

 

[yourilevoye]

m.2 is perfect for boot drive, to put windows

the ssd usually is cheaper than m.2

there is a more expensive m.2 nvme, that is 4 times faster than a ssd

which for daily use and gaming, means nothing

in fact most games will run just fine on a hard disk

m.2 ssd and sata ssd are practically the same, perhaps one is a bit faster than the other but not by much

i do like more a ssd sata, but just because my case lets me see them tru the window of the case 😀

m.2 sometimes goes in the mack of the mainboard or goes hidden under a shield

I also think temps would play a role...

 

[yourilevoye]

m.2 is perfect for boot drive, to put windows

the ssd usually is cheaper than m.2

there is a more expensive m.2 nvme, that is 4 times faster than a ssd

which for daily use and gaming, means nothing

in fact most games will run just fine on a hard disk

m.2 ssd and sata ssd are practically the same, perhaps one is a bit faster than the other but not by much

i do like more a ssd sata, but just because my case lets me see them tru the window of the case 😀

m.2 sometimes goes in the mack of the mainboard or goes hidden under a shield

What I think that would be the best option is to buy a SATA SSD and spend more money later for a bigger and better M.2 since I only have 1 slot for that (standard). Should be this okay?

 

[yourilevoye]

So I readed some reviews and stuff and I think I would go with the M.2 xD

 

[atljsf]

yes

m.2 is nice for space, lack of sata cables and speed

but sata ssd is not bad at all

most of us don't need fast m.2 or pcie m.2, 400megabytes per second from sata 3 is more than enough for most people

only people doing video editing need more speed than that, and that is for 4k video editing

 

[yourilevoye]

can someone just give me a list of the pros and cons of this xD On tom's hardware they said the 960 evo has a low endurance, but how low xD

 

[atljsf]

for normal usage, for os and a couple games, a ssd should last a normal user at least 6 years

this applies for almost every single ssd out there, perhaps even more years

exact numbers will make you go crazy and stop using the ssd and just be worried if it is going to fail and what you can do to keep it alive

that is no way of use hardware, a ssd, use, abuse and keep backups outside the pc and be happy with m.2 or ssd

 

[dudeman509]

It's triple-layer cell NAND, same as anything else these days. They'll last 5+ years under normal usage easily, about what you'd expect of a platter hard disk. Download a disk monitoring utility like SSD Life.

I've beat up my 2 Crucial drives (256 and 512 GB) over the last 2-3 years, ~ 15 TB written to both. Both still show 98% of their rated endurance.