Question SSD upgrade SK Hynix P31 gold Vs Samsung 970 Evo plus vs Samsung 980 what to choose?

[AkiLikeGames]

Hi guys! I was planning on buying an SSD upgrade for my laptop as it came with 512 GB SSD only and most games filled up the storage pretty easily. I checked on CPU Z and the on board SSD is WD green it seems which is an average to low speed model. I was planning to buy samsung evo 980 because it was cheaper in my place at 477 SAR. But then i read reviews like it has no DRAM and stuff which confused me if I should buy one with DRAM for more longevity. Now i am confused between SK Hynix P31 gold and Samsung 970 evo plus both cost around the same here (606 and 650 SAR respectively). please suggest me if i should go for more expensive ones or just buy the 980 evo. ? I am jus t a normal average game and professional employee so not gonna be video rendering or stuff.

Thanks in advance for reading the whole question and for your suggestions.

 

[CountMike]

Hi guys! I was planning on buying an SSD upgrade for my laptop as it came with 512 GB SSD only and most games filled up the storage pretty easily. I checked on CPU Z and the on board SSD is WD green it seems which is an average to low speed model. I was planning to buy samsung evo 980 because it was cheaper in my place at 477 SAR. But then i read reviews like it has no DRAM and stuff which confused me if I should buy one with DRAM for more longevity. Now i am confused between SK Hynix P31 gold and Samsung 970 evo plus both cost around the same here (606 and 650 SAR respectively). please suggest me if i should go for more expensive ones or just buy the 980 evo. ? I am jus t a normal average game and professional employee so not gonna be video rendering or stuff.

Thanks in advance for reading the whole question and for your suggestions.

From personal experience, Samsung 970 evo plus. Cache is important for OS, much less for data only.
980 i somewhat of a cheat as number suggests better performance but it's true only for 980 PRO, Evo is quite a dud.

 

[AkiLikeGames]

Oh so 980 uses the cache of system for managing its memory. well my CPU is intel so it doesn't have loads of cache like some AMD counterparts. So I think i should go for one of 970 EVO plus and SK hynix P31 Gold?

 

[Bob.B]

Hi guys! I was planning on buying an SSD upgrade for my laptop as it came with 512 GB SSD only and most games filled up the storage pretty easily. I checked on CPU Z and the on board SSD is WD green it seems which is an average to low speed model. I was planning to buy samsung evo 980 because it was cheaper in my place at 477 SAR. But then i read reviews like it has no DRAM and stuff which confused me if I should buy one with DRAM for more longevity. Now i am confused between SK Hynix P31 gold and Samsung 970 evo plus both cost around the same here (606 and 650 SAR respectively). please suggest me if i should go for more expensive ones or just buy the 980 evo. ? I am jus t a normal average game and professional employee so not gonna be video rendering or stuff.

Thanks in advance for reading the whole question and for your suggestions.

For most users the no dram is not going to make a diff.
If your moving very large chunks of data, most users are not, in and out of the ssd then shop for dram.

 

[AkiLikeGames]

For most users the no dram is not going to make a diff.
If your moving very large chunks of data, most users are not, in and out of the ssd then shop for dram.

Like for normal tasks and gaming and 3d design it won't affect Right?

 

[Bob.B]

Like for normal tasks and gaming and 3d design it won't affect Right?

Normal task and gaming should be fine.
3D design no idea you can google that to see what kind of data that moves to/from the ssd.

 

[AkiLikeGames]

Normal task and gaming should be fine.
3D design no idea you can google that to see what kind of data that moves to/from the ssd.

3D Design usually depends on rendering of drawings into perspective views using software like Revit, 3Ds Max and sketchup

 

[AkiLikeGames]

Also my processor has only 8 MB cache if the DRAM less drive will utilize this cache will it make my system slow?

 

[Bob.B]

Also my processor has only 8 MB cache if the DRAM less drive will utilize this cache will it make my system slow?

It does not use that cache it use a small chunk of system ram.

Are you sure the ssd your looking at is labeled 980 evo?

 

[AkiLikeGames]

It does not use that cache it use a small chunk of system ram.

Are you sure the ssd your looking at is labeled 980 evo?

Sorry it is only 980. that one does not have DRAM inbuilt, 970 evo and sk hynix have it seems.