Hi everyone. New to this board. I am in the process of buying components for a new office build. I am confused on which m.2 nvme ssd to buy. I am planning on buying a new b550 board with pcie 4 support So I can technically use a pcie 4 ssd. I have read that pcie 4 drives cant be used to their full potential currently. I also read they are really better with large sequential files not really much better than pcie 3 on random access. I am considering the drives below. This drive and build will be used for daily office work like typing documents, a little basic non fps gaming, web browser with many tabs, youtube and programming, specifically compiling code in Visual studio, connecting to a machine through a vpn. I want a powerful build but don't want to go overboard, thats where I am having trouble in how much to spend.
samsung evo plus 1tb - $150
wd black sn750 1tb - $115
Sabrent rocket q4 1tb - $160 pcie 4
Gigabyte aorus gen 4 1tb - $160 pcie 4
How much of a real world difference is there between the Samsung evo plus and a cheaper roughly $100 or below drive like a crucial or the wd i have listed above? If I decide to spend around the $150 mark doeent it make sense to go for either pcie 4 drive instead since they are similar in price? Thanks.
samsung evo plus 1tb - $150
wd black sn750 1tb - $115
Sabrent rocket q4 1tb - $160 pcie 4
Gigabyte aorus gen 4 1tb - $160 pcie 4
How much of a real world difference is there between the Samsung evo plus and a cheaper roughly $100 or below drive like a crucial or the wd i have listed above? If I decide to spend around the $150 mark doeent it make sense to go for either pcie 4 drive instead since they are similar in price? Thanks.