Info what's the difference between two large storages

gekosauras

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im just going to pick two different sdds
crucial p3 4tb

Full Disk Write Throughput​

203 MB/s

Full Disk Write Throughput (Last 10 Seconds)​

142 MB/s

Random Read Throughput (Disk 50% Full)​

156 MB/s

Random Write Throughput (Disk 50% Full)​

93.0 MB/s

Sequential Read Throughput (Disk 50% Full)​


1781 MB/s

Sequential Write Throughput (Disk 50% Full)​


148 MB/s
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samsung 990 pro 4tb

Full Disk Write Throughput​

1719 MB/s

Full Disk Write Throughput (Last 10 Seconds)​

1633 MB/s

Random Read Throughput (Disk 50% Full)​

478 MB/s

Random Write Throughput (Disk 50% Full)​

1501 MB/s

Sequential Read Throughput (Disk 50% Full)​

5804 MB/s

Sequential Write Throughput (Disk 50% Full)​

5896 MB/s

so from the crucial, it isn't good its just a large storage device, it will slow download/transfer speeds correct or? is it comparable to non nvme/last gen ssd cards, is it noticeable for something like opening large files such as games or is the rate still more then enough.
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/gzqNGJ
build is for games mainly, thinking on getting 2x Samsung over 2x crucial as it is really slow after a closer look
 

Aeacus

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Well, the main diff between the two is price. One is cheap-end of M.2 PCI-E Gen4 SSDs, while another is on the premium end.

Heck, Crucial P3 is so bad that even SATA SSD is faster than it is.
E.g Samsung 870 Evo: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/RBD7YJ/samsung-870-evo-4-tb-25-solid-state-drive-mz-77e4t0bam

Crucial P3 is comparable to HDD speeds,
E.g Seagate IronWolf: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product...tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st4000ne001

So, if you want storage, cheaper to buy HDD than P3, since the speeds are same.

it will slow download/transfer speeds correct or?
It slows everything down. HDD speeds aren't comparable even to SATA SSD speeds, let alone M.2 PCI-E Gen3, Gen4 or Gen5 drives.