Question Which SSD would you choose?

[xenonnati]

Hello!
there's currently a promotion running with my local e-tailer on SSD's (% discount and you get accessories / gifts with any SSD in the promotion)

I've Been looking into getting one for a while now, currently have a firecuda 2TB SSHD. and a really old 1tb 5400rpm drive, which i want to replace with a 500GB ssd.

here are the ones in the promotion i'd consider starting from cheapest:
(note: NOT US, these are 15-25% off normal prices here.. + the present makes it a good deal)
Kingston A400 - 2.5in - 480GB - 70$
ADATA SX6000 Lite - M.2 - 512GB - 80$
Kingston SSDNow UV500 - 2.5 in - 480GB - 82$
Intel 660p - M.2 - 512GB - 83$
Crucial MX500 - 2.5in - 500GB - 86$
WD blue SN500 - M.2 - 500GB - 90$
Samsung 860 Evo - 2.5in - 500GB - 94$

My use case:

• Gaming
• Graphics design / editing / digital painting
• 3D modeling / 3d print and occasional rendering
• light video editing
• i would like to keep the same SSD for 5 years
• M.2 would be good not for the speed but for space / removing 1 extra cable, as i doubt i would see much difference from a regular SATA.

im not really trusting of the quality of Kingston or ADATA.


PC Specs:
CPU - Ryzen 1700 - OC 4.1ghz
Mobo - Asus B350-F Gaming
GPU : Asus GTX 1080 A8G
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance white 2666
Storage: Seagate firecuda 2TB SSHD

So? what's your personal opinion?
if you think i should consider one that's not on this list please do say so!
and anyone have any experience with any of these?

Many thanks!

 

[Deleted member 14196]

Samsung Evo or the Crucial MX500. from experience here, they are both great SSDs that should last you a long, long time of high performance goodness.

 

[xenonnati]

Thank you !
i am in kind of a 3 way battle in my mind with the samsung, crucial and the WD.

Performance wise the samsung and crucial are on par,
Samsung has an edge with 300TBW while crucial has 180TBW capacity ..
but the crucial is rated for 1.800.000 hours while samsung is 1.500.000 hours.
crucial is also bit cheaper, but comes with a less enticing accesory
the WD Also has 300 TBW and has 1.750.000 hours ..
its speeds far exceeds that of both the others, it saves an extra cable, i can finally use the M.2 slot instead of it sitting there being useless, but i'm not sure of the quality of the product.


your comment is making me lean more towards the 2 2.5 inch drives, but still indecisive.

 

[DMAN999]

I have a Samsung 850 Evo 500 GB, a Crucial MX500 1 TB and 4 Crucial MX500 500 GB's in various PCs and they all work very well and perform at almost identical speeds.

So I'd recommend either a Crucial MX500 or a Samsung Evo 860, choose whichever is cheaper at the time of purchase.

EDIT:
Amazon currently has the Crucial MX500 500 GB for 69.95 USD.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0784SLQM6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[popatim]

Any of the last 4 on your list. Samsung, Crucial, WD, or Intel.

 

[DMAN999]

PS
one of my MX500 500GB drives is an m.2 Sata III drive.
Speedwise it is basically the same as all my other SSD's but it does get quite a bit warmer. It idles at 41-42C and maxes out around 60C under heavy prolonged use.

 

[palakbisht]

• Crucial MX500
• Samsung 860
• Samsung 970
• Western Digital WD Blue SN500
  
  

 

[ElectrO_90]

You may want to look at this
https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/pioneer-aps-sl3-1tb-ssd-deal-sale,news-60579.html

Also if you read this - you can see who uses who's memory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_solid-state_drive_manufacturers

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Intel 660p drives are pretty good.
Kingstons are ok but in this case they are not much cheaper than better samsung 860 or Crucial MX 500 drives

 

[AllanGH]

Samsung Evo or the Crucial MX500.

Ditto....ignore promotions and do what's best for your data.