Is an M2 drive faster than a SATA SSD?

fordongreeman · Dec 14, 2017

Is an M.2 drive generally faster than a SATA SSD? And by how much?

If I have a high-end Z370 gaming motherboard, is it worth getting one?

thegeatgnome · Dec 14, 2017

M.2 is much faster by about 400 mbs however in real world loding you wont notice and real diffrence so i would go sata for the price diffrence however upto you
Watch: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ItMY3WHHowQ for basic
And :https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ecCA0gx_eZk for speed
Also a good m.2 tech quicke

fordongreeman · Dec 14, 2017

thegeatgnome :

Thanks!

I figured as much, because PCIe lanes are MUCH faster than the SATA bus, and the Z370/Coffee Lake has dedicated PCIe lanes for multiple M2 drives.

Rdslw · Dec 14, 2017

Depends. There is a lot of m.2 500/500 speeds. m.2 is still slightly faster, but diff will exist mostly in game loadings, no other major diff.
m.2 goes up to 3500/3200 but price hurts

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