I would like to add a Samsung 960 Pro PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD to my ASRock Z77 Extreme 4. That motherboard does not have the specific type of M.2 NVMe PCIe x4 slot for that SSD so I would get an adapter that plugs into an open PICe 3.0 x16 slot on the motherboard and mount the Samsung NVMe SSD on that adapter.
Here's an example of a couple of those adapters:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017JGVTAM (Ableconn M.2 NGFF PCIe SSD to PCI Express 3.0 x4 Host Adapter Card)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FU9JS94 (StarTech.com M.2 Adapter)
Are these mostly just pass-throughs such that all will perform the same? Or can there be serious differences from one to another? If so, how to tell which is good or not good?
Here's an example of a couple of those adapters:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017JGVTAM (Ableconn M.2 NGFF PCIe SSD to PCI Express 3.0 x4 Host Adapter Card)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FU9JS94 (StarTech.com M.2 Adapter)
Are these mostly just pass-throughs such that all will perform the same? Or can there be serious differences from one to another? If so, how to tell which is good or not good?