Re: NVMe versus SATA in desktops?
By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Tue Jul 11 2023 09:36:00
PF> I have a 4th generation i7 desktop running Windows 10. It's got 16GB of
PF> ram and a SATA SSD. I'm debating about upgrading my desktop PC, I'm
PF> looking to upgrade to a newer (10th gen or higher CPU), more cores, and
PF> trying to buy some extended life for my PC.
You're going to have to replace your motherboard and ram as well... and even an
RX 6600 is likely faster than the GPU from ~8 years ago (assuming it's that old
as well).. so best to just plan on a replacement, unless you really like your ca
se. Your PSU may be comming close to EOL as well.
PF> The one question I was hoping to get was some real world comparison of
PF> SATA versus NVMe in desktops. I'd like to get a system that has NVMe since
PF> it seems like everything's going that way and I'd hate it if I ended up
PF> being limited by SATA in a couple of years. Does anyone have experience
PF> running NVMe on your desktop, especially if you could compare real-world
PF> speeds with running SATA? I know the difference in design speeds, not sure
PF> how that maps to a desktop OS.
Real world, you won't notice the difference from SATA too much. I mostly notice
when building large projects or doing things like a message scan, where you're
accessing the contents of many files in a relatively short turn around... For a
very large web project, HDD to SATA SSD goes from minutes to around a minute.
Going from SATA SSD to Gen 4 PCIE NVME is a couple seconds. So it depends on yo
ur usage, but for playing games, web, general use you aren't likely to notice.
That said, the pricing is on par between the two, with NVME being much faster in
some cases. Most current motherboards have at least 1 and as many as 3-4 NVME
slots, so you might as well. Bonus, no cable clutter. Those last points (mb su
pport, similar price, no cables) aare the main reasons I just say go nvme.
Things to look for are DRAM cache over "SLC" cache... the former is dedicated dr
am, the latter is a portion of memory that is using SLC mode for faster access..
. The drives of the former being a bit better quality generally speaking, but a
gain, unlikely to notice a difference in day to day usage.
I'm partial to Samsung, WD Black, Solidigm and Sabrent (Rocket Line).
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