- M.2 2280
- 128GB
- PCI-Express 3.0
Cutting edge of SSD's
07/11/2015
This review is from: SAMSUNG SM951 M.2 2280 128GB PCI-Express 3.0 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Pros:
Utilizes PCI Express lanes with theoretical maximum bandwidth of 1.0GB/s per lane, whereas SATA3 is around 600MB/s. Obviously, the SSD cannot perform at those speeds, but at least you are not limited by the interface.
Supports extra low power consumption sleep modes, aka DevSleep.
Compact size and frees up a drive bay in your PC tower.
Now for some scores/benchmarks:
Windows 7 Experience Index score 7.9 (maximum)
WinSAT 64K read = 687.86MB/s
WinSAT 64K write = 676.31MB/s
WinSAT random 16K read = 420.53MB/s
HD Tune 64KB read/write min = 413.6MB/s
HD Tune 64KB read/write max = 537.9MB/s
HD Tune 64KB read/write avg = 516.5MB/s
HD Tune 8MB read/write min = 587.2MB/s
HD Tune 8MB read/write max = 704.2MB/s
HD Tune 8MB read/write max = 698.4MB/s
ATTO 16KB read = 78.031MB/s
ATTO 16KB write = 91.876MB/s
ATTO 256KB read= 720.415MB/s
ATTO 256KB write = 648.441MB/s
Passmark PT v8.0 Composite Result = 5240pts
Cons:
Standard green PCB (which is the only green anything in my blackout X99 gaming PC)
Price per GB is still high at around $1.0/GB when 2.5" SSD's are well below $0.50/GB now.
Overall Review:
This is my first M.2 form factor drive. I'm using it as my primary drive running Windows 7 Pro x64. In order to deploy an OS onto the disk (after it's physically installed onto the motherboard), you may need to check for a BIOS setting that allows you to enable the drive.
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- William F.
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Owned For:
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