Upgrade your desktop or laptop with this NVMe Solid State Drive and feel an immediate improvement of overall performance. With sequential read speed up to 1200 MB/s1 and sequential write speed up to 800 MB/s1, it makes everything from loading programs to editing videos blazing-fast. You'll also delight in the low power usage, high vibration resistance, and noiseless operation inherent to SSD storage technology, as well as the unbeatable quality and durability from Gigabyte you can count on.
The Host Memory Buffer (HMB) feature utilizes the DMA (Direct Memory Access) of PCI Express to allow SSDs to use some of the DRAM on PC system, instead of requiring the SSD to bring its own DRAM.
GIGABYTE M.2 PCIe SSD provides performance for your daily computing tasks, boasting best controller & NAND flash that provide sequential read speeds up to 1200 MB/s1 and sequential write speeds up to 800 MB/s.1
| Solid State Drive | Traditional Hard Drive | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | Faster |
Slower |
| Power Consumption | Lower |
Higher |
| Vibration Resistance | Better |
Lower |
| Noise | No |
Yes |
| Heat Produced | Lower |
Higher |
1. Speeds based on internal testing. Actual performance may vary.
2. HMB feature is only supported by Windows 10.
Pros: All the things that make PCIe SSDs so great. Blazing fast data transfer rate. It performs exactly as expected
Cons: None
Overall Review: For the price and storage size this is a great item particularly for upgrading from SATA HDDs or SSDs.