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To: SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) who wrote (953)1/30/2021 11:26:03 AM
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5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Solid State Drive | Drawbacks & Benefits of Solid State Drive

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Advantages of NVMe SSDSSD drives that use NVMe are the fastest storage solutions available for your server today. NVMe guarantees very fast data access, which is especially important for modern multi-core computers. Due to the large bandwidth and built-in parallelism, these drives allow multiple cores to execute write and read operations at the same time, with no I/O wait.

Benchmarks show that NVMe interfaces are twice as fast as the best SAS available, and between 4 and 6 times more effective than a conventional SATA port.

An additional advantage of the system is the reduced power consumption, which eventually leads to a lower final monthly cost for the customer. This is also important for home laptop users, since the battery lasts longer.

SSD drives provide numerous benefits over the classic HDD disks, with an access speed that can be up to 100 times faster.

They store the data in flash memory, with no moving parts, so the risk of catastrophic failure is very low. Since there are no moving parts, SSDs do not generate any noise or vibrations while operating.

In addition, SSD drives produce less heat, which translates into improved reliability on the long term. They are also smaller in size than a normal HDD, so more units can be mounted in the same space.

Pay attention both to form factor and interface when you buy your next SSD

When you buy your next SSD, pay attention both to its form factor and the interface it uses to communicate with the computer. Its specifications should match both the slots and the interfaces available on your motherboard. Also, if you see an SSD being described as NVMe, do not assume that it is automatically using the M.2 form factor. Also, if you see an SSD described as being M.2, don’t assume that it is using NVMe. Pay attention to its detailed specifications before deciding what to buy.



To: SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) who wrote (953)1/30/2021 11:28:39 AM
From: goldworldnet  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1321
 
Although a different form factor, M.2 SATA is the same as SSD SATA.

What gets tricky is M.2 NVMe uses multiple PCIe lanes and is faster, but since it uses more lanes it might limit how many drives I boot. Very fuzzy on that...

Regardless of how great a computer is though, unused capability does nothing.

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