Question Should I upgrade SATA Samsung 860 EVO to NVME drive?

[nwrigley]

Currently have a SSD over SATA as my OS/programs drive. From what I've seen looking at benchmarks, it doesn't look like I would see too much of an increase upgrading to a faster NVME drive in real-world scenarios. I'm curious what other people's experiences are making the jump from SATA to NVME.

 

[ArisVer]

I did not see much difference from SATA SSD to nVME SSD. Loading times seem faster but then again this is a different machine.

 

[PattenTank]

From HDD to SSD is a gargantuan improvement, I feel that ssd to nvme would be not worth the cost tbf.

 

[nwrigley]

From HDD to SSD is a gargantuan improvement, I feel that ssd to nvme would be not worth the cost tbf.

Thanks to you both. This was my impression, but it's good to hear from actual users.

 

[UsandThem]

It makes really no sense for someone building a PC to go with a SATA SSD over a NVMe drive, since the price is so similar anymore.

That said, the "real world" speed difference using a NVME drive over a SATA SSD as a regular system/program drive is pretty much not noticeable.

 

[nwrigley]

It makes really no sense for someone building a PC to go with a SATA SSD over a NVMe drive, since the price is so similar anymore.

That said, the "real world" speed difference using a NVME drive over a SATA SSD as a regular system/program drive is pretty much not noticeable.

Definitely agree. When I built my PC 1.5 years ago, there was still a price premium on NVME drives and I cared more about capacity.

 

[charlietee]

It makes really no sense for someone building a PC to go with a SATA SSD over a NVMe drive, since the price is so similar anymore.

I just bought a 512GB 3D NAND NVMe Gen3x4 drive for $74.99 delivered. If your system will support it, seems like a logical choice to move to the newer technology.