M.2 SATA speed question

[iAsuno]

I'm looking at upgrading my rig (quite the fossil but hey, I'm a broke student) by buying a much needed ssd. I looked at my mobo specs (model in sig) and I saw that using the m.2 slot disables a SATA 2 slot. Does this mean I'll get SATA 2 speeds if I use my m.2 slot?

[NumLock21]

1 minute ago, iAsuno said:

I'm looking at upgrading my rig (quite the fossil but hey, I'm a broke student) by buying a much needed ssd. I looked at my mobo specs (model in sig) and I saw that using the m.2 slot disables a SATA 2 slot. Does this mean I'll get SATA 2 speeds if I use my m.2 slot?

M.2 SATA has the same speed at a regular SATA port. The SATA 2 probably means SATA port #2 will not work, when you are using a M.2 SATA drive.

[Cyracus]

No, it means you choose for the specified sata ports to be active, or for the m.2 port to be active, they can't both be operational at the same time

[iAsuno]

6 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

M.2 SATA has the same speed at a regular SATA port. The SATA 2 probably means SATA port #2 will not work, when you are using a M.2 SATA drive.

It says SATA2 port 5 will be disabled not port 2

 

6 minutes ago, Cyracus said:

No, it means you choose for the specified sata ports to be active, or for the m.2 port to be active, they can't both be operational at the same time

That's not what I meant. If using the m.2 slot disables a SATA2 port, does that mean the m.2 will operate at SATA2 speeds?

[NumLock21]

5 minutes ago, iAsuno said:

It says SATA2 port 5 will be disabled not port 2

Then SATA port 5 gets disabled when you're using a M.2 SATA drive. Your M.2 SATA drive still runs at the same speed as your regular SATA ports.

[iAsuno]

4 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

Then SATA port 5 gets disabled when you're using a M.2 SATA drive. Your M.2 SATA drive still runs at the same speed as your regular SATA ports.

Again, will m.2 run at SATA2 speeds or can it do SATA3? I'm just making sure since I'm thinking whether to buy an m.2 or a 2.5" ssd. I have a free sata3 port and if the m.2 does sata2 speeds then I'll buy a 2.5"

[NumLock21]

5 minutes ago, iAsuno said:

Again, will m.2 run at SATA2 speeds or can it do SATA3? I'm just making sure since I'm thinking whether to buy an m.2 or a 2.5" ssd. I have a free sata3 port and if the m.2 does sata2 speeds then I'll buy a 2.5"

If it says SATA 2, then you're just getting SATA 2 speeds. Get a 2.5" drive instead

[Cyracus]

1 hour ago, iAsuno said:

That's not what I meant. If using the m.2 slot disables a SATA2 port, does that mean the m.2 will operate at SATA2 speeds?

not necessarily, what's the mobo?

Edit: Assuming your mobo in your sig, it has a msata slot, a m.2 drive will not fit.

E2: looks like it's msata at sata 2 (3gbps) speed

[iAsuno]

1 hour ago, Cyracus said:

not necessarily, what's the mobo?

Edit: Assuming your mobo in your sig, it has a msata slot, a m.2 drive will not fit.

E2: looks like it's msata at sata 2 (3gbps) speed

TIL I'm dumb. Hahaha