M.2 compatibility with Asrock z97 extreme6

[Molten]

If I were to get a ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Hard-Drives-&-SSDs/SSD-mSATA-&-m.2/76339-ASX8200PNP-1TT-C) would it be compatible with my Asrock z97 extreme6 motherboard at full speed? On the specs of the ssd it says it supports nvme 1.3 but I can't find anything about that on my motherboard's website. (https://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/z97 extreme6/)

 

Thanks for the help.

[JoostinOnline]

If you use the correct slot (the "Ultra" one that's gen 3), then yes. But keep in mind that there is little to no benefit to getting an NVMe drive for most people. The random read speeds are about the same as SATA drives (it varies by model), which is where most of the performance improvement comes from.

[Molten]

1 minute ago, JoostinOnline said:

If you use the correct slot (the "Ultra" one that's gen 3), then yes. But keep in mind that there is little to no benefit to getting an NVMe drive for most people. The random read speeds are about the same as SATA drives (it varies by model), which is where most of the performance improvement comes from.

thanks, I'm going to be using it to create simulated vfx in houdini so the read and write speeds are actually important.

[JoostinOnline]

55 minutes ago, Molten said:

thanks, I'm going to be using it to create simulated vfx in houdini so the read and write speeds are actually important.

Well for future reference, using the second M.2 slot will work, but will cap your sequential speeds to 10Gbps (in reality it will be lower because of other factors, but that's roughly 1.25 GB per second), and will also disable the SATA Express port. Presumably the PCIe lanes are shared. If you get a second M.2 drive, prioritize size over speed.

[smitty716]

Crucial has a m2 tb on sale for $99 on Newegg

 

[Dangbro]

I will fully confirm what the moderator said.

I've got an ASRock Z97 Extreme6 mobo.  I put in a Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 1tb card.  I cloned my SSD to it and then ran tests.  Bootup was unchanged in terms of speed, whether from cold, hibernate, or restart.  Tests using Samsung magician showed utterly no major differences.  Essentially the only advantage is another SSD without using an SATA bay.