Intel 660p 1TB vs Gigabyte 512MB?

[Katze]

I don't really case about the price, I just want to know if the 660p is actually worth the extra money, after watching this video from Linus: 

 

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/46847/gigabyte-m-2-nvme-ssd-512gb

 

vs

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/43530/intel-660p-series-m-2-nvme-ssd-1tb

 

[5x5]

The Gigabyte one is better quality all round - but lower capacity. I'd personally take that, though, over cheap QLC junk like the 660p

[HanZie82]

Also for SSD's more capacity more speed. But do not trade that for inferiour quality components.

[SSD Sean]

4 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

The Gigabyte one is better quality all round - but lower capacity. I'd personally take that, though, over cheap QLC junk like the 660p

I disagree. That gigabyte is junk. Plenty of better options out there.

[5x5]

Just now, SSD Sean said:

I disagree. That gigabyte is junk. Plenty of better options out there.

There are better options, yes. But compared to the 660p - the Gigabyte one is better quality, runs cooler and is more reliable.

[nick name]

6 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

There are better options, yes. But compared to the 660p - the Gigabyte one is better quality, runs cooler and is more reliable.

But the Intel 660p is far from a bad choice.

 

So while I understand you're simply comparing the two -- I think it's unfair to not paint the whole picture.  

[5x5]

8 minutes ago, nick name said:

But the Intel 660p is far from a bad choice.

 

So while I understand you're simply comparing the two -- I think it's unfair to not paint the whole picture.  

It actually is not good at all - like every other cheap QLC SSD - it's not reliable, has no cooling (thus runs hot) an features cheap caps/fets and controller. It's not something I'd ever trust with my data.

[Katze]

Would this be a better middle ground?

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/45659/western-digital-black-sn750-nvme-m-2-ssd-500gb

[Stormseeker9]

31 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

The Gigabyte one is better quality all round - but lower capacity. I'd personally take that, though, over cheap QLC junk like the 660p

how are the 660P's worse thant he gigabyte ones? wouldnt ever buy a gigabyte drive, perhaps a intel

 

Rather Crucial/Samsung/WD

[Jurrunio]

3 minutes ago, Katze said:

Would this be a better middle ground?

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/45659/western-digital-black-sn750-nvme-m-2-ssd-500gb

This thing is better than both. It's WD's attempt to clash with the 970 Evo

[SSD Sean]

8 minutes ago, Katze said:

Would this be a better middle ground?

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/45659/western-digital-black-sn750-nvme-m-2-ssd-500gb

Middle ground? You mean high end. This would be middle ground: https://www.pccasegear.com/products/45961/western-digital-blue-sn500-nvme-m-2-ssd-500gb

 

My review: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/wd-blue-sn500-m.2-nvme-ssd,6080.html

 

whats your actual budget and capacity needs? What are you going to use the drive for truly? 

[hello_there_123]

Gigabyte SSD is garbo. Phison E8T controller, yuck

[Katze]

10 minutes ago, SSD Sean said:

Middle ground? You mean high end. This would be middle ground: https://www.pccasegear.com/products/45961/western-digital-blue-sn500-nvme-m-2-ssd-500gb

 

My review: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/wd-blue-sn500-m.2-nvme-ssd,6080.html

 

whats your actual budget and capacity needs? What are you going to use the drive for truly? 

Well I meant middle ground price wise haha. I can afford both, its just a matter of waiting a little longer.

1tb would be nice, but I'm getting away with a 256gb sata SSD right now.

[nick name]

25 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

It actually is not good at all - like every other cheap QLC SSD - it's not reliable, has no cooling (thus runs hot) an features cheap caps/fets and controller. It's not something I'd ever trust with my data.

I can respect that you have very selective tastes in drives, but I haven't seen anyone else as dismissive of Intel drives.  Can you point to any data that indicates higher rates of failure or point to any unreliability?  

[Katze]

Thanks for all the feedback guys!

This one has also peaked my interest:

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/47620/kingston-a2000-m-2-nvme-ssd-1tb

[hello_there_123]

5 minutes ago, Katze said:

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/47620/kingston-a2000-m-2-nvme-ssd-1tb

I'd get that over the 660p. 

[5x5]

Better than the 660p so get that

[Jurrunio]

30 minutes ago, Katze said:

Thanks for all the feedback guys!

This one has also peaked my interest:

Havent seen much reviews on the A2000... It's supposedly better than the A1000 competing with the 660p, but then it's no competitor of the WD Black or Adata SX8200 Pro either as Kingston's high end drives bear the HyperX name. I guess it's meant to compete with the Adata SX6000.

[hello_there_123]

28 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Havent seen much reviews on the A2000... It's supposedly better than the A1000 competing with the 660p, but then it's no competitor of the WD Black or Adata SX8200 Pro either as Kingston's high end drives bear the HyperX name. I guess it's meant to compete with the Adata SX6000.

Way better than the A1000 garbage, its a solid tier 4 on Aegis's nvme tier list. 660p would be tier 5 for reference, A1000 tier 6 

[Jurrunio]

25 minutes ago, hello_there_123 said:

Way better than the A1000 garbage, its a solid tier 4 on Aegis's nvme tier list. 660p would be tier 5 for reference, A1000 tier 6 

I think it's PCIe X2 even so don't be so harsh

[hello_there_123]

16 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

I think it's PCIe X2 even so don't be so harsh

Ok, so? You expected it to be PCIe x1? 

 

It does worse than the MX500, a SATA ssd, on QD1 4K random rw. 

[goshot]

3 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

Havent seen much reviews on the A2000... It's supposedly better than the A1000 competing with the 660p, but then it's no competitor of the WD Black or Adata SX8200 Pro either as Kingston's high end drives bear the HyperX name. I guess it's meant to compete with the Adata SX6000.

Is Adata SX6000 Pro a good budget option, for a consumer, not for any big workload? How does it compare to the 660p?

Is the SX6000 Pro or 660p better than the Crucial MX500 Sata SSD? The 512GB variants to be specific. I can afford any 1 of the 3, which would you recommend?

[Jurrunio]

26 minutes ago, goshot said:

Is Adata SX6000 Pro a good budget option, for a consumer, not for any big workload? How does it compare to the 660p?

Is the SX6000 Pro or 660p better than the Crucial MX500 Sata SSD? The 512GB variants to be specific. I can afford any 1 of the 3, which would you recommend?

SX6000 Pro is ok as a budget option and I'd prefer it over the 512GB 660p. 660p slows down more significantly after it runs out of SLC cache, whose capacity depends on how much empty drive space is left.

[goshot]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

SX6000 Pro is ok as a budget option and I'd prefer it over the 512GB 660p. 660p slows down more significantly after it runs out of SLC cache, whose capacity depends on how much empty drive space is left.

What's your opinion on the Crucial MX500 512GB Sata SSD? Is it a worse option than the SX6000 Pro?

What are another better budget options for a 512 GB SSD?

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, goshot said:

What's your opinion on the Crucial MX500 512GB Sata SSD? Is it a worse option than the SX6000 Pro?

What are another better budget options for a 512 GB SSD?

MX500 was a good option, until NVME SSDs got cheap. The only reason to buy it imo is compatibility, some OS doesnt recognize the controllers of cheaper / more niche SSDs like FreeNAS.