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OS on SATA M.2 or NVME? Does it matter?

asand1
By asand1
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I already have 1 1TB SATA m.2 SSD https://www.newegg.com/samsung-860-evo-series-1tb/p/N82E16820147678?Item=N82E16820147678 installed in the mobo, and this is currently my sole drive. I wanted to expand my storage so I ordered a 1TB NVME SSD https://www.newegg.com/intel-660p-series-1tb/p/N82E16820167462?Item=N82E16820167462 to install in my PCIe x4 adapter for a clean no cable solution. The question I have is should I leave the OS on the SATA M.2, or clone it to the NVME M.2 for a gaming/Youtube/Netflix computer? 

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Ryzen 5 5600, GIGABYTE B550M DS3H, 16Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000mhz, Asrock RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming,

Seasonic Focus GM 750, Samsung EVO 860 EVO SSD M.2, Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe, Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon

 

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NVMe should give you slightly faster boot times, and apps may also load slightly faster. If that's worth the work of migrating the OS to you, go for it. Otherwise, wait until you need to reinstall for some other reason anyway.

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19 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

NVMe should will give you slightly faster boot times, and apps may will also load (slightly) faster.

There, I corrected that for you 😉😋

 

Having said that, not all mainboards are created equal and quite a few will not be able to boot from a PCIe-attached storage device/boot-disk. This is particularly the case with older ones.

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