Cheap m.2 ssd

[spartaman64]

I want a cheap m.2 ssd and i was thinking of getting the 1TB wd blue sn550. I noticed that its dramless and linus said not to buy dramless ssds but the performance and endurance seems ok. I also considered the crucial p1 which has dram but I noticed that it performs worse and has lower endurance probably because its qlc. Which ssd should i get.

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, spartaman64 said:

Which ssd should i get.

What country?

 

Might be able to get other cached options. 

 

The P1 would be the better pick for regular workloads tho. As untill the drive runs out of SLC, it will be better. 

[minibois]

The Kingston A2000 is a pretty decent option, with RAM (reportedly) and TLC memory.

[SpookyCitrus]

Last time I checked the WD Black SN750 was the same price or really close to the price of the blue, even if it's a few more bucks it would be well worth it to get the Black instead.

[spartaman64]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

What country?

 

Might be able to get other cached options. 

 

The P1 would be the better pick for regular workloads tho. As untill the drive runs out of SLC, it will be better. 

USA and idk the benchmarks on tomshardware shows it running worse and they probably test it as relatively new

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

What country?

 

Might be able to get other cached options. 

 

The P1 would be the better pick for regular workloads tho. As untill the drive runs out of SLC, it will be better. 

I think the sn550 would be a better bet. Look here https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/wd-blue-sn550-m2-nvme-ssd-review-best-dramless-ssd-yet/2

 

Where are you getting the p1 would be faster?

[spartaman64]

6 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

Last time I checked the WD Black SN750 was the same price or really close to the price of the blue, even if it's a few more bucks it would be well worth it to get the Black instead.

idk linus' testing showed that there is basically no perceivable real world benefit and the reason im considering them is because they are basically the same price as a sata ssd (wd black is 30 dollars more)

[mariushm]

sn550 is fine and better than corsair p1 or any ssd that uses qlc memory.

 

sn550 also uses  slc caching just like qlc drives

[SpookyCitrus]

1 minute ago, spartaman64 said:

idk linus' testing showed that there is basically no perceivable real world benefit and the reason im considering them is because they are basically the same price as a sata ssd

Huh? I was just saying that the WD black is a better drive for the same price (last time I checked). The WD Black SN750 is an NVME drive while the WD Blue isn't so you get a better drive for the same price.

[GoldenLag]

5 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Where are you getting the p1 would be faster?

That was notably faster than i recalled when i looked at it a while ago. 

 

It would je faster in scenarios where you write bigger than the 12gb SLC cache assuming the P1 is not filled all the way up.

 

As for other scenarios, dont know any. Thanks for the heads up. 

 

1 minute ago, mariushm said:

any ssd that uses qlc memory.

Sabrent Q begs to differ iirc, tho that is one very good QLC drive. 

[spartaman64]

Just now, SpookyCitrus said:

Huh? I was just saying that the WD black is a better drive for the same price (last time I checked). The WD Black SN750 is an NVME drive while the WD Blue isn't so you get a better drive for the same price.

not wd blue. wd blue sn550

https://www.amazon.com/Black-SN750-NVMe-Internal-Gaming/dp/B07M64QXMN

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YFFX5MD/ref=twister_B082KVPKQ5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[GoldenLag]

6 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

not wd blue. wd blue sn550

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HmmFf7/sabrent-rocket-q-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-sb-rktq-1tb

 

Sabrent Q is a touch more. 

 

Essentially the same as the Phison E12 drives but with QLC. 

 

And its got a lot of dynamic SLC cache to spend. 

[Mateyyy]

The Kingston A2000 is normally quite cheap (in around the same neighbourhood as the Crucial P1, Intel 660p or WD SN550) and is actually really decent. I'd take it over either of the drives mentioned previously.

Also check for pricing on the Silicon Power A80.

[GoldenLag]

7 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

I'd take it over either of the drives mentioned previously.

Also check for pricing on the Silicon Power A80.

The sabrent Q is a A80 but with QLC

 

And its 8$ less than the Mp34 (same as A80)

And 10$ less than the A80. 

 

Edit: the A2000 is an excelleny choice for the right price tho. 

[spartaman64]

8 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

The sabrent Q is a A80 but with QLC

 

And its 8$ less than the Mp34 (same as A80)

And 10$ less than the A80. 

The only thing I'm concerned about is it's 260 TBW is much lower than the 600TBW of the wd blue sn550

[Mateyyy]

9 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

The sabrent Q is a A80 but with QLC

 

And its 8$ less than the Mp34 (same as A80)

And 10$ less than the A80. 

For that small of a difference I'd personally go for either of the TLC drives tbh.

[GoldenLag]

2 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

The only thing I'm concerned about is it's 260 TBW is much lower than the 600TBW of the wd blue sn550

Not something your are likely unless you write a decent bit frequently. 

 

It just makes it unsuitable for people who use it in scenarios that do involve a lot of writes. 

2 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

For that small of a difference I'd personally go for either of the TLC drives tbh.

Fair enough, tho if you arent gonna run into the QLC limitations, might aswell save 8$. 

[spartaman64]

3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Not something your are likely unless you write a decent bit frequently. 

 

It just makes it unsuitable for people who use it in scenarios that do involve a lot of writes. 

Fair enough, tho if you arent gonna run into the QLC limitations, might aswell save 8$. 

Yeah probably I've a 850 pro as my boot drive for like 3 years and it only has 55 tbw so probably the controller or something will die first 

[GoldenLag]

2 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

Yeah probably I've a 850 pro as my boot drive for like 3 years and it only has 55 tbw so probably the controller or something will die first 

Usually either controller or one of the many other parts. 

 

Providing you have a, non-group regulated, decent PSU. I dont see it dying that way either. 

[dizmo]

24 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

The only thing I'm concerned about is it's 260 TBW is much lower than the 600TBW of the wd blue sn550

I really wouldn't worry about that. The chances of you reaching that limit before you'd want to upgrade are slim to none.