ssd or M.2 or nothing at all?

[max668]

Hello all!
For a wile now I have been meaning to upgrade from SSD to M.2 because I have been told that M.2 is faster.
I haven't done that because the prices of M.2 drives ware really high. It just so happens that SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2 is on sell... ( link bellow )

https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-500gb/p/N82E16820147690

I was thinking about buying the 500 gb version
 

At the moment I am using SanDisk Ultra II 2.5 ( link bellow )
https://www.newegg.com/sandisk-ultra-ii-480gb/p/N82E16820173012?Item=N82E16820173012
 

Here are the questions;
Is it worth the upgrade?
Is it really an upgrade?

Thanks for your help.

[Speedbird]

Not worth the upgrade. You won't notice a difference in everyday system performance at all.

 

 

[richodude]

1 minute ago, Speedbird said:

Not worth the upgrade. You won't notice a difference in everyday system performance at all.

 

 

idk mannn I got my 970 evo plus for christmas (over my 860 qvo) and my startup time went from 21.5 seconds to 20.9. That's HUGEGEEGEEEEEEE And it defninitely feels wayyyyy faster too (no it doesnt :P)

[ProjectBox153]

First off, M.2 and SSD are not terms that can be compared. M.2 is the form factor of your drive, as is 2.5" SATA. You can have an M.2 drive that performs the same as your 2.5" drive does. You're comparing a SATA drive to an NVMe drive. As for whether or not it's worth it? No, not really. I'm upgrading my SATA drive to an NVMe drive for the sole reason that my 8 year old SSD is dying. Otherwise I'd stick with my SATA drive. 

[dizmo]

Do you move large files around a lot? Then it might be worth it. Otherwise, probably not. You'll see minimal gains compared to what you already have, especially since you're looking at getting a smaller sized drive, which has less performance than a larger one.

[max668]

6 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Do you move large files around a lot? Then it might be worth it. Otherwise, probably not. You'll see minimal gains compared to what you already have, especially since you're looking at getting a smaller sized drive, which has less performance than a larger one.

I have 4 drives https://prnt.sc/wir8lv
Do I move large files? not really. At least not on C drive.
All my important files live on U drive
I use my ssd for OS and programs that require to be installed on C drive. Like the Adobe programs.
 

[max668]

22 minutes ago, richodude said:

idk mannn I got my 970 evo plus for christmas (over my 860 qvo) and my startup time went from 21.5 seconds to 20.9. That's HUGEGEEGEEEEEEE And it defninitely feels wayyyyy faster too (no it doesnt :P)

Wow that is a big difference lol (not really :P)

[dizmo]

3 minutes ago, max668 said:

I have 4 drives https://prnt.sc/wir8lv
Do I move large files? not really. At least not on C drive.
All my important files live on U drive
I use my ssd for OS and programs that require to be installed on C drive. Like the Adobe programs.
 

Then I wouldn't bother.

[max668]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

Then I wouldn't bother.

Thanks