Gen4 NVME Compatibility Questions

[Taintedmind]

I have a couple of questions I believe I already know the answer to, but I'd like to know for sure:

 

1) If I purchase a NVME Gen4 and set the socket to Gen3, will it work at Gen3 speeds w/out all of the Gen4 heat/thermals?

2) If I purchase a NVME Gen4 and put it into a Gen3 socket, would it just work at Gen3 speeds w/out compatibility issues?

 

I know some motherboards won't allow non-Gen4 drives in them depending on the processor, but it's excluding those.

[JP5]

1. maybe, the heat output of an ssd is likely more dependant on the drive itself, but if you run it at gen 3 speeds you should see a decrease in thermals when the ssd is running at full capacity compared to gen 4.

 

2. yes, NVME protocol is backwards compatible.

[Taintedmind]

1 minute ago, JP5 said:

1. maybe, the heat output of an ssd is likely more dependant on the drive itself, but if you run it at gen 3 speeds you should see a decrease in thermals when the ssd is running at full capacity compared to gen 4.

 

2. yes, NVME protocol is backwards compatible.

Those're what I figured, but I just wanted to ask; thanks a bunch

[191x7]

12 minutes ago, Taintedmind said:

I have a couple of questions I believe I already know the answer to, but I'd like to know for sure:

 

1) If I purchase a NVME Gen4 and set the socket to Gen3, will it work at Gen3 speeds w/out all of the Gen4 heat/thermals?

2) If I purchase a NVME Gen4 and put it into a Gen3 socket, would it just work at Gen3 speeds w/out compatibility issues?

 

I know some motherboards won't allow non-Gen4 drives in them depending on the processor, but it's excluding those.

It will work with most the speeds limited to gen3 and also some thermals will be lower.

 

It should work with some speed limits.