SSD Support - Z97-Pro

[Jasimov]

I'm seriously scratching my head to whether I would see improvement with an M.2 950/850 drive on my Z97-Pro over a conventional SSD 850 Evo.

 

I've seen people get similar results with these drives:

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive

Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive

 

What I'm wondering and what I hope you guys will know is which I should be purchasing and whether I'd see much of a difference in performance. I'm mainly looking at the 500GB evo and the 500GB M.2.

My motherboard is: https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/Z97PRO/specifications/

On their website it states that I have  "1 x M.2 Socket 3, , with M Key, type 2260/2280 storage devices support". But I'm not sure if that means I can use them, and if I can will it be to their full potential? 

Thanks in advance

[spark12072001]

the m.2 on the z97 pro is only 10Gb/s, so the 950 pro won't get its full performence. the 850 evo m.2 is limited to sata 6Gb/s speeds. your best option would be the 850 2.5" drive.