Question M.2 SSD's

[Volvith]

Hi there,

 

New builder here, quick question, is there anything i need to look out for when picking an M.2 drive for my motherboard?

Now, i know my MOBO has an M.2 Ultra slot, so i'd assume any general M.2 drive'd fit in there.

The MOBO i'm talking about: ASRock AB350M Pro4.

 

Cheers mates! :3

[Ordinarily_Greater]

21 minutes ago, L.Lawliet said:

There are 2 kind of m.2

-SATA M.2

-NVME

Now sata m.2 is basically a SATA SSD with m.2 interfaces.

NVME SSD use PCIE interfaces and its a hell a lot faster.

 

And there are 2  types of sockets.

-M

-B & M

 

 

Of course NVME is faster, but what's 850 Evo M.2 using (does it looks like graphics card)?

[Volvith]

31 minutes ago, L.Lawliet said:

There are 2 kind of m.2

-SATA M.2

-NVME

Now sata m.2 is basically a SATA SSD with m.2 interfaces.

NVME SSD use PCIE interfaces and its a hell a lot faster.

 

And there are 2  types of sockets.

-M

-B & M

 

 

Okay, that actually cleared things up a fair bit, although i'm still a bit confused about the NVME, as i've taken a look around, and i've seen some with PCIe, graphics card like interfaces, and others that appear to have the same socket as the SATA M.2?...

I'm taking a look at some vids RN, so my confuzzledness might just be cleared up in a few minutes.

 

Thanks a bunch for the help! ;D

[Ordinarily_Greater]

4 minutes ago, Volvith said:

Okay, that actually cleared things up a fair bit, although i'm still a bit confused about the NVME, as i've taken a look around, and i've seen some with PCIe, graphics card like interfaces, and others that appear to have the same socket as the SATA M.2?...

I'm taking a look at some vids RN, so my confuzzledness might just be cleared up in a few minutes.

 

Thanks a bunch for the help! ;D

There are M.2 sticks and M.2 cards, same the confuseness

[Volvith]

Just now, Ordinarily_Greater said:

There are M.2 sticks and M.2 cards, same the confuseness

Okay, that actually clears it up for me.

Now i just need to find out what M.2 size and type support my MOBO has.

 

Again, thanks a lot mate, you've been a real help here!  

[Ordinarily_Greater]

8 minutes ago, Volvith said:

Okay, that actually clears it up for me.

Now i just need to find out what M.2 size and type support my MOBO has.

 

Again, thanks a lot mate, you've been a real help here!  

Your motherboard has M.2 slot which it's for M.2 sticks, m.2 cards are using PCIe Slots and they are big and perfect for Linus like work (transferring big rates of videos and content)

[agent_x007]

20 hours ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Your motherboard has M.2 slot which it's for M.2 sticks, m.2 cards are using PCIe Slots and they are big and perfect for Linus like work (transferring big rates of videos and content)

Some of them are actually M.2 sticks with "branded" PCI-e to M.2 adapter
 

Quote

The M8Pe(Y) uses an M.2 2280 SSD encased in an add-in card adapter with a hefty heatsink that keeps the controller and one side of the board cool.

Source : LINK

B-key = SATA with AHCI (only)
M-key = PCI-e with AHCI/NVMe (drive specific)
Key used is determined by M.2 slot you put drive in.
There are no M+B SLOTS on motherboards.
There are no B-key NVMe drives.

[Volvith]

43 minutes ago, L.Lawliet said:

 

Its the same damn thing.. its just plugged into m.2 slot. there are NVME SSD that use Pcie slot as well.

NVME use Pcie x4 lane to communicate with the rest of the system through chipset lane.

Sorry for the confusion.

 

 

Oh, don't worry, i did a bit of research on it, and it's all pretty clear to me now.

I have to admit that i DID have to do about 2 hours worth of research before actually understanding that there are a bunch of different types of M.2's, and before i could actually understand the compatibility notation in my MOBO manual.

 

They're indeed the same exact thing, only meant for different slots on the MOBO that have the same PCIe V3 x4 interface.

 

Now, if i've somehow managed to misunderstand everything yet again, please DO say so, because i tend to be a bit daft when it comes to researching the unknown. :3

 

Thanks for the help mate!

Cheers!

[Volvith]

59 minutes ago, L.Lawliet said:

I am here to tell u that u havent done enough yet.

 

-SSD Controller

-Nand Flash Type

-IOPS

 

Will determine how good your SSD will perform and how long will they last.

So keep diggin and welcome to pcmr.

...

I'm just about ready to dive off the burj khalifa... T_T

 

But in all seriousness, i've heard IOPS mentioned before, and i've heard a thing or two about an SSD controller,but the Nand Flash Type is a new term to me.

I'm gonna take a look, thanks for the help!