NVMe worth it?

[BeatKiller]

So i was wondering if getting a NVMe SSD over a regular SATA one would give me any real world performance differences. I was thinking of maybe getting a 960 EVO 500Gb, but i'm a bit confused on whether or not i should get it over a 850 EVO 1TB or something of the sort.

 

I'm also going to college this year, and i don't know if for the projects and what not it would be a good investment, since it doesn't really offer much in gaming and day-to-day use.

 

Well that's pretty much it, input would be appreciated thanks in advance.

 

Build if it matters:

i7 7700k

Msi z270 Tomahawk

Rm650x

16GB @ 2,4GHz

Msi 1070 Gaming X

WD Blue 2TB

840 EVO SSD 250GB (From the previous build, which i would like to replace)

[SeraphicWings]

No need to go for NVMe on a Windows PC

 

NVMe sucks ass in Windows, not much real life performance gained from SATA SSD for that OS. Believe me, I have a 960 EVO which has a 3,2GB/s sequential read and 1,5GB/s sequential write, but they aren't that much faster than my 850 EVO

Meanwhile, a macOS device running NVMe is very beneficial because everything runs blazingly fast

 

Plus, your SSD is a good one, no need replacing unless it's dead. 

[SeanAngelo]

12 minutes ago, BeatKiller said:

So i was wondering if getting a NVMe SSD over a regular SATA one would give me any real world performance differences. I was thinking of maybe getting a 960 EVO 500Gb, but i'm a bit confused on whether or not i should get it over a 850 EVO 1TB or something of the sort.

 

I'm also going to college this year, and i don't know if for the projects and what not it would be a good investment, since it doesn't really offer much in gaming and day-to-day use.

 

Well that's pretty much it, input would be appreciated thanks in advance.

 

Build if it matters:

i7 7700k

Msi z270 Tomahawk

Rm650x

16GB @ 2,4GHz

Msi 1070 Gaming X

WD Blue 2TB

840 EVO SSD 250GB (From the previous build, which i would like to replace)

simple answer? no.

[D13H4RD]

Not really.

 

If you're using it for I/O heavy tasks and you have a computer with an OS with proper NVMe support, then the investment may be worth it.

 

For general use, however, even a bog standard SATA III SSD will be much faster than a hard drive.

[BeatKiller]

Thanks for the feedback everyone, and @SeraphicWings I gave my previous build to my mom i just removed the SSD and have been delaying the purchase of a new one because of that, but i'll just put it back in the system and probably get a 850 EVO 500GB.

And again ty for the quick feedback.