M.2 slot

[Blindeagle]

Hi guys i want to buy a "Crucial - MX500 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive" on my new build. The motherboard will be "Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX"

My part list : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7Jc6q4

 

However on PCpartpicker it says "The motherboard M.2 slot #2 shares bandwidth with a SATA 6.0 Gb/s port. When the M.2 slot is populated, one SATA 6.0 Gb/s port is disabled."

 

My question is what does this mean? Is it a bad thing that I'm getting the mx500 in m.2 version on this mobo or should i just get the 2.5. Right now they are the same price and i wanted to get the m.2 one because of less wires

 

Any help would be great.

 

Thanks xx

[Electronics Wizardy]

It will diable a sata port.

 

The mx500 is the exact same as the 2.5 version.

 

Id look at the 660p aswell, should be faster for about the same pice as its a pcie nvme drive. 

[minibois]

When using a SATA M.2 SSD, the motherboard will turn 1 of the 6 SATA ports off (because the bandwidth for that port is used by the M.2 SSD). This is just a reminder by PCPartPicker, but it really makes sense. A 2.5" drive will use a SATA, so will an M.2 SATA (it will use the port internally).

So basically your thought of choosing an M.2 for less wires is the though you should have behind it.

[suits]

Honestly the Crucial MX500 is no faster than a SATA SSD in reality. If you can find a SATA SSD for cheaper go for it. Or save more and get a fast m.2.

[seon123]

2 minutes ago, suits said:

Honestly the Crucial MX500 is no faster than a SATA SSD in reality. If you can find a SATA SSD for cheaper go for it. Or save more and get a fast m.2.

The MX500 is a SATA SSD. 

9 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id look at the 660p aswell, should be faster for about the same pice as its a pcie nvme drive. 

Seems to be slower, quite significantly in some cases. 

https://www.anandtech.com/show/13078/the-intel-ssd-660p-ssd-review-qlc-nand-arrives/2

13 minutes ago, Blindeagle said:

My question is what does this mean?

Literally what it says. 

[suits]

2 minutes ago, seon123 said:

The MX500 is a SATA SSD. 

Seems to be slower, quite significantly in some cases. 

https://www.anandtech.com/show/13078/the-intel-ssd-660p-ssd-review-qlc-nand-arrives/2

Literally what it says. 

Yes but in an m.2. I want to make sure he knows it's not an NVMe ssd or that he doesn't expect it to be faster than a 2.5 inch ssd

[WereCat]

9 minutes ago, suits said:

Honestly the Crucial MX500 is no faster than a SATA SSD in reality. If you can find a SATA SSD for cheaper go for it. Or save more and get a fast m.2.

MX500 is one of the best SATA SSDs while being very price competitive with the other ones. 

Its only a bit slower in random 4k read/write speeds vs a more expensive lower end NVME. 

 

Just go for it OP, it will only disable one of the SATA ports on your MoBo. 

[seon123]

1 minute ago, suits said:

Yes but in an m.2. I want to make sure he knows it's not an NVMe ssd or that he doesn't expect it to be faster than a 2.5 inch ssd

Saying it's no faster than a SATA SSD implies that it's not a SATA SSD. Using M.2 and NVMe interchangeably just leads to confusion and misinformation

[nick name]

6 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Saying it's no faster than a SATA SSD implies that it's not a SATA SSD. Using M.2 and NVMe interchangeably just leads to confusion and misinformation

This is 100% right. Many folks don't realize the difference and that SATA exists in more than one form factor.

[Blindeagle]

11 minutes ago, suits said:

Yes but in an m.2. I want to make sure he knows it's not an NVMe ssd or that he doesn't expect it to be faster than a 2.5 inch ssd

Ah ye i know its not as fast i know the m.2 mx500 is the same as the 2.5 mx500 but im just getting it because its on offer, same price, but less wires  just wanted to double check it wont break anything 

[Blindeagle]

For anyone in Europe who uses Amazon De.

For the 2.5 SSD: "https://www.amazon.de/Crucial-MX500-CT500MX500SSD1-Internes-NAND/dp/B077SF8KMG/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1533927860&sr=1-1&keywords=Crucial%2BMX500&th=1"

 

For the M.2 : "https://www.amazon.de/Crucial-MX500-CT1000MX500SSD4-Internes-2280SS/dp/B0784SY515/ref=_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1533927860&sr=1-7&keywords=Crucial%2BMX500&th=1"

 

You can see its just much cheaper for some reason 

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

7 hours ago, seon123 said:

Seems to be slower, quite significantly in some cases. 

https://www.anandtech.com/show/13078/the-intel-ssd-660p-ssd-review-qlc-nand-arrives/2

The destroyer isn't the best simulation of most consumer workloads. If you look at the light or heavy workloads it does much better than a sata ssd. It slows down when very full, but don't have your system extremly full and your fine.

[nick name]

I think the m.2 just sold out.

[Blindeagle]

1 minute ago, nick name said:

I think the m.2 just sold out.

Still there and i got 1 anyway  but im happy 

[nick name]

I didn't need one but I was gonna be bummed for you if you didn't get to snag one like you wanted. 

[Blindeagle]

Just now, nick name said:

I didn't need one but I was gonna be bummed for you if you didn't get to snag one like you wanted. 

ye hahah it was actually a really low price for m.2 I live in Sweden right now so it was free shipping  and the price was super low

[nick name]

Just now, Blindeagle said:

ye hahah it was actually a really low price for m.2 I live in Sweden right now so it was free shipping  and the price was super low

You gotta love finding good deals on toys you wanna buy. I got a lot of my components that way and it makes it that much more satisfying. 

[Blindeagle]

2 minutes ago, nick name said:

You gotta love finding good deals on toys you wanna buy. I got a lot of my components that way and it makes it that much more satisfying. 

Ye makes me so happy I'm slowly buying the parts , hopefully will have everything by the end of the month but deals are coming so its really good