Tacoboy 1 Report post Posted May 1, 2017 I'm currently using a Samsung SM951 AHCI 256GB M.2 as the boot drive (write 2200) Thinking of replacing it with a WD Black NVMe 512GB M.2 drive (write 2000) Will the WD's being NVMe (write 2000) compansate for the performance difference, over the SM951 being AHCI (and 2200 write)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian 156 Report post Posted May 2, 2017 What are you doing that you're hoping to see a performance gain in? I can't get behind what WD is doing with SSD right now, there are many other better options. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tacoboy 1 Report post Posted May 4, 2017 On 5/2/2017 at 7:20 AM, Brian said: What are you doing that you're hoping to see a performance gain in? I can't get behind what WD is doing with SSD right now, there are many other better options. I like to store my mp3's and music video on an SSD, for faster access. And stuff might get a little crowded on my current 256GB M.2 boot drive. So instead of buying a separate 250GB 2.5" SSD for my music stuff, thought I might as well go and replace my 256GB M.2, for a 500GB M.2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
continuum 18 Report post Posted May 5, 2017 I doubt you'd see any perceptible performance difference, but if you need the capacity, then go for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian 156 Report post Posted May 5, 2017 Agreed, though I'd probably just add a second drive rather than migrating OS and such to a new one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
