Subj : Re: NVMe versus SATA in desktops?
To : Tracker1
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Thu Jul 13 2023 07:20 am
-=> Tracker1 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
PF> I have a 4th generation i7 desktop running Windows 10. It's got 16GB of
PF> ram and a SATA SSD. I'm debating about upgrading my desktop PC, I'm
PF> looking to upgrade to a newer (10th gen or higher CPU), more cores, and
PF> trying to buy some extended life for my PC.
Tr> You're going to have to replace your motherboard and ram as well... and
Tr> even an RX 6600 is likely faster than the GPU from ~8 years ago
Tr> (assuming it's that old as well).. so best to just plan on a
Tr> replacement, unless you really like your case. Your PSU may be comming
Tr> close to EOL as well.
Upgrading = replacing the whole kit. Sorry I wasn't clearer. I'm
looking for a new system. BTW, I have an Nvidia GTX 1030 in my current
system. I can get 50 fps playing the only modern game I play.
Tr> Real world, you won't notice the difference from SATA too much. I
Tr> mostly notice when building large projects or doing things like a
Tr> message scan, where you're accessing the contents of many files in a
Tr> relatively short turn around... For a very large web project, HDD to
Tr> SATA SSD goes from minutes to around a minute. Going from SATA SSD to
Tr> Gen 4 PCIE NVME is a couple seconds. So it depends on your usage, but
Tr> for playing games, web, general use you aren't likely to notice.
I have 2 Proxmox servers - my old one is a Thinkpad with an i7, the new
one is a Dell Optiplex i5 with a NVMe. I definitely see a difference
running VMs, wasn't sure about desktop results. I'm mostly doing web,
office, photoshop and games here, some transcoding of media.
Tr> That said, the pricing is on par between the two, with NVME being much
Tr> faster in some cases. Most current motherboards have at least 1 and as
Tr> many as 3-4 NVME slots, so you might as well. Bonus, no cable clutter.
Tr> Those last points (mb support, similar price, no cables) aare the main
Tr> reasons I just say go nvme.
After growing up with MFM and floppy drives, I can appreciate a lack of
cables. :)
Tr> Things to look for are DRAM cache over "SLC" cache... the former is
Tr> dedicated dram, the latter is a portion of memory that is using SLC
Tr> mode for faster access... The drives of the former being a bit better
Tr> quality generally speaking, but again, unlikely to notice a difference
Tr> in day to day usage.
Tr> I'm partial to Samsung, WD Black, Solidigm and Sabrent (Rocket Line).
Thanks for sharing! This is very helpful.
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