I like this kind of side by side review based on use cases. This helps to clarify the options for consumers into something more meaningful. Thanks Two suggestions for review: Kingston Fury Renegade and Corsair MP700.

Holy Cow, that intro was so smooth! Well deserving of my like and comment!

Using the Solidigm P44 Pro for my main OS in my new rig. It's been AMAZING.

The editing to the music in this video! Top notch! Felt like I was watching Masterchef!

Wow man, you come a long way, was pleasnt to watch, you clrearly put a lot of work in making this video and its showing, the amount of reasearch you done, thank you very much its really hard to chose an ssd as of today with all the variables that exsits, and you made it very easy and simple in the video

A very helpful video, ended up going with a Solidigm P44 pro 1TB for my Custom PC's boot drive and a Samsung 990 Pro 2TB for my project drive. Still haven't decided on which drive I want for my long term storage yet though.

Thank you for this!!!! There is so little content doing SSD reviews! Also with the Solidigm, I've seen from other reviews that the controller can get very hot, which might mean that it's thermal throttling for the consistency test.

KC3000 owner is here! So happy with it so far.

@KorrakotK

7 ай бұрын

Worth the price!

@GoldPunch

2 ай бұрын

@utub.watcher I threw it away immediately. Thank you.

Great video. I was taking notes :) and noticed that while you stated 'cache' as one of the categories you would cover, I didn't ever see a drive list, or bar chart on that specific category. Was this an oversight, or perhaps lumped into one the other groups? Seems like a drive that performs better at caching would be used for everyday access and usage. Great presentation and I like your style. Great job.

it is the perfect time for this video to come out. Thanks a lot for all your tips about pc parts for the creators!

I picked up a couple of Solidigm SSDs myself. 1tb and 2tb. Have a Microcenter near my house in Virginia. Both are P44 Pro

The WD Black SN850X line is conspicuously missing here. Otherwise, thanks for the tests and results.

@soju506

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately they are often overlooked. I have used them for the past few years and never had a single issue.

@CreepyJoe69

Жыл бұрын

WD SN850X

@Frozoken

Жыл бұрын

yeah esp seeing it trades blows with the 990 pro in being the best gen 4 drive. Random speeds samsung is a bit faster but pc mag benches program, games and windows load times and the sn850x best the 990 pro across the board. I'd bet it's because the sn850x uses really fast dram cache, it literally uses straight ddr4 3200, while the samsung uses lpddr which has half the memory bus and multiple times worse latency even if it is clocked slightly higher iirc.

@stevenmatosu9321

5 ай бұрын

lp of lpddr is low power, hence the clocking.

I would also like to see the thermals in these kinds of tests in the future as if such drives are also good for constraint spaces without good airflow such as laptops, handheld, and even consoles.

@yurymleh

Жыл бұрын

Solidigm P44 Pro should be the most power efficient here based on other reviews.

I use a Corsair force MP600 on my Z390 mb and replaced the stock heatsink with one designed for a gen5 ssd. The benefit to this is most gen3 drives don’t hit the full speed of the of the gen3 m.2 slot but a gen4 drive will while throttling back to maximum gen3 speeds. I also chose it because it can sustain 666 gigs written before slowing down. And with it going slower than advertised because it’s in a gen3 slot and has a gen5 heatsink, I don’t have to worry about it ever slowing down below maximum gen3 speeds.

Back in the 80s we would buy discs for our Commodore 64 games, they were 5 1/4” floppy discs from Verbatim. Cool to see them now in the MVME market.

@00Resev

11 ай бұрын

The only thing i've ever bought from Verbatim were CDRW and DVDRW. They were fine i guess. Not sure i'm willing to trust them for a NVME drives tough...

@andrewt9204

10 ай бұрын

I'm assuming it's the name only, and probably using someone else's design. They made some decent quality magnetic and optical discs way back in the day.

Fantastic info…very useful. Would love to see benchmarks for Sabrent SSDs…specifically the gen 4 versions.

Hi, great video as always! Well done! I follow you from Italy and I'm writing with google translator, in this video you talk about a configuration for creator and you say that generally you need 4 different ssds, 1) os drive/programs, 2) Project drive, 4) archive/data drive and 3) cache drive. The latter interests me a lot, I've never considered doing a build with a dedicated cache disk, how do you configure it? what do you put on it? for the chace do you manage it from the bios or from a special program or directly from the editing programs? maybe you already have a video explaining it, otherwise I would really like you to make a video dedicated to this! hello and congratulations again!

Wow the intro into your videos i amazing!

Thank you for including PC mark 10 test in the video.

Bro has the best comparison content out there. Must be very happy to use t44 pro

I'm really happy with my Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSDs, one 2 TB and another 1TB

definitely saving this video for later ...and again thanks for giving awesome contents

@theTechNotice

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

Thank you for this well put viedo. I was hoping to see the WD Black SN850X in this spectrum, but unfortunately I think it was left out.

Great video. It's a lot of info. Im so new at this. Im hoping to get the fast speed so i could back up more often and make a 2nd back up. It seems like kc3000 is on top of the list. What's the best recommended enclosure for the kc3000 for 2tb or 4tb?

Thanks for an interesting review. What would you recommend for a cache drive?

Any noticeable difference actually using programs and not benchmarking tools? So something like PS, davinci video exporting, 3D software rendering, and so on. Would be nice to see some tests on that, also including some budget options to see how big the difference is if any

Excellent info! Would you be able to run the WD Sn850X 2tb perhaps?

Outstanding! Thanks for posting this video.

I would like to see a comparison of all the results on the same time and maybe the actual price as well. So i would get a feeling for the overall quality of each ssd and the actual price per value. But this video is very helpful without that too :)

Just got the P44 Pro 2TB for 110$ couldn't be happier

The key here for video creation is speed yes but also Dram. You have to see how long it takes and watch the meter to see if it slows down when it writes. You do not want that for video editing or recording.

I'd be interested is some info about choosing and using an add in NVMe riser card. What slots and lanes to use. How about using lanes from the graphics 16 (using 8 in the seconds slot for NVMe)?

Great Video! I rock a 2TB SK Hynix P41 Platinum for my boot/OS, a 2TB Samsung 990 Pro for my games only, a 4TB Samsung 870 Evo for my music files (I produce and write music in FL Studio) and a 4TB Seagate Barracuda SATA HDD for large misc/random files. In my experience I find the SK Hynix P41 Platinum is the fastest especially for boot/OS and this is based on real life usage not on paper.

Been wait for such a comparison 😋

Thank you, this saved my day!

Very informative video. If I were to buy 3 drives, 2TB each,(programs/project/data) all exactly the same brand and model number, what would you recommend? I would consider myself moderate use creator.

Solidigm coming in strong, basically on par with Samsung. Currently have the Firecuda 530. The new 540’s seem insane too.

@FlyingFun.

9 ай бұрын

How is thev530 doing? I just ordered one and speed / price plus the tbw seemed irresistible lol .

That intro song is fire. Had me captivated like a sucker, didn't even listen to the first 30 seconds of talking lol

Very curious to see WD SN850X and SK hynix Platinum P41 results!

@Frozoken

Жыл бұрын

Solidigm = sk hyinix. The p44 pro and the p41 are the same drive.

@mohammedzaid5989

7 ай бұрын

@@Frozoken that's interesting but they're priced differently in my country. p44 pro is priced about 50% more than p41 platinum for 1 tb.

Should have included wd sn850x… being the top ps5 drive and a best price option at least as of now. $109 for a 2TB.. might be hard to beat. As well as a very popular pick the 970 evo plus.. for gen 3.

@theTechNotice I can't thank you enough for all the knowledge on your channel that I've gained by binge watching for the past few weeks Larri. I've learnt so much especially on SSD's. I went ahead and purchased a Samsung 990 PRO 1TB for my O/S drive, a Seagate FIRECUDA 530 4tb & a T-Force Cardea Z440 2TB for my project drives, and finally a Seagate FIRECUDA 530 500GB for cache drive based on your recommendations on your channel. I'm very happy with the performance of all the drives and my workflow is much smoother. I even reused my former O/S drive which was a slower PCIe gen 3 drive to my son's laptop and that thing is much faster now compared to the shitty Toshiba HDD it had previously. Now I'm planning on upgrading my I7-12700k to the I9-13900KS by the end of the year. looking forward to more Creator targeted content from you. keep up the good work my friend/guru. cheers.

I am really curious now how a Sabrent drive, for example a rocket 4 plus 1 or 2 TB would perform compared to the ones shown in the video.

Comprehensive test with some interesting results. It would be worth knowing how much does the performance degrade with some repeated (ab)use of the SSD with repeated data reading and writing. Anyway, this is informative and interesting comaprison test video !

Hi there, One question. I bought the Lexar NM790 with heatsink 4Tb because it was cheap and it will me more like a backup disk but I can't find an external enclosure that fits it. Any suggestion?

I got an external case for a Samsung 980 Pro, just to keep a cloned copy of my boot SSD, also a Samsung 980 Pro. When I run Samsung Magician, it only sees the motherboards boot SSD. The backup drive appears as a separate device, identified by the case manufacturer. Is there anything I can do get Magician to “see” the Samsung SSD inside the case? Otherwise, I have no way to ensure that the backup SSD has the latest firmware, etc.

Very Informative keep it up.

Just bought 2 Crucial `MX500 4TB. I'm thinking MX500 will spec out lower than the Kingston and Samsung 990. Would like to see how it rates (also price wise if you can). What speed is your NVMe socket to CPU connection? I've read about direct PCIe and thru a controller. How does that affect speed? PCIe 3.0 vs 4.0 vs 5.0 (is 5.0 even possible)? Speeds using RAID? How about filling the drives to 80% of capacity then testing speed? Just a couple of suggestions. Love the detailed info, and production of your videos. Keep up the great work!

Please add these on the list your next buying guide video. Sabrent Rocket / Rocket Plus and WD Blue / Black. Thanks!

can i remove the Heatsink cover of Samsung 990 pro with Heatsink type , it is not fit with my Laptop ????????

The Crucial T500 and the Lexar NM800 would be nice to see tested against this lineup of drives.

Hey Mr, very nice video that you created. Can I assume that the best SSD for Creator is the best SSD for gamer as well? thank you!!

Currently running WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB as main OS and game drive, and have a external WD_BLACK D30 2TB as game drive. Still waiting for 4TB NVME SSD to be more mainstream then I will add them to my 3 free slots on the ProArt X670E board. 😅

I recently purchased adata 960pro and silicon power ud90. What are you thoughts on that?

Great intro on the drive config, Asus ProArt allows for all four drive setup (4 M.2's)! You're the best! Is there a difference between the 1TB and 2TB version of the Solidigm?

@tonyleungnl

Жыл бұрын

Of course , the fast lane cache is 2x of the 1tb version. I wish that all capacities were the same, now it doesn't give you a real comparison.

Thank you! Very helpful!

@technotice For Kingston KC3000, will going for 1TB version or the 2TB version instead of the mentioned 4TB version make any diff?? I am asking for OS use only, will KC3000 1TB be good for OS Drive? please suggest

I am wondering how the Lexar nm800 pro would perform here. Unfortunately it is not in video

If my MoBo supports 4 nvme: Would it be best to use one for each drive type, or use the 4 in Raid 10 for everything?

great video, but you can compare the samsung 990 PRO vs WD BLACK SN850x?

If I use my rig for gaming also where should I put my games? OS Drive or Cash etc. Especially if I want to record and stream gameplay.

How the heck do you edit videos with a big ol bottle of Moonshine just chillin' in the corner? (@ 5:41) lol!

@theTechNotice

4 ай бұрын

Lol its water 💧 🤣

Hi, I'd like to know what's your opinion on Kingston KC3000 vs Fury Renegade, they seem somewhat same, but price difference still seems quite notable

It would be nice to see how these stack up against the newer, sabrent rocket plus G. Also, where is the WD sn850x? Lastly, the Kingston Fury renegage is a slightly improved version of the KC3000.

I heartily recommend the WD Blacks. Not the cheapest, but they have not failed me so far. I have three in my production machine.

@seanC3i

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Samsung and WD are my go-to's for SSDs. But there have been other good ones too.

@Frozoken

Жыл бұрын

Best drives but worst endurance unfortunately. Then again I think they both underrate their endurance spec by ~20-30%. At least with the writes of my old 860 evo it should be at 90% endurance but it's still at 93%

How about Crucial and Western Digital? Been seeing them in Amazon while canvassing but I'm not sure if they'll be good options in exchange for more affordable price..

I have a pair of 990 Pro's, they are ridiculously fast for gaming and content creation.

I needed this. I recently bought a 980Pro 1TB because it was on sale... ant that it was very popular but I was waiting to understand why.

Hi, great video! Btw, can you make a video recommendation pc build that good for editing, 3D animating, and gaming, but make the budget under $2,000 💪😁

Hey. Should I get Samsung 990 Pro M.2 4TB for 410€ or Western Digital Black SN850X M.2 4TB for 330€?

Very informative 👏🏼, thank you

@theTechNotice

Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

i am proud of my 990 pro 2tb

@franklinlora7380

Жыл бұрын

I have the same drive too and is awesome

@Prabhu_njd

Жыл бұрын

@TRC_WA I just saw the Samsung 990PRO 1TB drive on NEWEGG for rock bottom price!

@angrut

Жыл бұрын

Got the SK Hynix P41 Platinum with almost the same speeds as 990 pro for HALF THE PRICE

@Prabhu_njd

Жыл бұрын

@TRC_WA their sold and shipped by newegg. I bought from them last week and the drive is all good and came with the latest firmware. Registered the warranty on samsung too..

@cgsather3309

Жыл бұрын

@TRC_WAgot a couple P44s too, came with a huge mouse pad! Just moved my OS from an Evo+, I can feel the difference (I think).

does power efficiency matter when im using it for a gaming laptop

Hi I have a Mac mini M1 512GB 16Ram and I run out of storage, could I buy one of this drives and an enclosure and set up this drive as a bootable Mac drive so I can have more storage available ?

Very good comparison. It could be better if you could include some NVMe SSD's from WD.

The two main factors I look for is not just the immediate speeds, but the consistent speeds over time. Does the performance drop off after a while under load, and how much? Also another major factor in my opinion is general failure rate, because a well performing drive is worth nothing if you have a higher risk of files getting corrupted etc. Especially for long term file storage.

@theTechNotice

Жыл бұрын

true! Samsung is held rather high regard in the failure rate.

@Real_MisterSir

Жыл бұрын

@@theTechNotice Agreed. Been running high end Samsung drives for about 7 years now without a single failure thus far. But I wonder how the competition is stacking up these days.

@chionyenkwu2253

Жыл бұрын

Yup I've had intel, corsair, sabrent and western D nvme drives that have failed at one time or other - I now have over 20 samsung NVME and sata 6g ssd's (over a period of 5 years) with a zero-failure-count 🧐🧐

@linkfreeman1998

Жыл бұрын

My dad tells me that for the affordable price, the best is Transcend. Not the fastest, but one of the longest lasting out there on the market. Sure, u might havent heard them since they're havent done that much marketing.

@AliAkbar-oh5dy

8 ай бұрын

​@@chionyenkwu2253this is good to know thanks! gonna make my first enclosure as a small boot up backup drive.

Can you test the SSD like WD, crucial, XPG and other such brand ?? Or atleast recommend which are good from them ?

It's July 4th 2023 and I've just watched this vid. I've been playing with a couple of different build assistants online and looking at a specific pair of SSD's that I've been favoring in both my "No Hold's Barred/Well... ALMOST" and "Decent Performance but with Restraint" builds. Those drives are the SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2 2280 500GB PCI-Express Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.3c V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V8P500BW for the boot drive coming in at this time at $71.60, and the MSI M461 M.2 2280 4TB PCI-Express 4.0 x4 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SM461N4TB for major storage which is normally $209.99, currently selling for $179.99, and also has a rebate of $10 available to get it down to $169.99, For a 4TB drive, I say that can't be beat. I'd like to know your thoughts on those. We have major sales available now and for the next few days due to the holiday. And Amazon is having Amazon day within the next week. Not that I am personally planning on spending money... at this time. I'd have to get some REALLY amaze-balls deals to whip out my credit card. Things are really weird right now. Last weekend I saw a 4080 RTX which goes for $1,499.99 available for a coded discount on Newegg for %50 off. If I had a bit more money in my account I'd have built a new machine and gone for it. That discount is no longer available. Prices are all over the board on major components right now and dropping regularly. We live in interesting times.

Were the Solidigm drives ran on their "Fast lane" feature of their driver software or not?

I'd love to see you review the 8TB - Sabrent Rocket Q. Is it worth the money? Does it perform as well on the benchmarks? Can you achieve the save by using 4 x 2TB. Are there any real world benefits to 8TB? Also, how much storage does the average person use and perhaps even the KZread creator use?

GM7000 is good? the price almost same as KC3000 in my country

Which one is better between wd blue sn850 2tb currently at $108 , adata sx8200 pro 2tb at $98 and kingston nv2 2tb at $110?

thank you so much for this video!

xpg s70 blade good or bad ssd and its support msi z790 p wifi motherboard ? please guide me ? samsung 980 pro good

can you make comparison among SSD in M.2 2230 form factor for handheld pc like steam deck or ROG ally or ayaneo devices?

How's the KC3000 2TB as a Secondary drive for a creator's laptop?

What do you think about the transcend 250s?

I'd love to see the forthcoming PCIe 5.0 M.2's comparisons. I have a 2TB 980 Pro boot and RAID 1 Crucial P3 Plus 4TB. You can have some major changes in the performance once you start filling up these M.2s. So testing at e.g. 33%, 75%, and 85% (full) capacities would be extremely valuable information. _FYI .. as much as I would love Samsung 980 Pro to come in a "4TB" (chart) version, unfortunately it's capped at 2TB._

@mikakorhonen5715

11 ай бұрын

TBW chart is badly made.

@DJaquithFL

11 ай бұрын

@@mikakorhonen5715 .. Agreed. 👍

Verbatim?! That's an old name that i never knew I would be hearing in the future! Good for them on catching up in the storage market! They used to be the dominating ones in the floppy stage.

The WD_BLACK SN850x is an absolute powerhouse but was left out.

@theTechNotice

Жыл бұрын

I didn't have any samples :(

Do P44 pro 1TB still the best for os than 990 pro 2TB?

best deal for me always 2tb gen4 around 120 euros+... amazing value now i got 3 x2TB on my mother board and it s perfect (WDSN770+samsung 980 pro)

how good is 970 evo plus because my processor support pcie 3.0

Is the framework issue fixed with the 990 pro? that is the only thing that holds me back from buying it.

I would like to see a optane (like 900p or P5800x) in the mix.

Which is best using via USB 3 enclosure?

What would the best SSD configuration be for something like MSFS be?

What do you think of this M.2 Samsung MZ1L23T8HBLA-00A07 PM9A3 3.8TB NVMe PCIe Gen4?

It would be interesting to see the Oyen Digital Dash Pro 4TB and 8TB tested. I have been unable to find any reviews on this one. I purchased one anyway. Haven't installed it yet. It only has a 3 year warranty but it is 3000 TBW 4TB and 6000 TBW 8TB.

What about the WD Black sn850x and the Sabrent Rocket 4 plus? I have used only WD ssds in my systems for the past 4 years and they have stayed fast the entire time and never failed.

Which is the best Nvme For Hp laptop storage With 4Gb Nd 1Tb HDD