The most concise and easy to understand comparison I've seen yet. Had me going back to check my new-build part bin to ensure that I had, indeed, purchased the correct components. Thanks, I can breathe easy now.

@johanloots4646

2 ай бұрын

I just did the same thing 🤭😂

Just sharing, when it comes to SSD, 3 criteria u guys should know: 1. Form factor : 2.5" and M.2 2. Interface/slot/port : SATA and PCIe 3. Protocol : SATA and NVME

@gottabepablo

10 ай бұрын

So is it possible to have an M.2 PCIe SSD using the SATA protocol ?

@Conraa8

8 ай бұрын

@@gottabepablo wouldnt you need the connection of the m2 to be sata (physically speaking) in order to use its protocol?

@AbsolutelyJason

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@whyjay9959

7 ай бұрын

​@@gottabepablo If you see an M.2 drive with two notches in the connector instead of one, I think that means it's either a SATA drive, or a PCIe drive with only two lanes. I think it's physically the same connection? There are M.2 slots that support both or only one, anyway. But the same drive can't do both.

@gottabepablo

7 ай бұрын

@@whyjay9959 I thought SATA is not only just a physical interface but also a protocol implemented in software that has to do with the drive controllers. So although an M.2 drives connector is etched for the PCIe interface, can't it not be configured to use either the NVMe protocol or the SATA protocol? (not the physical connection/interface)

This is the best video explaining it easily I've come across on KZread. Well done.

@tonybolognamacaroni383

Жыл бұрын

agree. Answered my questions 🙂

@Evangelionism

6 ай бұрын

Plus she's hot, so that's nice

@mikeymcmikeface5599

2 ай бұрын

with one contradiction

The stick of gum SLAYED me, thank you! :D

Thanks a bunch, this is what I needed. While I had found another video explaining it. This one was much easier for me to understand.

thanks, i was so lost about this topic and this video really helped me

I have a M.2 SSD 500Gb for the OS and I am very satisfied with it... not expensive, very fast and reliable. With HDD my PC took between 1 or 2 minutes to fully restart, but with M.2, it only takes 17 seconds and it´s ready to go.

@dharmendra34061

Жыл бұрын

What pci version is required for the same..

@mihirojha4475

11 ай бұрын

​@@dharmendra34061 it depends on what kind of motherboard you have and the type of PCIe slots it has. Older motherboards generally have a PCIe Gen 3 slot, newer ones (and the more expensive ones) have Gen 4 (which is twice as fast as 3 but in all honesty you don't need it unless you do heavy work on your PC like editing or gaming).

Great explanation! Thanks!

GREAT VIDEO. MY DOUBT WAS CLEARED.

well that cleared that up for me , nice n simple . thanks

Informative video on the basics.

Finally 🥰 A video with the facts, Two versus One slot narrows it down in 3 words. Thanks

Thank you it’s been a big help

this is helpful and informative, thanks

Great video. A little addition to your explanation : The 2 Notch Sata M.2 use's what's called the B-Key. The 1 notch PCIE [ NVME ) m.2 use's the M-Key. The M.2 socket's on the devices motherboard can be ; A B-key socket , A M-key socket or a combined socket that you can use either type of M.2 in that single socket.

@kingston

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, and we have more information like this available here: kings.tn/3Io874P

What camera are you using to film this? The quality is amazing!

Very clear concise explanation. And very cute you! Thank you.

Thank you very much!

I had found M. 2 back in 2015 when I purchased Asus Rog laptop. But that time it was only sata. So I bought sata m. 2 & it is still working like a charm

Nice video, I am still unsure though, I have a sata m.2 ssd (Sandisk SSD X400 M.2 2280) that is 6-pin (2 notches) would an enclosure that supports both m&b 6 pin PCIE and M-key PCIE work for it even if the drive is not PCIE or i need to get an enclosure that is not for pcie? I am asking because if PCIE supports it i would rather get that as i may use it again for another drive that is PCIE in the future.

Something I have noticed with alot of sata ssd's is after some games have finished a loading screen the screen will be almost completely white for a split second then the colors revert back to normal a second later. I have never known a pcie ssd to do this.

thank you still learning

I have the same 2,5' SSD, and it's very cool for my PC, and me.

There are some 2-lane nvme drives ("PCI-e X2") that have two notches just like SATA so you can't always tell what it is just by looking at the notches.

Thank you. I know what I'm looking at now.

Excelente la información, precisa y detallada.

For a long time, I thought that the mid-2012 MacBook Pros were the last MacBooks to use SATA hard-drives. While they ARE the last MacBooks to use 2.5-inch SATA hard-drives, the early 2013 MacBook Pros (and mid-2012 MacBook Airs) were the last MacBooks to use SATA of any kind (a form of mSATA).

Thanks for sharing.

Sitting here with a Macbook Pro from 2011, i'm talking about the ones with CD Drives and Hard Drives for storage. Thinking of a day when i can finally upgrade and be productive again without so much lag and incompatibility with everything. Sigh

Thank you!

If I buy this new m2 memory and have a decade old motherboard with pcie slot, will it work in there?

yea i thought my m.2 nvme was a bit chewy today, does it come in spearmint?

danke danke !!! excellent info for those beginners !!!

Best explanation and difference on those ssd.

THANK YOU!

Great video. Building a new computer after 10 years (current one is still fine, but trying to get ahead of expected end of life limits of hardware). Coming from a "SSDs should only be for the OS" mentality, so very helpful.

@ZMacZ

6 ай бұрын

Well, for gaming too, especially in raid, but expand memory to like 32GB if you have 16GB, and use a virtual memory drive to create a 'storage' for the virtual memory, that way, the OS can support virtual memory, which is to me pretty much obsolete, and yet required for most games or apps, while only using 16Gb of the ram for that. Yes, sounds non-logical, but virtual memory is still a widely used function, upon non present games and apps may either quit or run badly, exiting to desktop "memory full" message. (It makes no sense, that with 32 GB you'd get a message memory full, or simply app quit, and yet it happens.) (It's better to have 16GB memory and 16GB virtual, than 32 GB real with no virtual, which makes no sense.) (also, instead of using SSD as virtual memory, using the virtual drive (in memory) as virtual memory saves a whole bunch of SSD life, while still allowing for near maximum performance, but is less prone to SSD degradation by virtual memory.) It also prevents the OS from using up all the memory for 'better' performance, while the slow release usually kills the game.

It's such a huge difference between a SSD Sata m2 and a NVME m2 that by cloning with whatever program in Windows or Linux, from the first one, to the second one, you won't be able to boot from the second/cloned one! Try it if it sounds implausible!

Which should i install ssd for 3×1 Lane??

M.2, 2.5" = type of form factor PCIe, SATA = type of bus connector (i.e. speed) NVME, AHCI = Protocols (i.e. bandwidth) SATA, regardless of form factor, uses the AHCI protocols. PCIe uses the NVME protocols.

I always thought M.2 drives were either PCIe or PCIe NVMe, where NVMe was just some kind of special version. Didn't realize it was SATA or PCIe (which IS just NVMe)! This video clears it up so much! Thank you! 😅

wow. video is legitimately informative. nice

@kingston

2 жыл бұрын

That was the goal! Glad to hear you found it useful 😊

Great video. The pin-slot connector really through me off once when I bought an adapter that could only do SATA M.2.

@mikeymcmikeface5599

2 ай бұрын

threw*

Well explained! Thank you for the clarity!

Just to confuse matters, there are also NVMe drives with both B Key and M Key (Two notches), but they use two PCIe lanes and not four. 🤷‍♂

@gbear1005

2 ай бұрын

The infamous BM

I have a question, I like to upgrade my laptop Macbook Air 2012. So I buy the Samsung SSD 980 NVme M.2 SSD. Also buy a adaptor for this upgrade. After done everything when I do power on nothing happened. So I replace with HD comes with laptop and it's work right away. So what I do wrong? Please advice. Thanks.

Great content but 4 years too late. Those PCIe blades (AHCI) have been outstanding, but you can not get them any more. Samsung 951 and the predecessor 941 hypetrain left the station in 2017.

Excellent video. Clear and consise. Q. I have a 2TB SSD PCIe drive. Should I create 1 partition? 1+1 TB. Any benefits on doing so? Thank you!

Pero no vienen con el sujetador. Compre una y no hayo sujetador para atornillarlo a la placa base.

This is great!

Amazing content.

Nice and concise. I wish I have checked out this video before buying the wrong ssd :))

I am not focus

This clears up alot of confusion

i bought a crucial m.2 pcie and cant get it to activate or format but the disk manager sees it but fails to activate…need some setting?

@kingston

Жыл бұрын

Hi Geo if you verified the drive already and are having issues with it, we suggest you reach out to the manufacturer's support team for further assistance on this.

Thisssss This is the explanation I wanted

When I got my motherboard (Asus Prime B350 Plus) I almost threw out the little screw. Hopefully I did in fact save it. I have not evolved out of my 2 SATA hard discs yet. One used to give me errors, but I moved it to a cpu SATA port and it stopped. Apparently those you can only have the m2 in or the drive, not both.

my old wd blue sn520 512GB NVMe drive had two notches (also known as ngff form factor). And it worked with my old Asrock Fatality 990fx Killer Motherboard.

And i have a seagate barracuda 1tb hdd (yes it has platters in it lol) that works amazing today along side my crucial ssd.

Great presentation! Although, I still don't understand what my Asus Z170M-plus board mean by "M.2 X4" and "M.2 Socket 3", which you did mention in your presentation at 1:57. The manual states that the M.2 slot is an "M-key". Wikipedia says that M.2 SATA is an "M & B Key". Now, I know my board is old (PCIe x3) and it's very easy to get an M-key NVMe PCIe x3 SSD, but the mystery to me is...... Will the NVMe work on my mobo with the mysterious "M.2 X4 Socket 3" information?

do you have some external slots or readers for M.2 SSD PCIe?

@kingston

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your inquiry. At the current moment we do not manufacturer any M.2 SSD adapters. For our most recent product lineup, please visit our website here: kings.tn/3J6nUX7

I've read many of these fast NVMe M.2 SSDs' self limit themselves on speed based on temperature - they overheat unless you add an internal cooling fan ?

@Wlad1

3 ай бұрын

In most cases cheap thin cooling sink does the job. But almost all mainboards have already one pre-installed.

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One question I had that I don't think was discussed was whether there is a difference between M.2 NVMe (which I guess is the same as PCIe? not sure) on a motherboard vs. M.2 NVMe on a PCIe expansion slot via an adapter card and if there are any issues like what kind of slot the adapter card is in or any other specs re: the card itself. I just bought an old computer with an M.2 slot but found out it's only for a PCI adapter assembly (Lenovo M900 tower computer) so I'm getting an M.2 adapter card for PCI Express card slot (physical link width x16; negotiable link width x4, x1) so I can use an M.2 NVMe SSD. The card is supposed to fit in PCIe X4 or X8 or X16 slots.

@kingston

Жыл бұрын

Hello there the NVMe SSD is the Bus interface while the PCIe would be the physical/logical interface. If you are going to use an adapter make sure you check the specifications of the manufacture to make sure it can accommodate an M.2 NVMe 2280 SSD. Also we found a posting pertaining to using an NVMe SSD and adapter on your system: kings.tn/3KP5eLq

She sounds like Velma from that one live-action Scooby-Doo movie 😗

My 1TB Samsung SATA SSD can still boot my PC in 10-12 seconds, compared to the 2-4 minutes it takes a 5400rpm HDD to finish booting and readying programs to use. If you're using M.2, you wanna make sure you have a PCIe connection, as SATA is limited to 600mb/sec.

the thing is is that its hard to find motherboard with the 5 so i can reach my true potential of my t700 crucial 4tb 12k read drive

Does Kingston Technologies @kingston sell a PCI-ex1 to PCIe M.2 or PCI-ex16 to PCIe M.2 adapter? My computer is old and did not come with either a SATA M.2 SSD or PCIe M.2, but I would still like to upgrade to get some more speed affordably out of my old desktop.

@kingston

Жыл бұрын

Hello Justin, We do not sell any PCIe M.2 adapters.

So even though, I am familiar with some of the facts, I didn't know about the two notches for the SATA M.2 drives, so kudos for teaching me something new! I am using three KC3000 1TB drives as a RAID0 device on both my computers. At peak levels, those drives reach up to 22.000MB/s read and 17.000MB/s write speed. If I had a bigger budget, I would have chosen the RENEGADE drives instead. Before I forget, can you please bring back OPAL 2.0 encryption for the KC3000 series of drives please?

while we talk about performances for gaming always wil be in option to chose the better one who are in domain with speed so even if is not easy affordable ppl always at most gamer will patiently collect money for the best option for any component even if that is related to the disk.

I took my card out and it has the 2 notches as shown in your video. Does that mean my driver will not accept the one notch card (PCIe) ? I just checked my laptop's specs and for hard drive it says: PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Form Factor 2280. So now I'm really confused because it has 2 notches!

@kingston

Жыл бұрын

The B+M keys on an M.2 SSD allow for cross-compatibility on various motherboards if the appropriate SSDs protocol is supported (SATA or PCIe). For more information refer back to your motherboard manufacturer's website.

In practice on a typical PC the speed difference between SATA and NVMe doesn't tend to be very noticeable, at least to me, and only a few specialist applications, like heavyweight video editing might perform significantly better. However, for a desktop I would go for the NVMe option anyway as the use of a SATA m.2 card generally steals one of the SATA interfaces.

@HerZeL3iDza

Жыл бұрын

It's an order of magnitude faster than sata in games that constantly stream in assets as you play (on a slow drive, the game will have micro freezes minutes after the level is loaded while you play). Their best use case are in these games.

Hey, she was from sourcefednerd. She and Meg Turney were so awesome on sourcefednerd. I wonder what Meg is doing now?

I have a laptop that's from 2017 and has a sata m.2 ssd but how do I know if I can upgrade to a PCIe m.2 ssd?

@kingston

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your question, your laptop will only be able to use a M.2 NVMe drive if it explicitly states it has a native port to accommodate it. You can check with the manufacture for specific details on this, or you can check our part selector here to see what we have available for your system: kings.tn/3Ug1Zk4

Thank you for the clarification. I really had no idea. Very informative and concise!

i have an extra m.2 slot in my mini pc, if i want to use a 2.5 ssd what adapter should i use?

@kingston

7 ай бұрын

We don't test adapters for compatibility, however you can search online for a M.2 to SATA connector with good ratings and try it out on your system.

Connection matters for quality products. Might as well take advantage of the faster connection of PCIe

so if I have nvme m2, I can't use my graphic card if I have only one PCIE?

@kingston

Жыл бұрын

Hi there if your computer only has one PCIE connector check to see if it has a dedicated M.2 NVMe port for an SSD, then you could be able to add your graphics card and SSD without an M.2 Adapter for PCIE. If you have more questions, please visit our Support Page: kings.tn/3LrQYsi Thank you

Didnt you used to work for a differnt channel? Or you were on that d and d show on pluto?

I have an HP x2 pro 620 G2...it has a pcie NVME (1 key slot) 500GB drive will it accept a 1TB or 2TB upgrade? manual only has 500GB but it is old.

@kingston

3 ай бұрын

Hi there, we were not able to locate the '620' but we do have options for the 'HP Pro x2 612 G2' here: kings.tn/3PD66G8 If this is not what you are looking for, please let us know on our 'Support' page: kings.tn/49c0BVN

Just beautiful

Very clear and helpful video. I have a rather strange question, hope it makes sense. I have a 7 year old desktop with a 2TB HDD. I am thinking about upgrading to an all new desktop, but not immediately. Could I transfer the 2TB HDD to an M.2 NVMe and use in the old system (at reduced performance of course) with an adaptor, and then move to the new system once I purchase / build it? Thank you.

@RichardPhillips1066

2 жыл бұрын

Just put 2tb in the new computer , 2tb nvme are expensive , back it up first

@macgamer1

2 жыл бұрын

There are external USB adapters that are easy to use.

@kingston

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Bruce, if you are trying to upgrade your HDD to an SSD you can essentially clone your old drive to your new one. Granted the actual used space on your current HDD will not surpass the capacity or your new one. For example your 2TB HDD only has about ~700GB of actual storage used, and your new SSD is 1.92TB you should be ok. If you have further questions please feel free to reach out to us here: kings.tn/3AyDqY4

So what do I do with this old AHCI drive?

@DarrenC_1024

2 жыл бұрын

sell them on Wish?

So I can put my operating system and games in the m.2 and put Photos and stuff on a seperate drive like a SSD SATA ?

@kingston

2 ай бұрын

That is correct @peterpickguitar You can add a SATA SSD as a secondary drive and store your files. Here are the Kingston SATA SSDs we offer. kings.tn/44t9tFX

I have PCIe M.2 in two of muh rigs, and a SATA SSD in muh main rig. All access your operating system (Windows or Linux) faster than mechanical drives, run programs very fast, and fetch files super fast.

Is there any one still out there that work on and up grade computers ( desk tops)?

There actually are some NVMe M.2 drives that have two notches like the SATA M.2 drives commonly do; they're rare, but do exist.

@completelymindfucked

Жыл бұрын

What are these for?

Thank you so much for easy explanation spent last 30 min trying to figure this out on Google couldn't get a clear answer until I saw this, thank you

@kingston

4 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

How to know which one slot is available for my laptop?or which one lanes support?which one support PCIe or Nvme?

@KingstonTechnologyDE

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there if you are looking for a compatible upgrade for your system, please check out part selector here: kings.tn/3n503M6 or with your system manufacturer's website

Have you ever rated what SATA M.2 SSD (2 notch) memory is the fastest and all-around best. I can't find really anything about it.

@kingston

5 ай бұрын

Let's start by saying that in December 2022 we shipped out the last of our SATA M.2 SSDs, the A400 M.2. We no longer make SATA based M.2 SSDs and going forward all our M.2 SSDs are NVMe. But at the time, SATA M.2 SSDs used the SATA interface with a maximum data transfer rate of 6Gbps. If you want to check it out, visit our site here: kings.tn/4bAOjJ1

I need heat comparision between m2 ssd and nvme ssd please sir / mam

my motherboard two slot but one slot pci m.2 and second sata m.2 protocol

I was that guy sweating bullets. Guess, if you want the scoop on memory the Kingston memory experts are your guide. Excellent summary! Just wish you'd also discussed real world differences. I have a 2019 Dell 5060 desktop with only a long-in-tooth a HDD. It has an M.2 PCI 3 x4 and a couple SATA ports. In reality, how much faster would a M.2 PCI.3 x4 be over a SATA SSD for typical consumer/business use?

@kingston

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the compliment! As for the difference The PCIe interface is generally faster, as the SATA 3.0 spec is limited to ~600MB/s maximum speed, while Gen 3 x4 lanes of up to 4000MB/s (depending on the host device). For more information please consult us via our Tech Support page: kings.tn/3DakQWz

I think the only place I've seen an M.2 SATA slot is in a slighty older laptop. Too old and it would only support a 2.5 inch SSD, newer may finally have PCIe/NVMe capability. Don't think I've ever seen a desktop motherboard with M.2 SATA, but I wouldn't put it past certain vendors to shave a few pennies off.

@xlr555usa

2 жыл бұрын

I have a gigabyte mobo that supports Sata m.2 - use it for mining with hiveos, I also have a USB enclosure for reformatting the sata m.2 drive

@superbin6021

2 жыл бұрын

2021 modern of asus and msi, Acer still have M.2 SATA

@darthmaul7220

Жыл бұрын

There are tons of mobos that support M.2 SATA especially in the low and mid range mainboard chipset series... Mid range series boards also support both SATA and NVMe, so look more closely, please.

@wvjeepguy8178

11 ай бұрын

I have a fairly recent MSI motherboard that has one pci m.2 and one sata m.2.

= a warp drive?

I come for the info, stay for the eyecandy!

Hi sister, I got hp15-da0030ni, i5-8250u notebook laptop. I'm asking which one is compatible SSD or NVMe to replace HDD on my notebook and improve speed?

@kingston

5 ай бұрын

Hello and thank you for your inquiry. You can visit our site here to check out the available SSD upgrades for your model here: kings.tn/48Y126N

Question, which one would taste better? pcie or SATA flavored gum?

Gen 4, go for bigger than 500GB you'll get more performance.

Very nice

How about NGFF m2 or Micro M2