Subj : NVMe versus SATA in desktops?
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Bf2k+
Date : Wed Jul 12 2023 09:05 pm

  Re: NVMe versus SATA in desktops?
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Tue Jul 11 2023 09:36 am

 > I have a 4th generation i7 desktop running Windows 10. It's got 16GB of ram
 > and a SATA SSD. I'm debating about upgrading my desktop PC, I'm looking to
 > upgrade to a newer (10th gen or higher CPU), more cores, and trying to buy
 > some
 > extended life for my PC.
 >
 > The one question I was hoping to get was some real world comparison of SATA
 > versus NVMe in desktops. I'd like to get a system that has NVMe since it
 > seems like everything's going that way and I'd hate it if I ended up being
 > NVMe on your desktop, especially if you could compare real-world speeds with
 > running SATA?
 > I know the difference in design speeds, not sure how that maps to a desktop
 > OS.

I have 4 NVMe 2tb drives in my desktop along with a single 2tb SATA drive. While I don't have any numbers to post, the SATA is by far the slowest drive on the system and it is noticeable.  The desktop is a core i9 12th gen running Windows 10 Pro.
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