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| Processor | 7800X3D |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | ASRock X670E Lightening PG |
| Cooling | Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120SE CPU cooler, 3x 140mm, 1x 120mm case fan |
| Memory | 32GB G.SKILL Flare X5 DDR5 6000 (PC5 48000) F5-6000J3038F16GX2-FX5 |
| Video Card(s) | ASUS RTX 4070 |
| Storage | 2TB Sandisk SSD, 2TB P31 SK Hynix, 4TB WD SN850X, WD Black 6TB, WD Red Plus 12TB |
| Case | Fractal Design Definse S |
| Power Supply | Seasonic Focus 750 |
| Mouse | Logitech Pro |
| Keyboard | Corsair Strafe Cherry MX Silent w/red LED |
| VR HMD | HTC Vive |
| Software | Win 10 Pro |
Trying to determine which is a better drive for my uses. This will be a secondary drive, mainly for games. Both will be 2TB models.
My motherboard is an ASRock X370 Killer SLI/ac.
Specs here.
It has two M.2 slots:
- 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
- 1 M.2 (PCIe Gen2 x2 & SATA3)
I have the choice of getting a Crucial P1 2TB (QLC, NVMe) or MX500 2TB (TLC, SATA). P1 is $10 cheaper. Other options are outside of my budget.
In the future I plan to move the P1 into the PCIe Gen 2 slot and will get a faster TLC NVMe drive as a boot drive (probably a Crucial P5 or WD SN550) in the PCIe Gen 3 slot.
Which is where the question comes in. In the PCIe Gen 2 slot, with lets say up to 75-80% filled, will the Crucial P1 offer inferior performance to the Crucial MX500?
My motherboard is an ASRock X370 Killer SLI/ac.
Specs here.
It has two M.2 slots:
- 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
- 1 M.2 (PCIe Gen2 x2 & SATA3)
I have the choice of getting a Crucial P1 2TB (QLC, NVMe) or MX500 2TB (TLC, SATA). P1 is $10 cheaper. Other options are outside of my budget.
In the future I plan to move the P1 into the PCIe Gen 2 slot and will get a faster TLC NVMe drive as a boot drive (probably a Crucial P5 or WD SN550) in the PCIe Gen 3 slot.
Which is where the question comes in. In the PCIe Gen 2 slot, with lets say up to 75-80% filled, will the Crucial P1 offer inferior performance to the Crucial MX500?
