How fast is pci-e 3.0 x1 on a SSD

[A&P211]

I am looking at a mini PC with 4 m.2 slots for a possible future plex server. It says its pci-e 3.0 x1. How fast can it be on real video transfer speeds. I plan to install 4 4tb SSDs and hook up another 4bay DAS with 22tb each. The plex server will be used for about 4-7 people.

 

[scotthva5]

I am looking at a mini PC with 4 m.2 slots for a possible future plex server. It says its pci-e 3.0 x1. How fast can it be on real video transfer speeds. I plan to install 4 4tb SSDs and hook up another 4bay DAS with 22tb each. The plex server will be used for about 4-7 people.

Other than the initial metadata scan Plex doesn't need a huge amount of bandwidth. PCIe 3.0 x1 will max out at ~1 GB/s (theoretical) so it should be fine for light use with a decent processor and enough RAM. However transcoding will increase the need for both bandwidth and RAM so try to avoid it if possible.

 

[A&P211]

Other than the initial metadata scan Plex doesn't need a huge amount of bandwidth. PCIe 3.0 x1 will max out at ~1 GB/s (theoretical) so it should be fine for light use with a decent processor and enough RAM. However transcoding will increase the need for both bandwidth and RAM so try to avoid it if possible.

I will be using either the intel n150 or n305, and maybe 16gb, its single slot, or maybe 32gb.

 

[_roman_]

PCI Express - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

How fast is pci-e 3.0 x1 on a SSD​

comparison table -> 0.985 GB/s

Redundancy information: https://www.crucial.com/support/articles-faq-ssd/pcie-speeds-limitations

 

[Bill_Bright]

The plex server will be used for about 4-7 people.

All streaming different content at the same time? Over what type of network connection(s)?

Streaming HD content to one or two devices at once can easily be done with a hard drive and a big chunk of RAM and decent (mid-level) processor. I suspect even a simple SATA SSD would work fine with more users. The bigger problem I see is the network connection to the server trying to meet the demands of 7 consecutive streams. That might be a problem.

 

[A&P211]

All streaming different content at the same time? Over what type of network connection(s)?

Streaming HD content to one or two devices at once can easily be done with a hard drive and a big chunk of RAM and decent (mid-level) processor. I suspect even a simple SATA SSD would work fine with more users. The bigger problem I see is the network connection to the server trying to meet the demands of 7 consecutive streams. That might be a problem.

My connection is 500mb up and down. I mostly have movie/shows in 720p format.

 

[Bill_Bright]

My connection is 500mb up and down.

I said "network", not "Internet" connection. You said you want to set up a server. That indicates you will be streaming from and over your local network. That has nothing to do with your Internet speeds because the content has already been downloaded and saved on the server.