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What's the fastest storage in your PC?

What's the fastest storage in your PC?

  • NVMe SSD

    Votes: 11,494 55.6%
  • SATA SSD

    Votes: 7,899 38.2%
  • HDD

    Votes: 1,105 5.3%
  • HDD RAID

    Votes: 165 0.8%

  • Total voters
    20,663
  • Poll closed .
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More users of NVME ssd than sata ssd? IMO this data is far from right. I understand we are on a website and forum filled with enthusiasts but even among such people nvme ssds are not that popular. From what i've seen so far many people still prefer to buy cheaper sata ssd and do not see a point in paying extra for nvme ssd. IMO this poll's data is worthless for that reason.

Also many non-enthusiast people if you ask them about storage they will tell you they have 1TB ssd while in reality they have 1TB but hdd.
 

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More users of NVME ssd than sata ssd? IMO this data is far from right. I understand we are on a website and forum filled with enthusiasts but even among such people nvme ssds are not that popular. From what i've seen so far many people still prefer to buy cheaper sata ssd and do not see a point in paying extra for nvme ssd. IMO this poll's data is worthless for that reason.

Also many non-enthusiast people if you ask them about storage they will tell you they have 1TB ssd while in reality they have 1TB but hdd.

this survey disagrees with you.

In the wild SATA is the clear winner, but in enthusiast areas NVME is pretty much mandatory when you upgrade
 
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No RAM disk option? o.0

Guess I'll have to go with SATA SSD then.
 
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My desktop:
1xNVMe (samsung 950 pro 256GB) boot disk
2xMX500 2TB SSDs, raid 0, mounted on a sonnet sata riser, because screw cables.

Backup is currently 2x2TB USB 3 HDDs, currently building up a dell R415 poweredge into a data backup server, that will have 8x 2TB WD black HDDs.

google drive and mega
I dont pay for cloud storage, i dont store a lot online. Photos and videos are free on google (pixel phone) documents and random assorted files i deem important dont take much space
I couldnt imagine storing tons online unless I had access to something like google fiber. Imagine backing up 100GB of photos on a 5Mbps upload speed. Most of the US has almost no upload capability outside of tiny files.

Maybe I was not clear,
I am not asking for SATA4 with some asweome speed and you have to see
m.2 port does not allow to take away from the relatively hot PBC of the mainboard, as we need that feature more and more,
check the latest PCIe 4 NVME-s, and highend mainboard offering "some" effort to cool 'em.

We should have some cable connect to replace current SATA connectors as the main feature to have storage.
An option for the latest NVME generation, where we have the speed and decent cooling options.
What you are asking for already exists, both SATA express and U.2 attempted this.

in the consumer market, both failed, because as you said, SATA III is already fast enough for HDD and decent SSDs, and NVMe is way faster for boot as well as more convenient because no cables. You can buy 4xNVMe riser cards for stupid fast internal RAID, and most people will switch to nas/server storage for anything that requires more space then that.

People dont believe me when I say tech has gotten "good enough". SATA III wont be replaced unless there is suddenly more demand for a interface that can push more then 615MB/s to a single drive and that same use case demands multiple drives that for some reason cant use NVMe.
 
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What you are asking for already exists, both SATA express and U.2 attempted this.

in the consumer market, both failed, because as you said, SATA III is already fast enough for HDD and decent SSDs, and NVMe is way faster for boot as well as more convenient because no cables. You can buy 4xNVMe riser cards for stupid fast internal RAID, and most people will switch to nas/server storage for anything that requires more space then that.

People dont believe me when I say tech has gotten "good enough". SATA III wont be replaced unless there is suddenly more demand for a interface that can push more then 615MB/s to a single drive and that same use case demands multiple drives that for some reason cant use NVMe.

Amen to this.

Fastest drive here still is a SATA SSD. As long as NVMe has higher price/GB I see absolutely no reason to spend on it. If the difference is minor, sure. If its more than 10-15%, forget it. There's just no point.

non of those ssd mentioned can stand a cloud storage someday, with a good internet speed these day it can be alter conventional way or maybe in future somehow:)
rumour

Latency, latency, latency. It is and will forever be the biggest hurdle. Never been different either. Bandwidth can easily scale along with the demand, but latency does not, on the contrary in some cases, even. And when it comes to wireless, what's added to the mix as well is lack of reliability of a stable bandwidth (creating latency spikes too).

This is also why I don't believe in Cloud gaming. For distributing assets for gaming that aren't fed in realtime, sure, that recent MS Flight Simulator preview is a fantastic example of it. But for realtime? Not gonna fly.
 
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With my upcoming new upgrade to Ryzen i will be adding in at second 2 TB sata SSD for games and i hope Samsungs 980 EVO/PRO SSD will be PCIe gen 4 compatible, as i will be getting a Samsung 980 EVO 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD for OS and most used games. HDD storage will be upgraded as well to larger capacity properly from WD again.

So for SSD i use only Crucial and Samsung and used SSD since 2011 and i properly have had like 9 SSD´s over time an none of them have had any failure and for HDD i use WD. I have had 2 maybe 3 WD HDD over 15 years fail me with bad sectors and two WD velociraptor became unstable after 8 years of use, so properly just worn out.
 

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hey what about pci-e ssd?
 
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There should be options for NVMe SSD RAID and SATA SSD RAID.

Yes, I tend to agree as my main system is rather OTT, I have:
1 x Intel VROC NVMe RAID 1 (Mirror) with 2 x Intel SSDPEKKW256G8 - Main Windows Installation​
3 x Intel SSDPEKKW256G8​
1 x Intel SSDPED1D280GA​
1 x Intel VROC SATA RAID 1 (Mirror) with 2 x Samsung 860 EVO 250GB - Backup Windows Installation​
1 x Intel VROC SATA RAID 1 (Mirror) with 2 x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB​
1 x Intel VROC SATA RAID 1 (Mirror) with 2 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB​
Agreed. I'm running raid 0 on 3 sata SSDs with another larger ssd for backup in my laptop.
 
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I voted nvme because I already have the disk (Corsair MP510 960) even tho I haven't assembled the pc yet.

Amen to this.

Fastest drive here still is a SATA SSD. As long as NVMe has higher price/GB I see absolutely no reason to spend on it. If the difference is minor, sure. If its more than 10-15%, forget it. There's just no point.
But we are already at that point with qlc, they are almost the same price as sata drives.

Latency, latency, latency. It is and will forever be the biggest hurdle. Never been different either. Bandwidth can easily scale along with the demand, but latency does not, on the contrary in some cases, even. And when it comes to wireless, what's added to the mix as well is lack of reliability of a stable bandwidth (creating latency spikes too).

This is also why I don't believe in Cloud gaming. For distributing assets for gaming that aren't fed in realtime, sure, that recent MS Flight Simulator preview is a fantastic example of it. But for realtime? Not gonna fly.
Well, for storage you would only need bandwidth, latency isn't too important. Question is, why would you do that.

But for gaming, that is a huge problem indeed. Even the potential lower latency on the internet run by satellite constellation (which may or may not be realized) won't even come close to a good local input lag. But then again... gaming with input lag of 50 ms or above is still possible for some kinds of games.
 
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I voted nvme because I already have the disk (Corsair MP510 960) even tho I haven't assembled the pc yet.


But we are already at that point with qlc, they are almost the same price as sata drives.


Well, for storage you would only need bandwidth, latency isn't too important. Question is, why would you do that.

But for gaming, that is a huge problem indeed. Even the potential lower latency on the internet run by satellite constellation (which may or may not be realized) won't even come close to a good local input lag. But then again... gaming with input lag of 50 ms or above is still possible for some kinds of games.

QLC on an NVME drive... yeah. Versus MLC or better SSDs. QLC Isn't a magic bullet, its just a great drive for casual use and/or if you replace it easily. But I'd personally never use QLC for an OS drive, and I'd also never use it for mass storage, tbh. For the latter its pointless because speed is killed once the drive gets full, and for OS drives I want reliability.

But for gaming, that is a huge problem indeed. Even the potential lower latency on the internet run by satellite constellation (which may or may not be realized) won't even come close to a good local input lag. But then again... gaming with input lag of 50 ms or above is still possible for some kinds of games.

Of course, everything is possible these days, but when I step into the realm of TV-based console gaming, or even just the slower response of a PC on a TV... man. I could never game on that shit and really have fun. Let alone adding another round trip of ms from the network. Then again I also cannot stand 99% of first person titles these days, trying to create immersion with ultra slow screen movement and camera panning and shit, or 'hold E to interact' nonsense. All of that exists purely to counteract dreadful latency and slow ass TVs. That, and aim assist and poof, it 'feels great'... not for me.

Though yes, the slower more narrative based games and some strategy does work.

Maybe we're spoiled on the PC with the history of parts we've owned, but what I'm seeing today is a steady reduction of quality, despite the increases in resolution and supposed 'premium'-ness of products. Lots of snake oil is applied in the process, when in fact the best thing is just a local, bare, raw 1:1 experience. Which means monitors that don't interpolate frames, respond directly, and games setup to be as responsive as possible. Looking at services like Stadia... yeah. If you really think you're getting a true 4K stream, dream on. Same goes for all that other on demand stuff, ie Netflix, etc.

/rant :D
 
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Keyboard Logitech G G413 Silver
Software Windows 10 Professional 64-bit v22H2
because speed is killed once the drive gets full
The bandwidth on a QLC is also killed when the pseudo SLC cache fills up.
 
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Processor Intel Core i5 8400
Motherboard Gigabyte Z370N-Wifi
Cooling Silverstone AR05
Memory Micron Crucial 16GB DDR4-2400
Video Card(s) Gigabyte GTX1080 G1 Gaming 8G
Storage Micron Crucial MX300 275GB
Display(s) Dell U2415
Case Silverstone RVZ02B
Power Supply Silverstone SSR-SX550
Keyboard Ducky One Red Switch
Software Windows 10 Pro 1909
My previous computer, a laptop bought in 2011, had no M.2 slow. So I plugged in a sata SSD (MX300 275G) about 3 years ago, which was great. Still using that SSD now, not feeling any sluggish behavior. Not sure if I can feel a difference with a better SSD?
 
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Location
North East Ohio, USA
System Name My Ryzen 7 7700X Super Computer
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Motherboard Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling DeepCool AK620 with Arctic Silver 5
Memory 2x16GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 EXPO (CL30)
Video Card(s) XFX AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Storage Samsung 980 EVO 1 TB NVMe SSD (System Drive), Samsung 970 EVO 500 GB NVMe SSD (Game Drive)
Display(s) Acer Nitro XV272U (DisplayPort) and Acer Nitro XV270U (DisplayPort)
Case Lian Li LANCOOL II MESH C
Audio Device(s) On-Board Sound / Sony WH-XB910N Bluetooth Headphones
Power Supply MSI A850GF
Mouse Logitech M705
Keyboard Steelseries
Software Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores https://valid.x86.fr/liwjs3
1x 500 GB NVMe Samsung 970 EVO (System Drive)
1x 500 GB SATA Samsung 860 EVO (Games and other various large programs)
1x 2 TB Western Digital Red
1x 12 TB Seagate
 
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Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
System Name System V
Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard Asus Prime X570-P
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 // a bunch of 120 mm Xigmatek 1500 RPM fans (2 ins, 3 outs)
Memory 2x8GB Ballistix Sport LT 3200 MHz (BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE) (CL16-18-18-36)
Video Card(s) Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 580 8 GB
Storage SHFS37A240G / DT01ACA200 / WD20EZRX / MKNSSDTR256GB-3DL / LG BH16NS40 / ST10000VN0008
Display(s) LG 22MP55 IPS Display
Case NZXT Source 210
Audio Device(s) Logitech G430 Headset
Power Supply Corsair CX650M
Mouse Microsoft Trackball Optical 1.0
Keyboard HP Vectra VE keyboard (Part # D4950-63004)
Software Whatever build of Windows 11 is being served in Dev channel at the time.
Benchmark Scores Corona 1.3: 3120620 r/s Cinebench R20: 3355 FireStrike: 12490 TimeSpy: 4624
2 SATA SSDs and 2 HDD.

Realistically, what I need is a lot more storage, and while SATA SSDs aren't all that impressive anymore, they're enough for me for now. Besides, I fear that once I jump to NVMe, I will never be able to go back to SATA SSDs (which could mean a price premium, magnified by my country's economic madness on top of it, for me).
 
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USA
System Name Computer of Theseus
Processor Intel i9-12900KS: 50x Pcore multi @ 1.18Vcore (target 1.275V -100mv offset)
Motherboard EVGA Z690 Classified
Cooling Noctua NH-D15S, 2xThermalRight TY-143, 4xNoctua NF-A12x25,3xNF-A12x15, 2xAquacomputer Splitty9Active
Memory G-Skill Trident Z5 (32GB) DDR5-6000 C36 F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5RK
Video Card(s) EVGA Geforce 3060 XC Black Gaming 12GB
Storage 1x Samsung 970 Pro 512GB NVMe (OS), 2x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (data 1 and 2), ASUS BW-16D1HT
Display(s) Dell S3220DGF 32" 2560x1440 165Hz Primary, Dell P2017H 19.5" 1600x900 Secondary, Ergotron LX arms.
Case Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Audio Device(s) Audiotechnica ATR2100X-USB, El Gato Wave XLR Mic Preamp, ATH M50X Headphones, Behringer 302USB Mixer
Power Supply Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000W 80+ Platinum White
Mouse Zowie EC3-C
Keyboard Vortex Multix 87 Winter TKL (Gateron G Pro Yellow)
Software Win 10 LTSC 21H2
My fastest storage is NVMe
My Samsung 970 Pro 512:
134636

My Inland/PhisonE12 1TB (empty with a 20% overprovision):
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