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REVIEWS<br />
& RATINGS<br />
AS SSD 4K, 64 Threads<br />
10 GB Tests<br />
246<br />
343<br />
Write<br />
381<br />
256<br />
333<br />
When threaded,<br />
NVMe can really<br />
strut its stuff with<br />
small files. It’s the<br />
reason NVMe showed<br />
up in servers first.<br />
Read<br />
404<br />
372<br />
396<br />
685<br />
1,099<br />
AS SSD 4K<br />
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200<br />
76<br />
Write<br />
55<br />
56<br />
97<br />
123<br />
140<br />
Read<br />
31<br />
30<br />
31<br />
36<br />
22<br />
The difference in<br />
small file performance<br />
between SATA and <strong>PC</strong>Ie isn’t<br />
as dramatic, but still shows<br />
the advantages.<br />
MBps (LONGER BARS ARE BETTER)<br />
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160<br />
Kingston HyperX<br />
Predator <strong>PC</strong>Ie<br />
Samsung SM951<br />
<strong>PC</strong>Ie NVMe<br />
Samsung SM951<br />
<strong>PC</strong>Ie AHCI<br />
Samsung 850<br />
EVO M.2<br />
Plextor<br />
M6e AHCI<br />
occurs depends upon your operating system and NVMe driver.<br />
Keep in mind that M.2 <strong>PC</strong>Ie, and <strong>PC</strong>Ie drives in general, are relatively<br />
new technologies. The SM951 AHCI, only a single generation removed<br />
from the XP941 AHCI, is dramatically faster. Both are x4 <strong>PC</strong>Ie, but the<br />
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