Good deal with today's SSD prices and very good reviews even if Gen 3
1TB @ $76.99
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B093CNPVX1
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Already mentiond this before https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/14772255/redir
but just check the ssd buying guide.
The specifications and benchmarks can be found https://www.techpowerup.com/review/lexar-nm620-1-tb/
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Very good link.
A hasty google search pushed me into an impulse buy of the Samsung Pro 990 2tb and I wasn't sure where it stood. I do know now so thank you.
A not so positive review on the 1TB version of this SSD:
Lexar NM620 1TB NVMe SSD Review A Spectacular Fail
However, the review mentioned: The drive is filled to 85% capacity with data and then some is deleted, leaving around 60% used space on the volume.
The reviewer did indicate in one of his comments that he did not run TRIM for the SSD after the initial setup (on purpose). The intention is to get a better feel of what the SSD will perform like later on (midlife stage of the SSD life cycle / usage).
In short, this SSD has consistency issue over time, especially if TRIM doesn't work or not performed.
TL; DR, unless you really need a 2TB SSD right now and must be at this price, avoid past generation of DRAMless PCIe Gen3 SSDs not made by WD. Also, possible component swaps on this SSD is another concern.
Thoughts vs Fanxiang S660 PCIe 4.0 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD 5000MB/S @ ebay for $154.37 with ebay plus ? durability for 2tb is 1400tbw
and Fanxiang S880 PCIE 4.0 2tb 7300/6800 read/write for $162.67 with ebay plus
review here
https://www.servethehome.com/fanxiang-s660-4tb-pcie-gen4-nvm…
Would this work well as a boot drive? I have an old 11th Gen laptop with 512gb SSD drive so this would be a good and cheap way to upgrade to higher capacity.
Post specs/model details of the laptop… But you need to be mindful how you will clone the current drive.
Typically, yes.
Its a huge generalisation, but even the 'low tier' drives perform quite well for short, bursty reads and writes.
Its almost always the sustained performance that varies notably.
As such, for a boot drive, and general 'download a song' type writes and reads/bulk storage, id wager you'll be satisfied.
Would this work well as a boot drive?
Do you store valuable data on the boot drive?
If yes, skip this and get a drive with quality components and DRAM like this
If your working files are stored on a secondary drive or in the cloud, this drive is fine
Isn't it kind of a waste to have a 1TB boot drive tho?
Is it?
Don't you partition your boot drive so you have say 100GB for the OS and then 900GB for data?
@Look Up: Err… My definition of a boot drive is one that ONLY house the OS. Ie. Easily reformat able or replaceable if needed. Doesn't need to be a performance drive as it loads OS into memory.
Why would you keep data on the same physical drive as 'boot'? That's kinda defeats the purpose of splitting up boot and data…you might as well just assign one logical drive and just create a folder for 'data'.
@hippo2s: Read this review:
Lexar NM620 1TB NVMe SSD Review A Spectacular Fail
While the 2TB version is likely to be slightly better, NM620, at least the 1TB version, has consistency issue. That review purposely simulated a situation when the SSD is in its midlife state (being filled up to 80%, then files removed down to 60%, without TRIM performed, so the SSD is kinda in a dirty state in need for some house keeping in the background).
That review shows the ugly side of early gen of DRAMless SSDs (though even current gen DRAMless SSDs still struggle in consistency type of tests). The following chart from that site shows DRAMless SSD tanking at the bottom of the chart:
https://www.servethehome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Lexa…
That does show this DRAMless SSD does struggle over time, which is something you want to avoid on an OS drive. While I think newer DRAMless SSDs might be fine as a system SSD, DRAM SSDs don't face this kind of drastic performance drop over time, as least not as severe.
@hippo2s: Not sure what setups you're using but NVMe slots are valuable on desktop and even more so on laptop
Easily reformat able or replaceable if needed.
You make it sound like every boot loader, disk manager and cloning tool created in the last 30 years does not support multiple partitions on one physical drive
Why would you keep data on the same physical drive as 'boot'?
Because unlike SATA, NVMe slots are almost always rarer
When you get a top spec 4TB 990 Pro, SN850X or KC3000 and partition as required, you don't have to worry about the shitty controllers and B tier NAND in Lexar, Silcon Power and FanXiang etc drives
That's kinda defeats the purpose of splitting up boot and data…you might as well just assign one logical drive and just create a folder for 'data'.
You're a light user, we get it
Some of us use different file systems for each physical drive/partition based on the workload requirement
@hippo2s: Generally, people prefer a more balanced SSD as the OS drive. You don't know what OS is doing behind the scene and OS deals with more small files behind the scene than you think. Furthermore, a lot of programs write temp files when being used (and likely to be the default Windows / OS set temp directory).
Then, there is also Windows updates, which Microsoft tends to like to run it in background. If the OS SSD is really slow at doing its SSD house keeping activities, it is not a good thing.
Majority of people put their OS SSD on the m.2 slot connected to the CPU. Therefore, it makes sense to maximise that advantage. Even with Crystal DiskMark, my OS NVMe m.2 SSD performs better than the one that's your so called "data" SSD. All SSDs don't perform as well through chipset PCIe lanes. Also, that whole pool of lanes need to adhere to smallest memory byte write packet size. All it takes is a device wired there to bring that value down. Even an Intel Wifi 6E card can cause all SSDs wired to the chipset lane to drop its memory byte write packet size right down.
Personally I used to think the same. Put all my data on another drive…but now with 1tb being cheap, I keep all my onedrive stuff on my OS SSD as it's easy and is 1tb.
DRAM?
MLC/TLC/QLC?
Yes
DRAMless, TLC NAND and an SLC cache.
Another drive from Lexar where you are rolling the dice:
1/ Multiple versions with differing controllers definitely exist
2/ Micron TLC NAND is supposed to be a key selling point. However, the NM620 is the only drive that has ever paired the MAP1202 with Micron 176L TLC. There is a chance the drive has been stealth downgraded to the ticking time bomb YMTC 128L TLC
3/ Read/write IOPS and 1000TB endurance is lower than normal for a 2TB Micron drive. At best, Lexar are using B-tier "media grade" Micron NAND
4/ These aren't big issues for a PS5 drive but because it's Gen 3, it's not PS5 compatible. If you buy this drive, only use it for storing non-valuable data or data you have backups for
LNM620X002T-RNNNG (Global Version)
Controller: InnoGrit IG5216 (V1) or Maxio MAP1202 (V2)
Memory: Micron 96L TLC (V1) or Micron 176L TLC (V2)
DRAM Cache: None, HMB Supported
Sequential Read: 3300 MB/s
Sequential Write: 3000 MB/s
Random Read: 300,000 IOPS
Random Write: 256,000 IOPS
Endurance (TBW): 1000 TB
Warranty: 5 Years
The ticking time bomb previous gen YMTC 128L being used in some models of NM620 2TB reported (23/7/2023).
Probably will get neg voted for this, but knowing getting that dodgy last gen YMTC 128L is a possibility, I would advise against getting this SSD.
Model : Lexar SSD NM620 2TB
Fw : 9846
HMB : 32768 - 32768 KB (Enabled, 32 M)
Size : 1953514 MB [2048.4 GB]
LBA Size: 512
AdminCmd: 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x08 0x09 0x0A 0x0C 0x10 0x11 0x14 0x80 0x84 0xC1 0xC2
I/O Cmd : 0x00 0x04 0x08 0x09
Firmware id string[080] : r SSD NM620 2TB 9846
Project id string[180] : r:/00_release/2_Release_9843/Release_Brance_9843
NAND string : CYAxxTE1B1xC3B
Ch0CE0: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch1CE0: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch2CE0: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Any good for the PS5?
Gen 3, so nope
Any good deal for 4tb one?
Decent for just a games drive for desktop? Am4, pci3 slot
Any tasty deals for 2tb steam deck drives?
OOS I think, showing Amazon uk for $246.30
Went OOS. And this also got jacked up in price. They want $215.40 from seller Amazon AU now but OOS.
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B0BP1CPZLB/ref=ewc_pr_i…
The drive is available at MWave for $145 - https://www.mwave.com.au/product/lexar-nm620-2tb-pcie-30-nvm…
With the price increase of SSDs, it is likely YMTC previous gen NAND based SSDs will start selling better than expected.
Model : Lexar SSD NM620 2TB
Fw : 9846
HMB : 32768 - 32768 KB (Enabled, 32 M)
Size : 1953514 MB [2048.4 GB]
Firmware id string[080] : r SSD NM620 2TB 9846
Ch0CE0: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
I hope people get NM620 with different components. If they do get YMTC 3dv3 128L, do bear in mind that NAND type has a bad reputation (old data read problem).
Priced at $141.77 delivered however is currently OOS but it can be backordered. I guess it means Amazon AU is getting more stock back in.
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B0BP1CPZLB/ref=ewc_pr_i…
I feel like such a dunce whenever I see RAM or NVME drives on this site. There's so many technical little specs between each, I never know what to look for or what makes a good deal