{"id":24346,"date":"2023-10-19T16:19:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T14:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=24346"},"modified":"2023-10-19T16:19:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T14:19:32","slug":"nvme-generations-compared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/","title":{"rendered":"NVMe Generations Compared [Gen3\/4\/5\/6]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ever wanted to see NVMe generations compared for a clear look at how modern high-end SSDs perform?<\/strong> If so, you\u2019ve come to the right place!<\/p>\n<p>The leap to NVMe from SATA for modern SSDs is a meaningful one, one we\u2019ll be examining the ramifications of throughout this article.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get into it!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66843cc77bc55\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66843cc77bc55\" class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66843cc77bc55\" checked><nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#What_is_NVMe_And_Why_It_Matters\" title=\"What is NVMe? And Why It Matters\">What is NVMe? And Why It Matters<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#NVMe_Generations_Explained\" title=\"NVMe Generations Explained\">NVMe Generations Explained<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#NVMe_Gen_3\" title=\"NVMe Gen 3\">NVMe Gen 3<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#NVMe_Gen_4\" title=\"NVMe Gen 4\">NVMe Gen 4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#NVMe_Gen_5\" title=\"NVMe Gen 5\">NVMe Gen 5<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#NVMe_Gen_6_and_7\" title=\"NVMe Gen 6 and 7\">NVMe Gen 6 and 7<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#NVMe_Generations_Compared_NVMe_Gen_3_vs_4_vs_5\" title=\"NVMe Generations Compared: NVMe Gen 3 vs 4 vs 5\">NVMe Generations Compared: NVMe Gen 3 vs 4 vs 5<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#NVMe_Generations_Compared_File_Transfer_and_Compression\" title=\"NVMe Generations Compared: File Transfer and Compression\">NVMe Generations Compared: File Transfer and Compression<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#NVMe_Generations_Compared_Operating_System_Loading_and_Usage\" title=\"NVMe Generations Compared: Operating System Loading and Usage\">NVMe Generations Compared: Operating System Loading and Usage<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#NVMe_Generations_Compared_Video_Editing_Performance\" title=\"NVMe Generations Compared: Video Editing Performance\">NVMe Generations Compared: Video Editing Performance<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#NVMe_Generations_Compared_Render_Times\" title=\"NVMe Generations Compared: Render Times\">NVMe Generations Compared: Render Times<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#NVMe_Generations_Compared_Game_Loading_Times\" title=\"NVMe Generations Compared: Game Loading Times\">NVMe Generations Compared: Game Loading Times<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#NVMe_Generations_Compared_Conclusion\" title=\"NVMe Generations Compared: Conclusion\">NVMe Generations Compared: Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#FAQ\" title=\"FAQ\">FAQ<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#Are_All_M2_Drives_NVMe\" title=\"Are All M.2 Drives NVMe?\">Are All M.2 Drives NVMe?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#How_Do_I_Avoid_Bottlenecking_an_NVMe_Drive\" title=\"How Do I Avoid Bottlenecking an NVMe Drive?\">How Do I Avoid Bottlenecking an NVMe Drive?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#Does_an_NVMe_Need_a_Heatsink\" title=\"Does an NVMe Need a Heatsink?\">Does an NVMe Need a Heatsink?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#Are_NVMe_Slots_Backwards_Compatible\" title=\"Are NVMe Slots Backwards Compatible?\">Are NVMe Slots Backwards Compatible?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvme-generations-compared\/#Over_to_You\" title=\"Over to You\">Over to You<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_NVMe_And_Why_It_Matters\"><\/span>What is NVMe? And Why It Matters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>NVMe<\/strong> stands for <strong>N<\/strong>on-<strong>V<\/strong>olatile <strong>M<\/strong>emory <strong>E<\/strong>xpress, and is used mainly by M.2 form factor SSDs that use PCI Express bandwidth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specifically, an NVMe slot on any given motherboard is actually using four lanes of PCIe bandwidth (PCIe x4)<\/strong>, and the speed of those four lanes can vary dramatically between generations.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23185\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/SSD-Form-Factors.jpg\" alt=\"SSD Form Factors\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/SSD-Form-Factors.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/SSD-Form-Factors-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/SSD-Form-Factors-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/SSD-Form-Factors-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/SSD-Form-Factors-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23185 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"SSD Form Factors\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/SSD-Form-Factors.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/SSD-Form-Factors-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/SSD-Form-Factors-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/SSD-Form-Factors-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/SSD-Form-Factors-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/SSD-Form-Factors.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Compared to traditional 2.5-inch SATA SSDs, M.2 NVMe SSDs are both far smaller and much faster<\/strong>. Some M.2 SSDs still use SATA bandwidth and speeds, but this article isn\u2019t about those drives.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23186\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23186\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23186\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/M.2-Slot-Specs-SATA-and-PCIe.jpg\" alt=\"M.2 Slot Specs (SATA and PCIe)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/M.2-Slot-Specs-SATA-and-PCIe.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/M.2-Slot-Specs-SATA-and-PCIe-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/M.2-Slot-Specs-SATA-and-PCIe-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/M.2-Slot-Specs-SATA-and-PCIe-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/M.2-Slot-Specs-SATA-and-PCIe-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23186\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23186 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"M.2 Slot Specs (SATA and PCIe)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/M.2-Slot-Specs-SATA-and-PCIe.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/M.2-Slot-Specs-SATA-and-PCIe-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/M.2-Slot-Specs-SATA-and-PCIe-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/M.2-Slot-Specs-SATA-and-PCIe-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/M.2-Slot-Specs-SATA-and-PCIe-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/06\/M.2-Slot-Specs-SATA-and-PCIe.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-23186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Gigabyte<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With the basics of NVMe established, let\u2019s start breaking down its generations!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_Generations_Explained\"><\/span>NVMe Generations Explained<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>So, whenever people refer to \u201cNVMe Gen X\u201d, the \u201cGen\u201d they\u2019re referring to is <em>actually<\/em> the current generation of PCI Express,<\/strong> not necessarily the current generation of NVMe (at least not numerically).<\/p>\n<p>You see, <strong>NVMe storage debuted during the era of PCI Express Gen 3<\/strong>, so the first generation of NVMe is technically \u201cNVMe Gen 3\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24353\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/NVMe-SSDs-Generational-Comparison.jpg\" alt=\"NVMe SSDs Generational Comparison\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/NVMe-SSDs-Generational-Comparison.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/NVMe-SSDs-Generational-Comparison-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/NVMe-SSDs-Generational-Comparison-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/NVMe-SSDs-Generational-Comparison-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/NVMe-SSDs-Generational-Comparison-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24353 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"NVMe SSDs Generational Comparison\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/NVMe-SSDs-Generational-Comparison.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/NVMe-SSDs-Generational-Comparison-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/NVMe-SSDs-Generational-Comparison-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/NVMe-SSDs-Generational-Comparison-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/NVMe-SSDs-Generational-Comparison-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/NVMe-SSDs-Generational-Comparison.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_Gen_3\"><\/span>NVMe Gen 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For PCIe Gen 3 Motherboards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Theoretical drive speeds top out at 4 GB\/s in read\/write<\/strong>. Market drives more frequently push between 2.5 and 3.5 GB\/s.<\/li>\n<li>The oldest NVMe drives. Still compatible with newer PC boards, though.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_Gen_4\"><\/span>NVMe Gen 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For PCIe Gen 4 Motherboards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Theoretical drive speeds top out at 8 GB\/s in read\/write.<\/strong> Market drives range from 4 to 7.5 GB\/s.<\/li>\n<li>The second-gen NVMe drives. Forward compatible with newer boards. Also compatible with current-generation consoles (PS5 and Xbox Series S\/X).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_Gen_5\"><\/span>NVMe Gen 5<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For PCIe Gen 5 Motherboards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Theoretical drive speeds top out at 16 GB\/s in read\/write.<\/strong> Current drives are pushing 10-12 GB\/s in read and write.<\/li>\n<li>The current \u201ccutting edge\u201d at the time of writing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_Gen_6_and_7\"><\/span>NVMe Gen 6 and 7<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For PCIe Gen 6 and Gen 7 motherboards. Not actually out yet!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Theoretical drive speeds will top out at 32 GB\/s and 64 GB\/s, respectively.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A somewhat debatable push. While obviously PCI Express and the rest of the tech industry needs to innovate, it\u2019s clear that NVMe drive makers are still busy trying to make the most of Gen 4 and Gen 5 at time of writing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_Generations_Compared_NVMe_Gen_3_vs_4_vs_5\"><\/span>NVMe Generations Compared: NVMe Gen 3 vs 4 vs 5<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_Generations_Compared_File_Transfer_and_Compression\"><\/span>NVMe Generations Compared: File Transfer and Compression<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>When it comes to file transfer and compression workloads, you can pretty much expect a linear improvement in performance moving between generations of NVMe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Guru3D\u2019s review of the Gen 5 Corsair T700 SSD shows just how devastating the raw speed of a Gen 5 drive can be compared to its predecessors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24350\" style=\"width: 677px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24350\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-24350\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/gen-5-corsair-t700-ssd-benchmark.png\" alt=\"Gen 5 Corsair T700 SSD benchmark\" width=\"677\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/gen-5-corsair-t700-ssd-benchmark.png 677w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/gen-5-corsair-t700-ssd-benchmark-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24350\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-24350 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20677%20328%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Gen 5 Corsair T700 SSD benchmark\" width=\"677\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20677%20328%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 677w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/gen-5-corsair-t700-ssd-benchmark.png 677w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/gen-5-corsair-t700-ssd-benchmark-300x145.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/gen-5-corsair-t700-ssd-benchmark.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-24350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guru3d.com\/articles_pages\/crucial_t700_pcie_5_nvme_ssd_review_12gbs,6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guru3D<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In this category, each subsequent generation of NVMe is going to win pretty handily over its predecessor.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, not every NVMe drive of a given generation is going to perform equally, so be mindful of the NVMe choices available to you even if you\u2019re a generation or two behind.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_Generations_Compared_Operating_System_Loading_and_Usage\"><\/span>NVMe Generations Compared: Operating System Loading and Usage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>One of the most important specifications on any SSD is \u201crandom read speeds\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is basically the speed at which your SSD can find and load \u201crandom\u201d files (placed where needed prior), and is <strong>the metric that will most directly impact OS loading time, file browsing, and other common usage scenarios<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comparing between NVMe generations, this one actually becomes almost irrelevant.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake: you still want to look out for NVMe drives with better random reads.<\/p>\n<p>However, the speed creep of random reads for even NVMe Gen 3 and Gen 4 outstripped SATA drives so long ago that the <strong>actual<\/strong> real-world difference between using a Gen 3 or Gen 5 drive isn\u2019t going to be noticeable, most of the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The biggest upgrade to OS loading and usage experience is always going to be the initial leap from an HDD to an SSD<\/strong>, even a basic SATA SSD.<\/p>\n<p>NVMe is faster than SATA SSDs, but most of the actual quality-of-life improvements in terms of booting up your PC and opening files\/apps faster haven\u2019t really changed since SATA SSDs became mainstream.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_Generations_Compared_Video_Editing_Performance\"><\/span>NVMe Generations Compared: Video Editing Performance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>When doing Video Editing on your PC, your storage drives can actually have a tangible impact on your performance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This applies especially if you are dealing with multiple high-resolution, uncompressed media files in a single video project at once, which is more likely than not on a PC being used for video editing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, storage bottlenecking in video editing is actually pretty common<\/strong>. Ideally, you would have enough RAM to brute force through any and all potential hitches, but the larger and more complex a project gets, the less likely that will be to work.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, your system will be forced to fall back on a paging file for memory management, which can still be fast-ish if your paging file is on an NVMe drive but <em>will<\/em> degrade your performance if your paging file is on an HDD.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24354\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/RAM-vs-Pagefile-virtual-memory-usage-1.jpg\" alt=\"RAM vs Pagefile virtual memory usage\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/RAM-vs-Pagefile-virtual-memory-usage-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/RAM-vs-Pagefile-virtual-memory-usage-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/RAM-vs-Pagefile-virtual-memory-usage-1-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/RAM-vs-Pagefile-virtual-memory-usage-1-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/RAM-vs-Pagefile-virtual-memory-usage-1-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24354 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"RAM vs Pagefile virtual memory usage\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/RAM-vs-Pagefile-virtual-memory-usage-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/RAM-vs-Pagefile-virtual-memory-usage-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/RAM-vs-Pagefile-virtual-memory-usage-1-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/RAM-vs-Pagefile-virtual-memory-usage-1-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/RAM-vs-Pagefile-virtual-memory-usage-1-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/RAM-vs-Pagefile-virtual-memory-usage-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>In terms of comparison, it\u2019s unlikely that an NVMe Gen 3 drive vs an NVMe Gen 5 drive will give you a substantially different video editing experience<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>However, you may still want to opt for a faster, newer NVMe drive for video editing whenever possible, especially if you anticipate you\u2019ll be dealing with many high-resolution files at once, where NVMe excels.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_Generations_Compared_Render_Times\"><\/span>NVMe Generations Compared: Render Times<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The impact of NVMe drives on your 3D rendering performance will vary\u2014 and truthfully, like Video Editing, these workloads are taxing your CPU and RAM very hard before your storage gets involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you\u2019re doing professional editing and rendering, you want to have enough RAM (or VRAM) for your files to not have to rely on your (comparatively) slower storage at all<\/strong>, even if you\u2019re using an SSD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For workloads like this, fast storage is less of a performance accelerator and more of a performance <em>saver<\/em><\/strong>. Being forced to fall back on the paging file is when any PC will perform at its most sluggish, especially older HDD-based systems.<\/p>\n<p>This still makes a fast NVMe drive the best choice, though. As long as it doesn\u2019t cut into the budget you need for your other components, keeping your projects running off of fast storage will help you avoid the biggest disruptions to your workflow.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, a higher NVMe generation means things like transferring in new assets, saving your progress, and other file system-related tasks will perform faster.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_Generations_Compared_Game_Loading_Times\"><\/span>NVMe Generations Compared: Game Loading Times<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22311\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/04\/PS5-NVMe-Storage.jpg\" alt=\"PS5 NVMe Storage\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/04\/PS5-NVMe-Storage.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/04\/PS5-NVMe-Storage-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/04\/PS5-NVMe-Storage-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/04\/PS5-NVMe-Storage-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/04\/PS5-NVMe-Storage-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22311 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"PS5 NVMe Storage\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/04\/PS5-NVMe-Storage.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/04\/PS5-NVMe-Storage-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/04\/PS5-NVMe-Storage-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/04\/PS5-NVMe-Storage-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/04\/PS5-NVMe-Storage-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/04\/PS5-NVMe-Storage.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Last but not least, let\u2019s talk about how NVMe generations compare for <em>gaming<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a long time now, gaming has been responsible for pushing storage technology to its limits.<\/p>\n<p>However, those limits were actually decided by SATA HDDs and other slow data transfer standards, so even though NVMe has been around for a while, the overwhelming majority of games developed in the past decade can\u2019t <em>actually<\/em> make good usage of NVMe speeds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make no mistake: games have always loaded faster off of an SSD than an HDD\u2014 especially as their file sizes have hit 100 GB and well beyond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>But since <strong>games have historically been built around the expectation that they\u2019ll be run off of an HDD<\/strong>, the loading time improvements made possible by faster SSD throughput have been limited by the game code itself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further, this also makes the speed differences between NVMe generations and sometimes between NVMe and SATA SSD\u2014 nearly undetectable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Things have started to change, though! <strong>Games using DirectStorage have finally started coming to PC and actually leveraging SSD bandwidth in gameplay, especially in titles like Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24355\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/What-is-Windows-DirectStorage.jpg\" alt=\"What is Windows DirectStorage\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/What-is-Windows-DirectStorage.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/What-is-Windows-DirectStorage-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/What-is-Windows-DirectStorage-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/What-is-Windows-DirectStorage-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/What-is-Windows-DirectStorage-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24355 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"What is Windows DirectStorage\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/What-is-Windows-DirectStorage.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/What-is-Windows-DirectStorage-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/What-is-Windows-DirectStorage-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/What-is-Windows-DirectStorage-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/What-is-Windows-DirectStorage-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/10\/What-is-Windows-DirectStorage.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Having a higher-grade SSD actually <em>can<\/em> provide a boost in gaming performance now, whereas an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r3b-K6wxFek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HDD can <em>reduce<\/em> your in-game performance<\/a> in games built for solid-state storage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even for games without DirectStorage support to fully utilize your NVMe drive, NVMe is a worthwhile upgrade for gamers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Reducing game and match load times for modern titles is a huge quality of life improvement, especially for competitive multiplayer or immersive single-player games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ultimately, your NVMe generation doesn\u2019t matter as much for gaming<\/strong>\u2014<em> unless you\u2019re upgrading a console<\/em>, in which case it will <strong>need<\/strong> to be a Gen 4 drive.<\/p>\n<p>The days of games actually using all this SSD speed to its fullest have only just gotten started, and <strong>even NVMe Gen 3 drives are showing themselves capable of providing a playable experience in DirectStorage titles today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_Generations_Compared_Conclusion\"><\/span>NVMe Generations Compared: Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So, how do our NVMe Generations stack up?<\/p>\n<p>Pretty much how you would expect. All that data I gave when introducing the generations of NVMe still applies, and those numbers <em>do<\/em> tell most of the story, as simple as they are.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Truthfully, moving to NVMe from SATA SSDs has always felt like something of a \u201cdiminishing returns\u201d upgrade,<\/strong> since most of the speed and quality of life improvements are present even on entry-level SATA SSDs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moving into a future with NVMe Gen 5, 6, and 7 drives...this \u201cDiminishing Returns\u201d rule is unlikely to change.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even as we see more mainstream adoption of DirectStorage, which will actually start putting NVMes through their paces, most of the general use and even productivity improvements introduced by SSDs are just...already present before we even start using NVMe for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At this point, all I really have left to say is to make sure you\u2019re buying your SSD from a <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/the-best-ssd-brands\/\"><strong>reputable SSD brand<\/strong><\/a><strong>, to make sure you get the performance you\u2019re paying for.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NVMe Generation and such will of course be determined by your existing (or planned) motherboard.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_All_M2_Drives_NVMe\"><\/span>Are All M.2 Drives NVMe?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>No<\/strong>. You\u2019ll want to verify that the M.2 drive you\u2019re buying is an NVMe M.2 drive, <em>not<\/em> a SATA M.2 drive.<\/p>\n<p>This should be clear in marketing and on the physical make of the drive itself.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19520\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/m-2-ssd-keys.jpeg\" alt=\"M.2 SSD Keys\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/m-2-ssd-keys.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/m-2-ssd-keys-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/m-2-ssd-keys-1024x540.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/m-2-ssd-keys-768x405.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/m-2-ssd-keys-1536x810.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19520 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"M.2 SSD Keys\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/m-2-ssd-keys.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/m-2-ssd-keys-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/m-2-ssd-keys-1024x540.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/m-2-ssd-keys-768x405.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/m-2-ssd-keys-1536x810.jpeg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/m-2-ssd-keys.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Avoid_Bottlenecking_an_NVMe_Drive\"><\/span>How Do I Avoid Bottlenecking an NVMe Drive?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Generally-speaking, you should be fine as long as your motherboard is actually up to spec for your NVMe drive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Boards on lower-end chipsets with multiple NVMe slots may have trouble running more than two simultaneously if they have <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/guide-to-pcie-lanes\/\">limited <strong>PCIe lanes<\/strong><\/a>, though.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_an_NVMe_Need_a_Heatsink\"><\/span>Does an NVMe Need a Heatsink?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Depends on the drive!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For NVMe Gen 3, older, and weaker NVMe Gen 4 drives<\/strong>, I\u2019d say the answer is <strong>\u201cProbably Not\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But for high-end Gen 4, and Gen 5\/newer NVMe drives, the answer seems to be \u201cYes\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, some manufacturers are even going so far as to add an actual mini fan, not <em>just<\/em> a passive cooling heatsink, on NVMe Gen 5 drives. These storage drives are gettin\u2019 toasty!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_NVMe_Slots_Backwards_Compatible\"><\/span>Are NVMe Slots Backwards Compatible?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Yes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NVMe slots are backward compatible with previous-gen NVMe drives. New NVMe drives will work on older NVMe slots as well.<\/p>\n<p>However, backward compatibility won\u2019t make either your motherboard or your drive run at higher speeds than it is rated for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So an NVMe Gen 4 drive on a Gen 3 board will still be restricted to running at Gen 3 speeds<\/strong>, even though the actual drive is much more powerful than that.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_to_You\"><\/span>Over to You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>And that\u2019s all!<\/p>\n<p><strong>With our NVMe Generations compared, what are you thinking of the future of SSD storage? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I think manufacturers might be jumping the gun by already starting to plan as far ahead as NVMe Gen 7 when we\u2019re still working on getting NVMe Gen 4 and Gen 5 drives to perform at their best.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I still think NVMe drives a worthwhile buy, though\u2014 especially for gamers and professionals<\/strong>. <strong>Ultimately, I think SATA SSDs are going to stick around for a pretty long time. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>While the arrival of DirectStorage will begin to show their limitations (as will higher-end video and 3D projects), the quality of life improvement offered by SSDs is what actually matters most about them<\/strong>. They need to perform fast to the end user before anything else.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Enough from me, though! Sound off with your own opinions or your own questions in the <a href=\"#comments\">comments<\/a> section below, where I or another CGD Team member will hear and address you. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>You can also try heading to the G100 <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/forum\/\">Forum<\/a> for long-form tech discussions with other Enthusiasts and Experts within our community.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Until then or until next time, happy building!<\/strong> And remember: if you <em>must<\/em> fall back on a paging file, it may as well be on an NVMe drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wanted to see NVMe generations compared for a clear look at how modern high-end SSDs perform? If so, you\u2019ve come to the right place! The leap to NVMe from SATA for modern SSDs is a meaningful one, one we\u2019ll be examining the ramifications of throughout this article. Let\u2019s get into it! 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