Was looking for a game drive when this came up. Older tech, PCIe Gen3, but still useful if you've got a 2nd slot you'd like to fill.
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TLC seems good for a budget 2TB. Can't find any references to which NAND it uses.
From a different store link
Verbatim Vi3000 2TB PCI-E 3.0 M.2 NVMe SSD 3100MB/S Read 2900MB/S Write 2 YR WTY
High speed host interface and compatible with many PC or laptops
With NVMe 1.3 host interface, and cutting-edge 3D NAND flash technology, it is compatible with many PC or laptops.
Low power consumption for extended battery life
Boost the PC’s performance and launch applications faster. Low power consumption for extended battery life. Silent operation and shock proof. Professional installation recommended.
Specifications:
Host Interface : NVMe 1.3
Form Factor : M.2 2280
Flash : 3D NAND
Data Transfer Performance* : Read speed up to 3100 MB/s ; Write speed up to 2900 MB/s
Drive Dimensions : 80mm x 22mm x 2.15mm
Weight : 8g
MTBF : 1,500,000 hours
Storage Temperature : -40°C to 85°C
Operating Temperature : 0°C to 70°C
1TB uses YMTC 128l flash. If 2TB is the same I'd stay away, as that flash has a data loss issue. Still fine for a game drive but there's always the chance it could die.
See link from @netsurfer down below. Recent 1TB drive received with micron QLC. So could be anything, typical of budget SSDs these days.
Considering my plans for limited writes, micron QLC might actually be preferred to the YMTC stuff.
Would there be a difference between this vs a Gen 4 for a gaming drive?
Yeah, but no. PC games are not designed to do anything that require these drives. But it's nice to have, especially if you have the drive doing other stuff in the background at the same time, like constantly syncing to a work could account.
DirectStorage has entered the chat
https://steamdb.info/tech/SDK/DirectStorage/
Fewer than 30 games support DirectStorage on Steam (not counting demos and other distribution platforms), although that list would be bound to grow… eventually. That list also includes titles that don't necessarily have DirectStorage enabled as well.
@skittlebrau: Not many titles I agree but it still shows that some games need PCIe4 drives with more in future.
there are 18 games that use direct storage,and barely any developers are going to use it,it's too much effort for little gain
Please be aware the 1TB version already had the QLC switch treatment:
Verbatim Vi3000 1TB PCIe Gen3 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD $59 - comment from someone who bought one and checked it - QLC confirmed.
At this price, it is best to make sure you are happy to end up receiving a QLC 2TB SSD. I was also on the receiving end of a QLC switch from a PNY 2TB SSD, bought from Centrecom for $105 in 2023. While it works fine when it is using the SLC cache, when it writes in QLC mode (which generally also needs to do foldback write to re-write data previously written in SLC mode), it can be annoyingly slow.
Do you notice the SLC cache exhaustion in everyday use? Or just if you were doing large copies? I assume the foldback happens in the background when the drive would be otherwise idle?
That 2TB SSD (after finding out it is a QLC) is being used inside an USB enclosure so I do use it for writes. I do attempt to try to avoid letting it run into QLC mode, but I still copy too many large files at once from time to time (and can experience 35MB/s write).
It's too hard to immediately stop writing more data when it enters QLC write mode and wait for foldback write to complete before writing more data.
I do have an Intel QLC SSD which I use as a system SSD on a really old PC. It generally work okay (mostly reads), but I do avoid doing large writes. From time to time, I do find it sluggish (even without writing large amount of data).
This one is definitely QLC. I contacted CentreCom 3 or so weeks ago to ask and they said it was QLC
Just get NV3
I bought the 1TB version, installed and tested it 2 days ago…
Mine has the Maxio controller.
1GB of read = 3600 MBps
1GB of write = 2700 MBps
32GB of read = 3500 MBps
32GB of write = 2500 MBps
I recommend putting tape over the LED before you install it.
Looks like a good deal! Was wanting something <$150 specifically to hold extra games on my PC, so this seems the part :~)
No TBW anywhere
1200TBW
Is this good enough for NAS cache?
Thinking the same
It would be okay as a read cache, but I wouldn't rely on it for sustained writes since you could end up with a QLC model.
Sold out online.
TBW not listed
Quoted IOPS are half of any normal Gen 3 drive:
Random Read: 150,000 IOPS
Random Write: 100,000 IOPS
This is a Fanxiang/Fikwot quality drive with a 20% Verbatim brand tax, the worst of both worlds
Is nvm3 alot faster than ssd? Got a laptop using a nvme slot and only had ssd slot left from memory. Was thinkong get ssd. Mainly to just dl videos for watching
A 2.5" SATA SSD is a lot faster than a HDD. And you notice it because you are going from slow to fast. Something that might have take 25ms takes 5ms. An M.2 NVME gen3 drive is as much faster again. But you don't notice it as much because you are going from fast to very fast. Something that took 5ms now takes 1ms, but this time its only saving you 4ms.
Thanks, yes was aware ssd way faster than the older hdd. I see re nvme and ssd
I was thinking maybe also creating an image and replacing my current nvme with a 4tb nvme. Just curious can an image fail the imaging
Pretty sure was pcie3 aswell
This a good price. but this is a QLC ssd. I emailed centrecom a few weeks ago about it and they confirmed it.
You won't find any updated TBW for it either. so expect it to be one of the weakest and least reliable ssds you can get. Still a very cheap price tho.
How would x4 of these drives go for a TrueNAS ZFS pool to replace mechanical drives?
is okay price but no DRAM cache link