An SSD (Solid State Drive) describes a type of internal personal computer storage that has no moving parts, using hardware chips to store data. This is different from typical hard drives that use spinning platters and a reading head to store and read the information. Compared to typical hard drives, reading and writing data is significantly faster as it requires no moving parts to perform tasks, instead using electrical signals.
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Form Factors
Form Factors
2.5 inch drive
2.5 inch drive
Typically using either SATA data or U.2 connectors to connect with the motherboard and a SATA power connector to connect to the power supply.
M.2 drive
M.2 drive
This connector plugs directly into the motherboard (or a daughterboard) to connect data and power to the SSD.
Logical Interfaces
Logical Interfaces
A logical interface describes how the information is being sent to the drive and the type of interface can have a big difference in performance.
SATA III/II/I
SATA III/II/I
SATA interfaces offer widespread compatibility due to the length of time this interface has been in circulation. With speeds of up to 600mbps (SATA III), it Still performs extremely well for OS drives and game drives alike.
NVMe
NVMe
NVMe offers much higher speeds due to having a more direct connection with the CPU. However, compatibility between drives and motherbords are slightly more limited due to the increased complexity and hardware limitations in implementation. If you want the most our of your drive, this can handle many gigabytes of throughput per second.
Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons
Pros
Pros
Speeds in excess of 4Gbps
More resilient to accidental knocks and vibrations
Cons
Cons
Higher cost per gigabyte compared to conventional Hard Drives
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