Although quite a few PCIe Gen5 M. have appeared in the market2 SSD, the current mainstream is still the Gen4 model. The reason is simple, in addition to being cheaper, Gen4 can install Gen5 MThere aren't many motherboards with 2 SSDs. It is not that the motherboard has a Gen5 PCIe slot, which means that there is a Gen5 M2 slots, this needs to be paid more attention.
On the contrary, whether it is AMD or Intel, motherboards within three generations of the present, even low-end entry-level models, will definitely be equipped with Gen4 M2 slots. So, now it's time to get the PCIe Gen4 M2 SSDs are the ideal time to be cheap, stable and performant**.
One example is the WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD 1TB from Western Digital, a major manufacturer of storage solutions. Five-year warranty, no need for additional heat sink to run, buy one to support for five years must be no problem.
Open the ** list of Guanghua market, and some players will find that there are still a lot of Gen3 SSDs on the shelf, which is basically not recommended to purchase. Because the ** of gen4 is not much worse, but the performance is not the same file times. The question is, there are so many Gen4 SSDs on the market, how does the WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD stand out?
The WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD may seem simple in appearance, but it has a unique design. From the hardware level, it is a single-sided DRAM-less design, with only one controller and 3D TLC NAND particles, DRAM is a double-edged sword in SSD, removing DRAM can reduce the power consumption of SSD, and the cost is better controlled.
However, without DRAM, how do you cache your data?Western Digital's ncache 40 makes up for this shortcoming, and the hybrid SLC cache technology can effectively and quickly copy large files and multiple ** data, which is also very popular in the field of audio-visual production. Faster startup of the program and more immediate response time for multitasking are the obvious advantages of the upgrade.
Compared to the previous generation of WD Blue SN570 NVMe SSD, the WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD uses NCACHE 4 when copying 100 GB folders0 technology, so that the speed is almost three times that of the former, saving power and speed.
The WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD does not come with a heatsink, and in fact it does not need to. At full speed, it is only 56 degrees Celsius. This means it doesn't need to be cumbersome like heatsinks or fans, and can be installed on a laptop or a computer with a tight space.
The WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD is available in four capacities, including 1TB and 2TB versions, with a read and write performance of more than 4,000 MB s, making it suitable for data drives. The 250 GB and 500 GB versions are ideal for system drives.
Western Digital Dashboard is a very feature-rich and complete software that not only monitors the health of the SSD, but also automatically updates the firmware, which is very helpful for security and performance. There is also a third-party backup disk software attached to the tool, in short, all the management of the SSD can be done on this set of tools.
The front page of the Western Digital Dashboard will list the most basic information, and a very thoughtful feature is to see if the SSD is plugged into the correct slot. For example, if the junction is not a 4 4 channel but a 2 4 channel, it means mSlot 2 has been sped down.
For common SSD tools, such as trim and secure erase, the Western Digital Dashboard also has a complete guide.
Write to cache, disk management, backup, and more. Backup and restore can be done using the well-known Acronis.
Moving on to the most important performance, the test environment is as follows:
Crystal Diskmark has a read and write score of 4,000 MB or more. More precisely, more than 4,100 MB s.
In the Atto Disk Benchmark test, both reads and writes reached a performance plateau after 64 KB, which means that the WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD can handle more diverse data.
The AJA system test is a test of the read and write performance of **, and the long words that read 10 bit yuv data are very beautiful.
The Black Magic Disk Speed Test is the toughest read/write test, and the WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD passed all the tests competently.
PerformanceTest64 is a comprehensive reading and writing test, which can be used as a detailed reference.
The closest thing to a real-world IOMister, the IOPS test results are on par with other tools.
The AIDA64 read test, the numbers are staggering.
anvil'Although the S Storage Benchmark is a bit old, the results are still very informative. After reading the above tests, there should be no gamers who want to continue using traditional hard drives or SATA SSDs. In fact, non-PCIe M2-interface SSDs may not be cheaper, players may wish to go to the e-commerce price comparison right away, you can know.
pcie m.2 will get higher and higher**, but this is not the case with traditional hard drives and SATA SSDs. And PCIe M2. Save space and cables, as long as the motherboard still has slots to use, there is really no reason to choose other storage devices.
pcie m.2 The most important value of an SSD is bandwidth. SSDs will definitely have relatively high random access performance, but with the iterative evolution of PCIe interfaces, more and more amazing bandwidth will be of obvious help for large files. In particular, audio-visual creators who deal in high-quality content can see the clues best when transmitting 4K or 8K low-distortion ** materials.
Even if you don't move files between disks frequently, editing software or effects software will generate a lot of staging while running, and a high-speed NVMe SSD will save you a lot of time and effort.
As for those who are just looking for a system drive, the WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD has good random read and write performance, and the original factory provides up to 900TBW (2TB model) write guarantee, which can be said to be a strong backing for system data. If you don't have any worries, you can take advantage of the backup function of the tool that comes with your SSD.