New SSDs added to the recommended list of the Buyer's Guide

[trs96]

I would also like to evaluate what benefits (if any) I might have in preferring the WD SN770 over the WD SN 570 on a PCIe 3.0 motherboard.

The read speeds should be similar but the write speeds on the SN770 will be much faster. I use a 250GB SN570 as a Monterey boot drive. The write speeds are about 1200-1400 MB/s. They should be higher on a 1TB version of the 570. I use the smaller size SN570 just for Internet surfing primarily. Write speeds aren't important. I'll be using a larger SN770 on a video editing build. The SN770 will be much better suited to that kind of use case.

Here's what @jaymonkey said that he gets with his SN770 on a PCIe 3.0 board. Z490 Vision G. The speed of your CPU and RAM will also affect the numbers you get in NVMe benchmark tests.

 

[MbryMbry]

Out of curiosity, would a Gen 4 SSD (like the SN850X) boost dramatically the overall experience of macOS over PCIe Gen 3?

 

[trs96]

would a Gen 4 SSD (like the SN850X) boost dramatically the overall experience of macOS over PCIe Gen 3?

Depends on what you are doing and what you are comparing it too.

 

[c-o-pr]

Out of curiosity, would a Gen 4 SSD (like the SN850X) boost dramatically the overall experience of macOS over PCIe Gen 3?

No.

 

[LDStudios]

Hi! Dual boot system using WD SN850X m2s here, and it is working really well.

I want to add a 4TB m2 SSD for file storage. Should I follow the recommended m2 list, or can I just pop anything in the system as it won't be ever used as a boot volume? Something like a Corsair P3 4TB drive seems to fit the bill (half the price of a 4TB SN850X).

 

[trs96]

Something like a Corsair P3 4TB drive seems to fit the bill (half the price of a 4TB SN850X).

It's the crucial P3 and it's got QLC Nand Flash. That's what makes it so cheap. You can use it, just don't try to use it as a scratch drive. For general storage it's ok. I would trust a Crucial MX500 4TB 2.5" Sata SSD with my data more than a QLC drive. Choice is up to you.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FRRWVWX/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

 

[LDStudios]

It's the crucial P3 and it's got QLC Nand Flash. That's what makes it so cheap. You can use it, just don't try to use it as a scratch drive. For general storage it's ok. I would trust a Crucial MX500 4TB 2.5" Sata SSD with my data more than a QLC drive. Choice is up to you.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FRRWVWX/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Thanks trs96,

I can live without it being a boot drive, but there will definitely be quite a bit of scratch involved. Probably wiser just to pony up for a 4TB SN850x and call it a day.

They are definitely snappy!

 

[dasboot5]

Does anyone know of a drive such as a
SAMSUNG PM9A3 SSD 2.5 U.2 NVME GEN 4 1.92TB or similar U.s drive
with PCIe adapter such as a Jeyi is compatible with Opencore and the MacOS?

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[trs96]

Does anyone know of a drive such as a
SAMSUNG PM9A3 SSD

Did you see this post ? Safe to assume all Samsung NVMe SSDs should not be used with macOS.

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Since SSD compatibility usually is controller-based, picking up an SSD with a known to be compatible controller has a high compatibility chance as well.

 

[dasboot5]

I have been using WD Black m.2 Nvme for all new builds, so a drive such as this would most likely work?
Western digital U.2
or this: Micron U.2