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NVMe vs HDDs

NVMe vs HDDs

 

NVMe SSD drives provide the fastest response times and speeds, especially when copying large files, with speeds between 50-250 MB/second. The extremely fast read, write, I/O speeds with parallel command queues and low latency allow for high performance capabilities with low power consumption. NVMe SSD is compatible with many form factors including PCIe card slots, M.2 and U.2. It is much more efficient than HDDs with its next-gen technology to allow your computer to run at faster speeds. NVMe SSD drives utilizes multi-core CPUs with multiple gigabytes of memory to provide speeds much faster than HDDs and lower risk of data loss.

 

Although speeds of HDDs are significantly slower than NVMe SSD drives, they provide similar storage capacities at a lower cost. Data on a HDD is embedded directly into the mechanical disks inside, providing a lifespan that is far greater than SSDs. HDDs utilize legacy form factors instead of the multiple form factors used by SSDs. HDDs do not use flash memories and provide max read and write speeds of 0.1-1.7 MB/second.