SSD or Solid-State Drive is one of the forms of storage drive that is becoming increasingly popular day by day, due to the performance it offers faster, in addition to it operates without making mechanical noise like HDD.
Today, SSDs are supported on a variety of devices, in addition to computers, can also be used on consoles such as the PlayStation 5 in expanding the storage offered.
Size
Before expanding storage on your computer or any device, one of the things to look at is the physical size supported on the computer or device. As many are aware, the size of a hard disk drive (HDD) is the largest of all modern digital storage today.
If compared in terms of size, Hard Disk (HDD)> SSD SATA> SSD PCIe M.2.
For the record, today, various modern desktop computer frameworks support all types of storage. But for modern laptops, more supports M.2 SSD storage, and some models still come with 2.5-inch storage support.
After selecting the parallel physical size, you can then select the required storage size based on usage.
Achievement
In terms of performance, SSDs offer faster performance compared to hard disks (HDDs). But, it comes at a relatively expensive cost compared to HDD. In comparison, HDDs offer large storage space at a lower price, compared to SSDs which carry higher costs.
However, in terms of speed, SSDs offer higher speeds for data reading, transfer, and even writing.
PCIe vs SATA
Depending on your needs as well as your computer, you will need to choose an SSD based on a PCIe or SATA based connection.
Roughly speaking, PCIe connections offer faster data transfer speeds, including PCIe 4.0 which offers transfer speeds of up to 7GB/s, compared to SATA around 600MB/s.
Typically, multiple computers readily support SATA -based connections. In terms of price as well, SATA -based connections are less expensive.
In addition, one of the things you should also look at is the type of connection offered - either M.2 or U.2. Typically, various devices including the PlayStation support M.2 -based connectivity. For the record, there is also an adapter that can make the connection M.2 to U.2, and vice versa.
If you want faster performance, and don’t worry about the price spent, a PCIe SSD might be a good choice for you.
Samsung 980 PRO SSD
So, in a nutshell, it depends on your needs. If you want fast performance and don’t mind the money spent, the use of a PCIe 4.0 -based SSD may be right for you. But, if you're still using an HDD, and need an SSD, the SATA version is already adequate if you don't need fast write and data transfer rates. As an example for comparison, for Samsung's SSD SATA III version with 250GB storage costs RM277, while the same brand but offers PCIE 4.0 NVME M.2 with 250GB storage costs RM402.
