Samsung 850 EVO M.2 and mSATA SSD review -
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The following images were taken at high-resolution and then cropped and scaled down. The camera used was a Canon DSLR shooting 12 MegaPixel photos. Right then, packaging. The samples we have at hand are the 120GB M.2 and the 1TB mSATA models. Performance is listed as 540 MB/s read and 520 MB/s writes with roughly 97K IOPS at 4k random read QD32 aligned disk access with our tested model.
Above, the two units; you should easily be able to place the M.2 unit into a compatible motherboard. Some Z97 boards support it, most X99s do.
The mSATA form factor can be found on some motherboards, but mostly this slot is intended for laptops and mobile units. Both units of course support TRIM making sure your SSD will regain its speed once in idle. We'll use the M.2 unit on an X99 platform, and the mSATA unit we'll test with a SATA3 converter daughter board to fully test its potential.
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