Just picked up a Sabrent 2TB QLC drive for $280 on sale. Almost picked up two for Raid, which would probably make the PS5 not look so beastly. Then reality hit, I would probably never notice the difference other than a benchmark, unless someone here can explain why it would be a good option.
Basically the new M.2 SSD was placed in the two slot MSI adapter that came with the MSI TRX40 Pro WiFi motherboard, which has a TR 3960x, placed in an PCIe 16x slot wired for 8x Gen4. 1st image is M.2 drive being installed in adaptor, 2nd and 3rd the card on the motherboard. The adaptor can hold up to two PCIe M.2 SSDs.
Crystal Diskmark scores, first is from the 2TB drive with Quad Level Cells, 2nd is from the 1TB Triple Layer Cells
As expected the TLC Gen4 drive is faster than the QLC version. Still for less than a $100, an extra TB is obtain. Since the drive is empty, I will see how making it a compressed drive does with performance.
Basically the new M.2 SSD was placed in the two slot MSI adapter that came with the MSI TRX40 Pro WiFi motherboard, which has a TR 3960x, placed in an PCIe 16x slot wired for 8x Gen4. 1st image is M.2 drive being installed in adaptor, 2nd and 3rd the card on the motherboard. The adaptor can hold up to two PCIe M.2 SSDs.
Crystal Diskmark scores, first is from the 2TB drive with Quad Level Cells, 2nd is from the 1TB Triple Layer Cells
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