Upgrade SSD

[KirylKhakala]

Hello guys, i wanna update my ssd, i have standart ssd on this notebook 512 GB PCIe® NVMe.
I watching now Samsung 980 pro 1 TB M.2. What do you think about this?maybe there is a better solution?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

If you want to install a larger capacity NVMe SSD, I'd go with the Samsung 980 PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD because the 980 Pro is Gen 4 and your notebook's M.2 slot is only Gen 3.

You will derive no benefit performance-wise from installing the 980 Pro in your notebook vs the 980.

[KirylKhakala]

Do you mean to put let's say this model Samsung 980 1TB M.2 (MZ-V8V1T0BW)? Will it give a significant increase compared to the regular one? or maybe Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB M.2 (MZ-V7S1T0BW) ?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Yes, that's the one.

Amazon.com: SAMSUNG 980 SSD 1TB PCle 3.0x4, NVMe M.2 2280, Internal Solid State Drive, Storage for P...

As you can see from the specs, the maximum sequential read/write speed of the above drive is 3,500MB/s Seq. reads, 3,000MB/s Seq. writes.

You can install the free Crystal Diskmark app and see what your current SSD's maximum sequential read/write performance is.

I have zipped up and attached the app below.

This website shows an illustration of the program and what it reports.

CrystalDiskMark 8.0.0 - Crystal Dew World [en] (crystalmark.info)

Then you can decide if you want to purchase the Samsung 980.

[KirylKhakala]

this is my disc.

Maybe this little bit  better 
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-970-EVO-Plus 
Then 

https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-MZ-V8V1T0B-AM-980-SSD

[Paul_Tikkanen]

I think either Samsung drive will perform better than the disk HP installed.

They don't always provide the fastest drives out there.

One thing to note about the 970.

While it is a bit faster, it will probably run a bit warmer than the 980 because it is older technology.

If you can buy it for less money than the 980, it may be worth it.

[KirylKhakala]

Ordered 980))))
Do you have some FAQ for transfer OS windows 11 and files from older SSD  to the new SSD?)

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Unfortunately, I don't because I always clean install the OS and reinstall my programs and files on the new SSD.

I recently bought a Samsung 980 1 TB NVMe SSD to replace the 256 GB 2.5" SATA SSD that HP installed in my Elitedesk 800 G3 Desktop Mini PC.

It works great.

It hasn't gotten the 3,500 read speed advertised but it is much faster than the SATA SSD was.

I think I got around 2,600 MBPS read and 2,000 MBPS write out of it when I checked it with the utility I posted for you.

Samsung does provide free cloning software for the 980 at the link below.

Samsung Magician & SSD Tools & Software Update | Samsung Semiconductor Global

It should have instructions for use.

The only thing is, since your PC only has one M.2 slot, if you want to clone the existing NVMe SSD's drive contents to the new one, you will need to purchase a USB3/USB-C to NVMe caddy.

Something like this:

Amazon.com: SSK Aluminum M.2 NVME SATA SSD Enclosure Adapter, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to NVME PCI-E ...

[DeltaSierra426]

Sorry I hadn't chimed in sooner but just realize that you probably won't notice any difference in loading times.  Unless you're doing really storage-throughput-intensive work, having "better numbers" doesn't mean much in the real world one going from the same class of storage, e.g. NVMe PCI-E 3.0 to NVMe PCI-E 3.0.  Yes, obviously HP's OE drive is much slower when going by the numbers.  Fortunately, you are for sure getting a storage capacity upgrade, which as a side-benefit usually means more write-erase memory capacity, ceteris paribus.

Honestly, you'll notice the system being snappier just by doing a clean install of Windows, whether 10 or 11, and then reinstalling your apps and importing your data.

Let us know your impressions once you get the new SSD running.

[KirylKhakala]

On the tuesday i wait my new SSD and after upgrade i write my impressions 😄