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How does the performance compare to an M.2 950 Pro? I had one on my build list and just waiting to pull the trigger.
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I don't have a 950 to compare side by side. Last year, Anandtech posted the following numbers for the 850 Pro (SATA socket) and the 950 Pro (nVME socket). These numbers are all for the 500/512 GB models.
850 Pro: Sequential Read 550 MB/sec
850 Pro: Sequential Write 520 MB/sec
950 Pro: Sequential Read 2500 MB/sec
950 Pro: Sequential Write 1500 MB/sec
AnandTech
Tomshardware posted these 960 numbers:
960 Pro: Sequential Read 3,500 MB/sec
960 Pro: Sequential Write 2,100 MB/sec
960 EVO: Sequential Read 3,200 MB/sec
960 EVO: Sequential Write 1,800 MB/sec
Toms Hardware
I didn't feel like spending an additional $80 to go from EVO to Pro. It was unlikely to ever be noticeable on anything I'd ever do on the computer.