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July 29th, 2024 17:40

U2 SSD on PCIe 3.0 x16

Hi everyone,

I have a Samsung SSD hard drive, with PM1733 with PCI 4.0 x4 interface.

I want to ask if I use a U2 to x16 like attached model, and I'm asking if there will any performance gain.

Thank you in advance.

PS: I will use it in a T7910, and I know that the speed will be limited to PCI 3.0.

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July 29th, 2024 18:19

There won't be any performance gain from using PCIe gen 4 drive on PCIe gen 3 slot.  But you will gain additional storage from utilizing an empty PCIe slot.

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August 2nd, 2024 00:15

@Chino de Oro​ 

Thanks for replying.

The question is : is there any performance gain when using x16 adapter compared to X4 adapter?

Thanks a lot.

8 Wizard

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August 2nd, 2024 11:23

No, there is no different in performance.

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August 2nd, 2024 14:40

@Chino de Oro​ 

Hi Chino,

Many thanks for your reply, and i apologize for insisting.

I think I have to ask in different way :)

I have a Samsung PM1733 witch is a U2 NVMe drive (PCIe 4)

I want to use it in a a T7910 (PCIe 3)

I have two options: 

1- Use the integrated SAS controller 

2- Use the PCI adapter 

2-1- x4 adapter

2-2- x16 adapter

Witch is the best option to get the max performance?

Thank you a lot.

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August 13th, 2024 16:51

Sorry for late reply.  The best option to use Samsung PM1733 in a T7910 is on a PCIe adapter.  A PCIe x4 or PCIe x16 adapter will perform the same as either will connect to 4 lanes.  The drive max performance is limited to PCIe gen 3 from the CPU. 

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