If you're looking for the manufacturer, you won't know that until you receive the system - Dell uses SSDs from Toshiba, LiteOn, Samsung, Sandisk and others - and hard drives from all three manufacturers - WD, Seagate and Toshiba.
Thanks for your response, I understand that the manufacturer is not known, but is it known what kind of SSD is in the laptop; does it use the PCIe connection of the M.2 slot or does is use the SATA interface? And what are (approximately) the read and writing speeds? Because there are quit some differences in this, and i would like to know before I buy it.
The system is NVMe capable, but it looks from most of the reviews like the G5 models ship with mostly SATA M.2 drives.
If you're looking for higher performance -- such as full NVMe 4-lane GT4 support -- you need to look at the Alienware or XPS systems -- the G series are decidely entry-level gaming systems, built to a price -- and SSD performance is one of the sacrifices you make for the sake of low cost.
From my experience, Dell does not intentionally run NVME drives at a slower speed. Example is my Inspiron 5575 laptop. I installed an Adata SX8000NP. It runs right at the manufacturer's spec which is Read 1400 MB/s Write 1000 MB/s. I actually get around 1350 MB/s Read which is normal. Check the following page where a user has posted the Crystal Disk Mark speeds on their Samsung NVME SSD in a G3.
Can anyone who has actually done this, confirm what maximum speeds a high end nvme SSD runs at in Dell G3/G5/G7? I will be buying my own upgraded nvme ssd. If Dell is really gonna intentionally run a fast drive at low speed then thats pathetic. And accordingly I would buy a cheap SSD.
As per some other discussion threads I read that people are getting upto 1.8GB/s read for ssds which can do 3.5 GB/sec.This is due to dell running the nvme in some "power saving" mode - GT2 instead of GT4 which is not controllable by the user.So even if you installed the fastest ssd it would utilize full speed only on alienwares. This is what I was asking about.
I have a Samsung Evo 970 M2 installed on a G5 and this is what I get. Its kind of sad. Wish I woulda known before and I wouldnt have gotten it, its such a waste.
I have the G5-15 5587 and replaced the Toshiba M.2 SSD with the M.2 NVMe Samsung 970 EVO (PCIe x4). This is the CDM that I get. You can see that it's running at x4 speed. I purchased the G5 in June 2018.
hi , i want to buy samsung 970 evo plus 250gb but am afraid it will not work properly i read alot that you have to change the raid to ahci and another lot of things , should i buy it or go to another ssd like wd sn500 blue? thanks
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If you're looking for the manufacturer, you won't know that until you receive the system - Dell uses SSDs from Toshiba, LiteOn, Samsung, Sandisk and others - and hard drives from all three manufacturers - WD, Seagate and Toshiba.
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Thanks for your response, I understand that the manufacturer is not known, but is it known what kind of SSD is in the laptop; does it use the PCIe connection of the M.2 slot or does is use the SATA interface? And what are (approximately) the read and writing speeds? Because there are quit some differences in this, and i would like to know before I buy it.
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The system is NVMe capable, but it looks from most of the reviews like the G5 models ship with mostly SATA M.2 drives.
If you're looking for higher performance -- such as full NVMe 4-lane GT4 support -- you need to look at the Alienware or XPS systems -- the G series are decidely entry-level gaming systems, built to a price -- and SSD performance is one of the sacrifices you make for the sake of low cost.
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From my experience, Dell does not intentionally run NVME drives at a slower speed. Example is my Inspiron 5575 laptop. I installed an Adata SX8000NP. It runs right at the manufacturer's spec which is Read 1400 MB/s Write 1000 MB/s. I actually get around 1350 MB/s Read which is normal. Check the following page where a user has posted the Crystal Disk Mark speeds on their Samsung NVME SSD in a G3.
https://www.dell.com/community/Inspiron/Dell-G3-3779-which-m-2-for-upgrade/td-p/6151533
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kookieman12
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As per some other discussion threads I read that people are getting upto 1.8GB/s read for ssds which can do 3.5 GB/sec.This is due to dell running the nvme in some "power saving" mode - GT2 instead of GT4 which is not controllable by the user.So even if you installed the fastest ssd it would utilize full speed only on alienwares. This is what I was asking about.
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I have a Samsung Evo 970 M2 installed on a G5 and this is what I get. Its kind of sad. Wish I woulda known before and I wouldnt have gotten it, its such a waste.
Read 891.85 mbps
Write 1479.82 mbps
VladT
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Yes, you are right. It is really not too fast. Got my G5 and was disappointed with its SSD speed as well
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I have the G5-15 5587 and replaced the Toshiba M.2 SSD with the M.2 NVMe Samsung 970 EVO (PCIe x4). This is the CDM that I get. You can see that it's running at x4 speed. I purchased the G5 in June 2018.
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