Samsung 980 Pro NVMe SSD Worth It? | Gen 4 vs. Gen 3

The latest Gen 4 NVMe SSDs are blazing fast. Capable of reaching speeds of over 7000MB/s Which is why M.2 drives are quickly becoming the go to for DIY PC builders but are they really the best SSD for gaming?

My top M.2 picks:

Sabrent: 1TB Gen 3 https://amzn.to/3wD5rtd
1TB Gen 4 https://amzn.to/39Syuza
1TB Gen 4 (Early) https://amzn.to/3utrL6P

Samsung: 1TB 980 Pro https://amzn.to/39RvFP8 (Gen 4)

Western Digital: 1TB Black SN750 https://amzn.to/3fOhrCg (Gen 3)

Value Picks: 500GB WD Black SN750 https://amzn.to/3wCRyvi (Gen 3)
1TB Samsung 980 https://amzn.to/39SfukB (Gen 3)

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0:00 NVMe Gen 3 vs. Gen 4
0:30 What's the difference between PCIe 3.0 and 4.0
1:29 CrystalDiskMark Speed Test Results
3:00 Boot to windows test
3:35 Game load times, Rocket League, GTA V, CS:GO
4:56 File copy test
5:46 Conclusions and recommendations
7:24 Reasons to get a gen 4 NVMe drive
8:33 Final Thoughts

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Samsung 980 Pro NVMe SSD Worth It? | Gen 4 vs. Gen 3

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