Not to mention many boards have their M.2 ports very close to the PCI-E slots where many enthusiasts will have a high performance video card producing quite a bit of heat. This is with two intake fans blowing over it. My temp monitor shows my other other 2.5' SSD in the low 30s while this one is hovering in the low 40s. The small size is nice but you do have to wonder how it will handle the increase in heat with no case or heatsink to help dissipate it. If you want the faster speeds you'll need to go with the PCI-E drives or NVMe. Overall Review: This is a SATA based SSD drive so it's limited to 6gb/sec SATA3 spec even though your M.2 port is capable of more. The result is a higher density and higher performance at smaller dimensions, and thus. This layered architecture of cells to each other instead of side by side. Will disable 1 or more SATA ports depending on your motherboard (I lose 2 on mine) Samsung SSD 850 EVO is based on the technologically advanced 3D architecture V-NAND to achieve maximum read and write speeds in the sequential and random access. SATA based SSD so no additional drivers needed to boot from small size makes it disappear when installed onto motherboard M.2 form factor eliminates need for power and sata cables Rapid Mode software also utilizes integrated cache (DRAM) memory to improve processing speeds. With fast read speeds of up to 540MB/s and write rates of up to 520MB/s, this solid state drive lets you transfer large files quickly and easily. Pros: -Good performance that's identical to the 2.5' drive Access your data in a flash with the 500GB 850 Evo 2.5 SATA III solid state drive from Samsung.
