NVMe drives consume a paltry amount of power in standby mode.
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SAMSUNG 980 M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4 V-NAND MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V8V1T0B/AM $ 98.99 (25 Offers) Free Shipping View Details Compare (1,748) SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 2TB PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM $ 219.95 (5 Offers) Free Shipping View DetailsNVMe (nonvolatile memory express) is a new storage access and transport protocol for flash and next-generation solid-state drives (SSDs) that delivers the highest throughput and fastest response times yet for all types of enterprise workloads.Lowest price. NVMe SSDs achieve a higher speed of data transfer due to a larger bandwidth. Your SATA SSD- M.2 or not- will cap out below 600 MB/s.NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) is a storage protocol recently developed for solid state drives (SSD) using the PCI-Express port. Modern NVMe drives are made to utilize PCI Express Gen 3 bandwidth, though, and this far exceeds SATA bandwidth in terms of speed. An M.2 NVMe and an M.2 SATA drive will look pretty much identical on the surface level: super-thin and about as long as your thumb. You can even configure your own custom erase mode in the settings.WD_BLACK 500GB SN850 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, 3D NAND, Up to 7,000 MB/s - WDS500G1X0E SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus SSD 500GB - M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND Technology (MZ-V7S500B/AM) M.2 NVMe vs M.2 SATA. supports the Client Intel® SSD's based on PCIe* NVMe*.The NVMe Drive eRazer leaves the drive ready and safe for re-use, with over a dozen different preset erase procedures, including the US Department of Defense Clear standard and the data sanitization standards for Great Britain, Canada, and Australia.
“Non-Volatile” means the storage isn’t erased when your computer reboots, while “Express” refers to the fact that the data travels over the PCI Express (PCIe) interface on your computer’s motherboard.