I used to have an ssd M.2 that came with my laptop, it was 128gb and normal performance (also had a 1TB HDD for storage), after a while i bought a new one with 512gb, but the performance somehow got worse, if the ssd is in usage it’ll slow quite a lot, to the point it has big lag spikes for 30 secs.
I changed to a Desktop PC a few months ago, also formated the ssd, thought maybe the laptop was the problem, but now its a bit worse, just downloading things in the browser lags the whole pc (As the browser first saves the download as cache in the ssd). I need a solution, i have 300gb i cant use because i have to install everything on the HDD or the 128 SSD and its awful doing so.
Post the brands and models of the devices. Of course there are massive differences between different brands and models of SSDs. Some are utter garbage, like DRAM-less drives for example.
Both are kingston, and i think, both of them are the model “snv2s”
Looking at this article it sucks:
The 2TB Kingston NV2 is a dirt cheap NVMe SSD and not much more. Performance is fairly bad, the drive runs hot, and you cannot be certain of the hardware. It makes for a cheap secondary drive but is not ideal for laptops or for use as a primary drive.
Apparently the actual hardware sold under this name varies wildly, so that could easily explain the strange performance difference you’re experiencing.
then that 5 years old snv2s could be better built than the new one i got, pretty much a coin to the air with the brand. which one would you recommend?