Hard Drive Information
The selection of a primary storage drive in important because it is where your operating system and applications will be housed - so you need to make sure there is enough space for what you need now as well as room to grow for the future. How quickly your operating system and programs load is also largely affected by the speed of this drive, so if you demand fast overall performance from your computer you don't want to skimp here.
Traditional hard drives operate by storing data on a spinning metal disk, called a platter. The more platters there are in a drive, and the more data that can be crammed onto each platter, is what determines the overall storage capacity of a given hard drive. Having more platters also tends to mean louder drives, though rotational speed affects that as well. Rotational speed also impacts the drive's performance: if it spins faster it can read or write more information per second.
Another storage option is solid-state drives, which don't have any moving parts. Instead they store data in a flash-like memory - similarly to how memory cards for cameras and other devices operate. This makes them completely silent, but they tend to cost a lot more for the same amount of storage when compared to normal hard drives. They can also perform faster or slower than hard drives, depending on the way they are manufactured; here at Puget Systems we've chosen to carry only the highest quality solid-state drives, so if you choose to invest in one you will get excellent performance.
1TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSD (Kingston / Sabrent / Seagate) | 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSD (Kingston / Sabrent / Seagate) | 4TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSD (Kingston / Sabrent / Seagate) | 8TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSD (PNY / Sabrent) | Samsung 870 EVO 1TB SATA3 2.5inch SSD | Samsung 870 EVO 2TB SATA3 2.5inch SSD | Samsung 870 EVO 4TB SATA3 2.5inch SSD | Samsung 870 QVO 8TB SATA3 2.5inch SSD | Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB SATA3 | Seagate IronWolf Pro 18TB SATA3 | Seagate Ironwolf 12TB SATA3 | Samsung PM9A3 960GB U.2 NVMe SSD | Samsung PM9A3 1.92TB U.2 NVMe SSD | Samsung PM9A3 3.84TB U.2 NVMe SSD | Samsung PM9A3 7.68TB U.2 NVMe SSD | Kingston Fury Renegade 1TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD | Sabrent 1TB Rocket 4 Plus Gen4 PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD | Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD | Sabrent 2TB Rocket 4 Plus Gen4 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD | Seagate Firecuda 530 1TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD | Sabrent 4TB Rocket 4 Plus Gen4 PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD | Seagate Firecuda 530 2TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD | Kingston Fury Renegade 4TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD | Seagate Firecuda 530 4TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD | Sabrent 8TB Rocket 4 Plus Gen4 PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD | Kingston DC600M 960GB SATA SSD | Kingston DC600M 1.92TB SATA SSD | Kingston DC600M 3.84TB SATA SSD | Kingston DC600M 7.68TB SATA SSD | Micron 7450 PRO 15.36TB PCIE 4.0 U.3 SSD | |
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Capacity | 1000 GB | 2000 GB | 4000 GB | 8000 GB | 1,000 GB | 2,000 GB | 4,000 GB | 8,000 GB | 8,000 GB | 18,000 GB | 12,000 GB | 960 GB | 1920 GB | 3840 GB | 7680 GB | 1,000 GB | 1,000 GB | 2,000 GB | 2,000 GB | 1,000 GB | 4,000 GB | 2,000 GB | 4,000 GB | 4,000 GB | 8,000 GB | 960GB GB | 1,920 GB | 3,840 GB | 7,680 GB | 15,360 GB |
Rotation Speed | 7200 RPM | 7200 RPM | 7200 RPM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA 6 Gb/s | SATA 6 Gb/s | SATA 6 Gb/s | SATA 6 Gb/s | SATA 6 Gb/s | SATA 6 Gb/s | SATA 6 Gb/s | U.2 | U.2 | U.2 | U.2 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA 6 Gb/s | SATA 6 Gb/s | SATA 6 Gb/s | SATA 6 Gb/s | U.3 |
Cache Size | 1024 MB | 2048 MB | 4096 MB | 8192 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | 2.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch | 3.5 Inch | 3.5 Inch | 3.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | 2.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch |
Idle Noise | 18 dB | 28 dB | 18 dB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seek Noise | 28 dB | 32 dB | 28 dB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Endurance (TBW) | 700+ TBW | 1400+ TBW | 2800+ TBW | 5600+ TBW | 600 TBW | 1,200 TBW | 2,400 TBW | 2,880 TBW | 1752 TBW | 3504 TBW | 7008 TBW | 14016 TBW | 1000 TBW | 700TB TBW | 2000 TBW | 1400TB TBW | 1,275 TBW | 3000TB TBW | 2,550 TBW | 4000 TBW | 5,100 TBW | 5600TB TBW | 1,752 TBW | 3,504 TBW | 7,008 TBW | 14,016 TBW | ||||
Peak Power Draw | 10 Watts | 10 Watts | 10 Watts | 10 Watts | 3.3 Watts | 11 Watts | 9 Watts | 8 Watts | 9.5 Watts | 12.5 Watts | 13.5 Watts | 13.5 Watts | 6.3 Watts | 10 Watts | 9.9 Watts | 10 Watts | 6.5 Watts | 10 Watts | 8.0 Watts | 10.2 Watts | 8.0 Watts | 10 Watts | 3.6 Watts | 3.6 Watts | 3.6 Watts | 3.6 Watts | ||||
Chip Layout | Single Sided | Single Sided | Dual Sided | Dual Sided | Single Sided | Single Sided | Dual Sided | Single Sided | Single Sided | Dual Sided | Dual Sided | Dual Sided | Dual Sided | Dual Sided | ||||||||||||||||
Large Drive Mounting | No | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Weight | .01 kg | .01 kg | .01 kg | 0.01 kg | 0.047 kg | 0.047 kg | 0.047 kg | 0.047 kg | 0.722 kg | 0.670 kg | 0.690 kg | .09 kg | .09 kg | .09 kg | .09 kg | 0.0097 kg | .06 kg | 0.0097 kg | .06 kg | 0.008 kg | .06 kg | 0.010 kg | 0.0097 kg | 0.010 kg | .06 kg | 0.050 kg | 0.050 kg | 0.050 kg | 0.050 kg | 0.205 kg |
Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sequential Read (Peak) | Up to 7000 MB/s | Up to 7000 MB/s | Up to 7000 MB/s | Up to 7000 MB/s | 560 MB/s | 560 MB/s | 560 MB/s | 560 MB/s | 255 MB/s | 260 MB/s | 210 MB/s | 6500 MB/s | 6800 MB/s | 6900 MB/s | 6700 MB/s | 7300 MB/s | 7000 MB/s | 7300 MB/s | 7000 MB/s | 7300 MB/s | 7000 MB/s | 7300 MB/s | 7300 MB/s | 7300 MB/s | 7000 MB/s | 560 MB/s | 560 MB/s | 560 MB/s | 560 MB/s | 6,800 MB/s |
Sequential Write (Peak) | Up to 6000 MB/s | Up to 6000 MB/s | Up to 6000 MB/s | Up to 6000 MB/s | 530 MB/s | 530 MB/s | 530 MB/s | 530 MB/s | 255 MB/s | 260 MB/s | 210 MB/s | 1500 MB/s | 2700 MB/s | 4100 MB/s | 4000 MB/s | 6000 MB/s | 5800 MB/s | 7000 MB/s | 6850 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 6850 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s | 7000 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s | 6000 MB/s | 530 MB/s | 530 MB/s | 530 MB/s | 530 MB/s | 5,600 MB/s |
Random 4KB Read | Up to 700000 IOPS | Up to 700000 IOPS | Up to 700000 IOPS | Up to 700000 IOPS | 98,000 IOPS | 98,000 IOPS | 98,000 IOPS | 98,000 IOPS | 580000 IOPS | 850000 IOPS | 1000000 IOPS | 1100000 IOPS | 900000 IOPS | 700000 IOPS | 1000000 IOPS | 700000 IOPS | 800,000 IOPS | 700000 IOPS | 1,000,000 IOPS | 1000000 IOPS | 1,000,000 IOPS | 700000 IOPS | 94,000 IOPS | 94,000 IOPS | 94,000 IOPS | 94,000 IOPS | ||||
Random 4KB Write | Up to 1000000 IOPS | Up to 1000000 IOPS | Up to 1000000 IOPS | Up to 1000000 IOPS | 88,000 IOPS | 88,000 IOPS | 88,000 IOPS | 88,000 IOPS | 70000 IOPS | 130000 IOPS | 180000 IOPS | 200000 IOPS | 1000000 IOPS | 1000000 IOPS | 1000000 IOPS | 1000000 IOPS | 1,000,000 IOPS | 1000000 IOPS | 1,000,000 IOPS | 1000000 IOPS | 1,000,000 IOPS | 1000000 IOPS | 65,000 IOPS | 78,000 IOPS | 59,000 IOPS | 34,000 IOPS |