NVMe vs. SATA SSD: What's the difference between the two drive types?
SATA SSD: What's the difference between the two drive types? NVMe has the numbers, but SATA still has a few good reasons to stick around. Miga/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover While mechanical hard drives have clearly been superseded in performance by SSDs, there's still another decision to make when buying an SSD: SATA or NVMe.
- ▪SATA SSD: What's the difference between the two drive types?
- ▪NVMe has the numbers, but SATA still has a few good reasons to stick around.
- ▪Miga/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover While mechanical hard drives have clearly been superseded in performance by SSDs, there's still another decision to make when buying an SSD: SATA or NVMe.
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News Computing NVMe vs. SATA SSD: What's the difference between the two drive types? NVMe has the numbers, but SATA still has a few good reasons to stick around. By Husain Parvez Sept. 22, 2026 10:30 am EST N. Miga/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover While mechanical hard drives have clearly been superseded in performance by SSDs, there's still another decision to make when buying an SSD: SATA or NVMe. Both store data on flash memory and will feel much faster than an old spinning hard drive. But they are distinct in how they communicate with your computer. SATA is the older standard and its SATA III specification has a theoretical maximum of 600 MB/s, although fast consumer drives generally run around 500 to 560 MB/s.
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