CassGaming
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Hello PCSpecialist Team,
Last month I've had brief contact with Martijn den Burger from the support team, who has been kind enough to give me a proper explanation on my previous questions on the i9 9900KS. Though it is too late for the KS now, I'm looking forward to the i9 10900k with the latest Z490 chipset motherboards now. But all that aside, the explanation on Optane did not fully cover my question. So I'll ask it again with an example build down below.
In this build I am hypothetically trying to accelerate the SATA SSD #4 with M10 Intel Optane 64GB.
This is a concept build of a new setup on an Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme motherboard with 4× M.2 slots:
M.2 SSD #1: 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus R:3500MB/s, W:3300MB/s (OS Drive)
M.2 SSD #2: 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus R:3500MB/s, W:3300MB/s (Game Drive)
M.2 SSD #3: 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus R:3500MB/s, W:3300MB/s (Game Drive)
M.2 Optane: M10 Intel Optane 64GB (Accelerates SATA SSD #4)
SATA SSD #4: 4TB Samsung 860 QVO 6 GB/s R:550MB/s, W:520MB/s (Game Drive)
SATA SSD #5: 4TB Samsung 860 QVO 6 GB/s R:550MB/s, W:520MB/s (General Media & Work Drive)
So my first question here is: Is this SSD setup technically possible?
If yes: In theory, is the performance upgrade from the M10 Optane even noticeable on an SSD while loading heavy games?
I'd very much like to get a firm grasp on the cost-benefit ratio, with extreme performance in mind. If the increase in performance is too little, or barely noticeable, then I'd know to just replace it with another M.2 SSD if this motherboard allows it.
Much appreciation in advance!
Last month I've had brief contact with Martijn den Burger from the support team, who has been kind enough to give me a proper explanation on my previous questions on the i9 9900KS. Though it is too late for the KS now, I'm looking forward to the i9 10900k with the latest Z490 chipset motherboards now. But all that aside, the explanation on Optane did not fully cover my question. So I'll ask it again with an example build down below.
In this build I am hypothetically trying to accelerate the SATA SSD #4 with M10 Intel Optane 64GB.
This is a concept build of a new setup on an Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme motherboard with 4× M.2 slots:
M.2 SSD #1: 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus R:3500MB/s, W:3300MB/s (OS Drive)
M.2 SSD #2: 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus R:3500MB/s, W:3300MB/s (Game Drive)
M.2 SSD #3: 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus R:3500MB/s, W:3300MB/s (Game Drive)
M.2 Optane: M10 Intel Optane 64GB (Accelerates SATA SSD #4)
SATA SSD #4: 4TB Samsung 860 QVO 6 GB/s R:550MB/s, W:520MB/s (Game Drive)
SATA SSD #5: 4TB Samsung 860 QVO 6 GB/s R:550MB/s, W:520MB/s (General Media & Work Drive)
So my first question here is: Is this SSD setup technically possible?
If yes: In theory, is the performance upgrade from the M10 Optane even noticeable on an SSD while loading heavy games?
I'd very much like to get a firm grasp on the cost-benefit ratio, with extreme performance in mind. If the increase in performance is too little, or barely noticeable, then I'd know to just replace it with another M.2 SSD if this motherboard allows it.
Much appreciation in advance!