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SATA is a connection type, typically by cable. PCIe is another connection type - directly on a motherboard. SATA can connect hard disk drives (HDD) or solid state drives (SSD). | |||
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment - connection to devices such as memory drives. | Serial Advanced Technology Attachment - connection to devices such as memory drives. | ||
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Up to 600 MB/sec (6 Gb/sec) for SATA 3 SSD. | Up to 600 MB/sec (6 Gb/sec) for SATA 3 SSD. | ||
HDD | HDD vs SSD - Hard Disk Drive vs Solid State Drive - [https://www.avast.com/c-what-is-ssd] | ||
SATA | HDD or SSD can use SATA cable. Only SSDs are made for PCIe - which is called NVMe. | ||
Revision as of 23:57, 23 September 2020
Connection Type
SATA is a connection type, typically by cable. PCIe is another connection type - directly on a motherboard. SATA can connect hard disk drives (HDD) or solid state drives (SSD).
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment - connection to devices such as memory drives.
Up to 600 MB/sec (6 Gb/sec) for SATA 3 SSD.
HDD vs SSD - Hard Disk Drive vs Solid State Drive - [1]
HDD or SSD can use SATA cable. Only SSDs are made for PCIe - which is called NVMe.