Add a third M.2 NVMe to Lenovo M920S SFF?

SIW2 said:

It runs fine using one lane. Sequentials arent as fast ( though still faster than sata ssd ) however the randoms are more important and they hold up well over 1 lane.

You wont notice the difference in normal use.

You would only notice if you copy 100gb of files from something with a faster sequential read onto it. It is still pretty quick even then, noticeably quicker than a sata ssd

I like sata ssd because they are so much easier, particularly for hot swapping on a desktop. But there's nothing wrong with nvme on x1

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I guess I'm a benchmark snob. It would bother me that an X1 adapter limited the sequential reads and writes to well below the native rates for the drive.

If I could get an X4 adapter for a reasonable price, I'd prefer that.

Just ordered these:
SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus M.2 NVMe PCI-E 250GB Solid State Drive, Read:3,500 MB/s, Write:3,300 MB/s

Sabrent NVMe M.2 SSD to PCIe X16/X8/X4 Card with Aluminum Heat Sink​

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