Storage Solutions System compatibility with Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 SSD - Help Needed

cassanovalite

Recruit
Hey everyone, So i've been looking to get a 1tb m.2 ssd for a while now & after looking at the prices i've decided to go with a samsung 980 pro, since there isn't a huge price difference between other companies and samsung for this storage capacity (i'm seeing 1,500-2,000 price difference so i don't mind paying that for the 'premium').

What I am slightly worried about is if my current motherboard can utilize the ssd read/write speeds fully ( I have no idea about PCI stuff). I have an Asrock B450M Steel Legend. Thanks for the help.
 

sauravghosh

Adept
Ha ha i was thinking same thing but was hesitant to create a thread for this. I have a rather old board Z170 Pro gaming or whatever. Wondering whether it will be able to run something like 980 Pro at its full potential.
 

BluDev

Disciple
Your board is capable upto Gen 3/pcie 3 while the 980 pro is a gen 4/pcie 4 capable, so it will perform upto gen3/ pcie 3 speeds