Ill just toss this in here. Seems like a proper fit.
My G752VY-DH72 just hit the door and as suspected the 256GB M2 SSD is the Samsung SM951 NVMe model.
Bench right out of the box with nothing updated. There is no Samsung magician software installed on the machine. Drivers are intel and M$
My G752VY-DH72 just hit the door and as suspected the 256GB M2 SSD is the Samsung SM951 NVMe model.
Bench right out of the box with nothing updated. There is no Samsung magician software installed on the machine. Drivers are intel and M$
Are you seeing better results on other platforms? This was right out of the box, nothing installed that didnt ship from the factory except the benchmark. No IRST driver installed. Intel Chipset raid controller 14.6.3.1032, Microsoft Storage space controller 10.0.10240.16384 and Microsoft NVMe 10.0.10240.16384
This bench is comparable to legit reviews got on their test bed, Intel X99 platform with native windows 8.1 drivers. Comparing it so SATAIII SSD in AHCI there really is no comparison and the spinners look pathetic at 1/20 speed.
The NVMe driver is there and native to windows in anything past 8.1. The SM951 NVMe does not have Samsung drivers. The 950 Pro is the only one that does, I haven't had the opportunity to bench that yet, it comes in tomorrow. I fully expect to beat these numbers with everything staying just as it is.
From what I am seeing as of right now the only difference is some boards are not accepting the Samsung 950 pro NVMe Drivers, and with some Samsung magician is not seeing them. Please keep in mind that the bench I posted is an OEM drive that while Samsung makes it they don't support it.
Samsung Magician is also not OEM supplied by anyone. Its specific to the consumer market.
The only legitimate grip I've seen thus far was presented by aeolisio in that the SM951 AHCI 512GB can achieve similar results in AHCI mode, no NVMe drivers necessary. I was tempted to go that route but chose the NVMe instead. Its working just fine ATM and Im sure the 950 Pro will work just fine and comparable to test beds that can get the Samsung drivers and Magician (which is totally not necessary) to work.
This bench is comparable to legit reviews got on their test bed, Intel X99 platform with native windows 8.1 drivers. Comparing it so SATAIII SSD in AHCI there really is no comparison and the spinners look pathetic at 1/20 speed.
The NVMe driver is there and native to windows in anything past 8.1. The SM951 NVMe does not have Samsung drivers. The 950 Pro is the only one that does, I haven't had the opportunity to bench that yet, it comes in tomorrow. I fully expect to beat these numbers with everything staying just as it is.
From what I am seeing as of right now the only difference is some boards are not accepting the Samsung 950 pro NVMe Drivers, and with some Samsung magician is not seeing them. Please keep in mind that the bench I posted is an OEM drive that while Samsung makes it they don't support it.
Samsung Magician is also not OEM supplied by anyone. Its specific to the consumer market.
The only legitimate grip I've seen thus far was presented by aeolisio in that the SM951 AHCI 512GB can achieve similar results in AHCI mode, no NVMe drivers necessary. I was tempted to go that route but chose the NVMe instead. Its working just fine ATM and Im sure the 950 Pro will work just fine and comparable to test beds that can get the Samsung drivers and Magician (which is totally not necessary) to work.
OK here is the 950 pro installed. I didnt change drivers. OS upgraded to Win 10 Pro and essentials installed. Graphics drivers updated etc. Nothing done to out of the box configuration of the NVMe drivers or raid drivers. They are exactly as they were when the machine was first fired up. Used Samsung migration tool to clone 256 gb SM951 NVMe stock drive. I will not be clearing that drive and putting it in slot 2. I like to save originals as originals and its going in the box for safe keeping.
Jlieu wrote:
Anyone manage to directly clean install windows 10 to Nvme ssd?
I haven't personally but several have posted that they have succeed. https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?79822-G752-with-Samsung-950-Pro-SSD-new-information&p=5564...
Tindreal wrote:
What are the temps of this SSD in this laptop? With large file transfer this SSD can get up to 90C in a dekstop and!throttle. What is the highest temp during a high iops demaning game? (Like Fallout 4 or Dragon Age Inquisition)
The 950 will never throttle during game play, just not enough activity. I havent been able to get mine to throttle yet. You would have to hammer the hell out of it for 15-20 minutes to even get it that warm transferring VERY large files, like 100GB or more non stop at max read and write. There are openings in the cover right where the drives sit so air intake coming in goes right across them. I removed the factory heatsink plate and thermal tape and also removed the paper from the SSDs themselves and cleaned them with denatured alcohol then installed copper ramsinks on them, not because of any issues, mostly because I can and for good measure.
I have two of them in Raid 0 now.
Yeah everyone has seen that video, keep in mind its time lapsed and check out the comments section....."during a 205GB file copy operation"
I've yet to transfer that much data at once to my SSDs and if I did IMO throttling to keep the temp down on the 950 pro is better than letting it continue to heat up on the SM951.
Ive had mine running for a few months now and no throttling noted.
I've yet to transfer that much data at once to my SSDs and if I did IMO throttling to keep the temp down on the 950 pro is better than letting it continue to heat up on the SM951.
Ive had mine running for a few months now and no throttling noted.
