Intel 660p NVMe SSD - Should You Buy One? - Review

[@chashint1]

The value proposition segment comparing the CPUs and the disconnect people have applying the same logic to SSDs is spot on. I suffer from it myself. At the time of my purchase the 2 TB 660p was $190 and the 1 TB Samsung was $249. It was not easy for me to pass on the Samsung drive, but after watching the previous TechDeals SSD videos and doing my own digging I decided to go with the larger capacity. The 2 TB 660p is the only drive in my computer and it is working great. Since I spent a bunch of money on the CPU / MB for this computer I guess I will probably always 'feel like' I scrimped out on the SSD even though I know I didn't leave a whole lot on the table by going with the 660p. Contrast that with choosing a very cheap case which I feel great about ...go figure.

[@davidmontane206]

This CPU to SSD logic comparison has totally made my mind up for me. I'm currently building a new system and have been really indecicive on which SSD to get. Even after listening to the advice on this channel about the 660p I was still really unsure and thinking I'd just get something better. Going to be going for a 2tb 660p.

[@JerichosToys]

@@davidmontane206 I went through the same thing you did and got the 2tb 660p. I can honestly say after first using a Samsung 970 Evo 1tb Nvme as my game drive and then switching over to the 2tb 660p for my games, I can honestly the difference is negligible. You won't regret it, I haven't so far. I can store twice as many games on it and it cost so much less. A true win, win. Love the advice from tech deals, no regrets.

[@howardkey6152]

Charles Hinton I feel you I’ve got $900+ of components in a $39.99 case but I love it 😂😂

[@CURTSNIPER]

i literally was in the same situation, saw the 660 2tb on newegg for 175, bought 2 and returned the 1tb 970

[@dra6o0n]

Does it have a security flaw?

[@edalder2000]

Been here since he had 4000 subscribers. Great explainer and instructor.

[@maxkrug2000]

100%

[@Azeraph]

@Max Paine Get the fridge and handle the pain. You'll soon forget about the speed drop.

[@XtremeConditions]

100% agree. He doesn't get NEARLY enough views. Then again, a lot of fantastic tech channels don't either... :(

[@edalder2000]

If I had seen this a few months ago, I would have asked for the 660p for my birthday instead of the Sata 3 860 Evo that I got. Oh well. Great drive though. Most SSDs will last long than the life of the machine.

[@specialneedsboi2568]

edalder2000 same

[@glueplay]

When Intel is the most money-conscious choice.

[@IkarimTheCreature]

crazy world, almost if intel needs to be competitve in this market

[@TheManinBlack9054]

@@IkarimTheCreature yeah, they don't have a monopoly in SSD scene, so they have to compete

[@dondraper4438]

@@IkarimTheCreature This is what happens when there is competition. This is the intel i remember from 2008.

[@charlestilley2576]

Intel doesn't have PCIe 4.0 yet, were caught with their pants down by a corporation that was on the brink of bankruptcy 3-4 years ago. They had no plan after the FX series, once some real leadership came in, things began to run Team Red's way. Another issue, Intel has been talking 7nm for 5 years, just found their way to 10mn on select chips while AMD may be down to 5nm before Intel reaches their goal (promised in 2015).

[@Habs1967]

Shocking

[@TheeFoolishNoob]

Whenever I'm being a sweaty try hard, and freaking out about what computer part I should get, and if it's worth the price/performance, this guy always brings me back down to earth.

[@V4D2]

totally ! hehehe Credits to him, for being a great ‘instructor’ . i have learned,ever since i found out this channel, that one should never fork out a dime..before consulting his videos, and breathing a little deeper, so as to not get caught up on that “i wanna buy this” excitement train ! There’s nothing like being balanced and (although getting the best future-proof machine/component..) choose what one needs, instead of what one wants !

[@mrsestherhouse]

this guy is incredible. he should have 1 million subs by now..

[@marktackman2886]

I was thinking about this exact thing, its the 90s vibe that holds the growth back, its super Alabama/Georgia backroom green screen stuff and I LOVE IT!

[@Jml2475]

In due time

[@Mizra-dq3lj]

@@marktackman2886 what do you mean by 90´s vibe? I didn´t get it, tech deals is an awesome channel, and (personally) I like his voice on long reviews, unlike gamer´s nexus guy voice, I can´t stand it

[@omegabeta3305]

I watch this guy now instead of LTT.

[@charlestilley2576]

I don't doubt this guy's intelligence, rather his recommendations. Yes, for a student, or for those checking email, doing Facebook/Twitter, reading Web pages, the advice is sound. However, many of us are enthusiasts & he doesn't cater to this crowd. Have never seen him recommend a high powered i7 (or AMD equivalent), packing 32-64GB RAM & in this case going with an unproven tech SSD (other than proven that it's slower than MLC/TLC drives of the same size). Would like to see him do (some) videos for those of us who wants the best performance.

[@TheRogueBro]

I bought 2 of these 2tb Intel 660p's. No raid, one is boot, one is storage. Has been working great for the past few weeks. Thank you for your hard work and suggestions! It was because of you that I purchased these

[@HasHisOwnWorld]

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Intel 660p - Specs, warranty, pricing, and thoughts 04:26 - Additional thoughts when compared to other drives, ft 860 EVO, 970 Pro Plus, Inland Premium 07:07 - Intel vs AMD price to performance analogy applied in SSD selection 10:09 - Windows 10 install time test (real time footage) 14:12 - Windows 10 install time test (charts) 15:15 - GTA V loading test (real time footage) 15:44 - GTA V loading test (charts) 16:09 - Conclusion 20:31 - Outro

[@earthling1984]

Nice video. I just built my first computer in 12 years (had built 50+ before that). My laptop that lasted 7 years finally started having issues. I decided to build a new desktop. I got a 660p as my storage drive (and a Sabrent Rocket + for my system drive). Both were 'lower cost' options with very good specs. My laptops random SSD (whatever it was I don't even know, was going strong after 7 years; it isn't what failed). So, I think basically any drive will last long enough for the normal user. As far as speed. I mean, it wasn't all that long ago we were using HDD's. Anything that is even SSD (500mb's) is fast to me! I can admit, my new system loads to desktop in 7 seconds, which beats my old 2.5" laptop SSD that got more around 30 seconds.

[@cdurkinz]

Just got two of the Intel 660p 2TB NVMe's at $190 each and put them in RAID0. They are epic. I got a 4TB NVMe for $400.

[@Anecron1]

Serious question: What for? Ive had a 2TB disk for 6 years now and haven't even used half of it...

[@ivanlagrossemoule]

@@Anecron1 RAID0 gives better reading and writing speeds. But then QLC memory and RAID0 together is asking for trouble.

[@Anecron1]

@@ivanlagrossemoule sure, but why not 2x500GB instead? As mentioned in the video, the vast majority of users will not need the extra speed from the evo970 and my point is, who needs the extra space that 2x2TB discs provide? Unless we are talking about some sort of professional setup, the storage seems a bit excessive... ?

[@RemixerUltimate]

@@Anecron1 perhaps they just have more stuff than you???

[@bailey2624]

@@Anecron1 pron

[@Sawowner]

Would love to see a comparison of performance when the drives are full/near full. Most of the issues with the 660p occurs when the SLC cache is full.

[@wongyide7036]

Yea my only concern at this point. Any comments at what state does this drive start to drop below a SATA SSD? I have less than 1.5 TB of data in my life and will probably have about 3.5 TB of storage (half of them solid state) to go around after buying this.

[@charlestilley2576]

@@wongyide7036 Dame right, don't do it!

[@rudymeow]

I would put it this way. At 950GB usage, the 2TB 660p still works fine, but the 1TB anything else you bought with the same money are almost full and will give you a horrible experience.

[@id104335409]

PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT BUY THE INTEL 660P! I hate it when people drive up prices! Not before I BUY it!

[@SpearMKW]

too late buddy

[@witchmaster4671]

To late I gave em 1 mill too increase there prices

[@czdaniel1]

Haha Sounds like my Black Friday & 2080ti buying strategy. Drive people to anything else away from the one thing you _really_ want until you get it!!

[@czdaniel1]

speaking of which, there was a water-cooled MSI 2080ti on sale from NewEgg for $1,049 after $30 mail in rebate

[@czdaniel1]

@Patrick B 20% in what application and resolution do you only get 20? I'd generalize with a rounding error to say it's about 40% higher performance in most game benchmarks than a 2080 or 1080ti, and often has a 1% low FPS # that's around the expected average total of the next card down.

[@chri8370]

You deserve more subs... I appreciate your work, thanks

[@JeremyLeePotocki]

I have their 512GB version of this drive, and have used it as a boot drive in a 24/7 PC environment for a little over 2 years. and the health of the drive is at 78% at this rate this drive will last another 7~9 years easily. The 512GB version is the weakest of the three varieties with less TDW and least amount of SLC cache, but it still works very well as a OS Drive. I plan to purchase several 2TB model by the end of the year.

[@bobsagget823]

I remember my first 660p, got it 6 years ago still going strong

[@MrTorexko]

Game load time comparison, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! I was doing the testing myself with a 970 EVO, 860 EVO and 860 QVO (QLC) and I got exactly the same results. Loading GTA V took 28-29 seconds on all drives.

[@dkimmortal]

The good old days when it took a good 40 min to 1 hr to install Windows :(

[@sharathvasudev]

I was happy with that.

[@marianmarkovic5881]

And it took only one command in command line to kill it,.....

[@YeOldeKamikaze]

>good old days NO THEY WEREN'T

[@zack9692]

I bought the 2TB 660P because of your last NVMe comparison and I am not disappointed, it is a great drive for the money

[@bigmike4133]

Thanks for bringing this back down to reality man. I think sometimes we get carried away with wanting the best and not realizing there's no difference for what we use it.

[@allansh828]

860 EVO uses SATA but it performs really well. I can fill the drive entirely at once without seeing any drop in speed. I can uses it for recording ProRes footage.

[@lucasrem]

Allan Sh Remove all ATA old crap, it slows down the system! Only use NVMe, rest in the Cloud! in the Home cloud build, disks and ATA are still good enough. slow but good enough!

[@allansh828]

lucas rem Most cheap nvme drives are much slower than 860EVO after buffer is filled.

[@gabriellesta7568]

AMD processor and intel ssd 😎

[@Arcane_Pulse-f7n]

Seems like alternate universe.... Intel lives inside our PCs being ssd.

[@turbofanlover]

Intel CPU and SSD for me. :)

[@charlestilley2576]

AMD CPU & and SSD that's PCIe 4.0! Not that QLC garbage, next thing they'll be including in their lineup. No thanks. PCIe 4.0 is the present & PCIe 5.0 sometime is 2021! Intel's too far away from the present to be on the table. If one wants to bulid a new system for today, I say AMD X750 & Ryzen 3 CPU. and whatever PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD & AMD PCIe 4.0 GPU. NVIDIA isn't close. Once more fine tuning of PCIe 4.0 is done, performance will really peak. I presume that the Samsung 980 PRO/EVO lineup will have well over 5,000MB/sec on reads & writes, minimum. Maybe closer to 6,000MB/sec, after all, each PCIe generation doubles performance.

[@mikelo303]

@@charlestilley2576 Yeah. Still it does not matter. Programs and applications will still load the same. PCIE 4 has no difference in real life compared to PCIe3. It's simply just for benchmarks. It was tested by this gul and some other people. There is no real life difference. At least with current PCIE4 drives. They just get hot and take more power. application loading times are still the same.

[@TheLostOne172]

Amd cup Ninvidia gpu and Intel ssd

[@joemacafee7655]

Found the 2TB from a random Amazon seller for $123 US; you're damn right I bought it...

[@czdaniel1]

When? When? When?

[@joemacafee7655]

A few months ago. The sleet was Fateka on Amazon. Haven't seen it again since.

[@czdaniel1]

@@joemacafee7655 thank you

[@lucasrem]

Joe MacAfee What did you replace, 970 EVO? Cheaper or better?

[@loroger9754]

lucas rem Lol, why would anyone replace 970 evo with 660p?

[@TwistedFate123]

*Cries in a country where the prices are doubled. :(

[@MiraSmit]

Where is that, if I may ask.

[@FunTimeGhz]

Amazon and Newegg global probably ship to your country.

[@georgiamangano1291]

Im in Australia and amazon wont ship to us - it tells us to use amazon australia instead where the price is $380.

[@oiltunaking]

*Cries in Argentina *

[@FunTimeGhz]

@@oiltunaking Newegg global ships to Australia and Argentina.

[@johnnymcloud]

That's what I figure when I bought two 2TB Intel 660p for my new PC. Changing my build by swapping two Adata's 2TB SX8200 Pro to Intel 660p and from i9 9900K to a R7 3700X I could manage to fit a RTX 2080 Ti in the budget, instead of a RTX 2080 Super. Your videos helped me change my mind on SSD and CPU and I'm glad i did it. Keep the good work, thanks!

[@carlopez3]

This was some serious tough love, appreciate your videos

[@jaimesegovia608]

Thank you again for the wonderful video. I was doing my own research over the last couple of weeks since i am going to complete my update from 6700/1080ti build to a 9900k/2080ti build over this black friday/cyber monday season. I actually watched one of your first comparison videos on nvme drives a couple years ago when i built this machine and used your recommendations for my purchases and i gotta say you nailed it! i love my machine but its just time to update. Ill be buying the 660p for my updated rig FOR SURE! thanks again Tech Deals!

[@Flexapr]

Great channel here, Tech & Rogue. I bought a 1TB ADATA SX8200 Pro. NVMe M.2 SSD. 😜👍🏻

[@darkforcesjedi]

I got the same one for $100 on Amazon not too long ago. I already had a Samsung 970 Pro 500GB in my computer. Used the ADATA to replace my mechanical data drive. I was surprised how similarly they perform considering the huge price difference.

[@CrashForce]

Do you happen to know how that ssd compares with the HP EX920 1Tb? User benchmark shows that they’re pretty much the same but I’m wondering about sustained use.

[@czdaniel1]

@@darkforcesjedi Remember there's nothing special about a Samsung drive unless you took the time to go to Samsung's website to get the proprietary drivers.

[@cheesern1]

I like that way how you associate your reviews with real world usage and experience instead of just benchmark numbers. Keep up the good work

[@isomane7911]

obviously theyre gonna be similarily good when theyre fresh out of the boxes, wish you did some tests when theyre like 80% full

[@jameysummers1577]

I build and fix PCs and Laptops and I send links to your videos to my customers when they want to do research and learn more about hardware. Hands down you produce the best and most informative hardware videos on KZbin.

[@Alexandra-Rex]

I bought this for games, and I'm very happy with it, it does exactly what I wanted.

[@ttian2]

Just picked up Intel 660p as my new editing drive (wedding photo&video productions). Couldn't be happier. The advantage of samsung evo plus and pro are not relevant in real world for my application, but the price and size advantage of the intel 660p is relevant. I never thought I would even consider a QLC ssd until I watched your 2019 SSD video some time ago. Really appreciate it!

[@Karthig1987]

"Mr deals this is your therapist speaking we need to talk about your ssd drive hoarding problem good sir". Good video as always dude.

[@1818TC]

Watched one of your previous videos and you got me to buy the Sabrent 1Tb drive. Got it for 120€, friends were advising me not to go for it being an unknown brand, still got it and it runs so well until now (Been running for 2 weeks).

[@edwardthemartyr]

It strikes me as a little ironic that Intel and the 660p is revolutionizing the SSD market in the same way that AMD is revolutionizing the CPU market with Ryzen. Who am I to play favorites? I just upgraded my Ryzen system with a 660p boot drive. I like deals, too!

[@ivanlagrossemoule]

The catch is that it has shitty lifespan and reliability compared to most equivalents, let alone the Samsung one.

[@edwardthemartyr]

@@ivanlagrossemoule I used my 256Gb Western Digital Black NVMe drive for less than 24 months before upgrading it. I fully expect to replace my 1Tb 660p drive with a dirt cheap and lightning fast PCI-E 4.0 4Tb NVMe drive sometime in the next 24-to-36 months. Your Samsung drives will still be great performers as the technology advances, however, so I don't regard either choice as a mistake.

[@calumcadwallader2127]

Just found your channel while building a new PC, you are absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much for straight talking. Saved me a fortune!

[@sto1vall]

Got a intel 1tb for $90 at MicroCenter over a 500 Samsung for the same price. I went for storage over speed.

[@lucasrem]

maddfit_sto1 The 1tb EVO 970? Old drives? You never need speed i guess...cheap is better!

[@sto1vall]

@@lucasrem wasnt necessarily cheap. I had the option of 500mb for 90 or 1tb for 90. I rather have space. I won't be doing a lot of reads and writes so, in my current situation. Space at the same price is more warranted.

[@jawnTem]

Man! That's a lot of Drives, TD! I purchased 4 of your 660p's due to a previous video you did on installing Windows 10 and setting them up in Raid. I have one drive as my boot and the other three are in raid. Thank you ever so much for that "DEAL"!

[@spektrumB]

I think the Crucial P1 is the same thing as the Intel 660P. I have a 1TB drive in my laptop. If you can find the Crucial P1 cheap, should be a good choice too.

[@LK-yz9cj]

yup Intel and Micron codeveloped qlc and optane and have a joint venture in the fab till micron bought out Intels portion earlier this year

[@TechDeals]

Yep, the same drive really..

[@ivanbrasla]

Anandtech has benchmarks for both in case you're interested

[@ReadyRizky]

Yes they in the same boat but according to another review they have a different like crucial is performing worse in something i forget so it just a better choice buy intel instead

[@spektrumB]

@@ReadyRizky I believe the NANDs and the controller are the same. Probably the firmwares are different.

[@AnthonyGoodley]

I'm pretty well versed on technology but haven't kept up with some aspects like computer components so much in recent years. This man is like my college IT professor. Much respect.

[@FalkenHunter705]

Mr. Deals, you always ask whether someone's buying a computer for this year or for the next five, so I wonder what your opinion of the P1 is. Let me explain: the 660p and the Crucial P1 have nearly the same hardware, but the P1's firmware is better tuned. Its write cache works much more smoothly (see Allyn Malventano's review at PC Per, pcper.com/2018/12/crucial-p1-500gb-and-1tb-m-2-nvme-ssd-review-more-qlc/). In my experience, the 660p visibly doesn't handle SSD-to-SSD copies as well as the P1. I'd expect an NVMe drive bought today to live long enough to see NVMe SSDs used commonly as game drives. When that day comes (say, in five years) and SSD-to-SSD copies are more common, I'd also expect the P1's more consistent write cache to matter a lot more. Excellent video, by the way. Always appreciate your insight.

[@felentus]

The P1 also has more DRAM Cache. On the 1TB model it's 1GB vs 265MB.

[@bobsagget823]

Doesn't matter. There is no 2TB P1.

[@khione8044]

@@bobsagget823 The only reason the 660P goes up to 2TB is because an SLC Cache for an SSD is not as good as DRAM, and the 660P needs a large SSD like that, for people not to notice the difference. As soon as that low SLC Cache runs out, that SSD Speed is gonna drop drastically.

[@M3TAL.G3AR]

I'm waiting to replace to Samsung Evo 960 in RAID0 with one of the Intel 660p and clear my case of all cables. Great video, and great analogy. Keep up the good work.

[@wajinshu]

Thank you for this. My 4tb HDD is making noise so looking for replacement. Gonna watch all later. I have Intel SSD in the past and it's working till today so I might buy this hehe Edit: WoW you have Intel SSD with same time as mine. Just finishing the video. Same experience on Intel SSD😁😁

[@lucasmabrgaming4141]

4tb wow 😯

[@wysetech2000]

I purchased a 1 tb WD blue sata drive 2 months ago on a great sale for storage and light usage and i'm blown away by the performance it has.

[@cainankitts7216]

If you search Samsung PM981 on eBay you can get a new OEM variant of the 970 Evo for a bargain.

[@QuicSi1ver]

if you had tested a large file copy, after the high speed cache is saturated the copy speed drizzles down to the 80MB/s, it is good for games and quick booting windows, but large file copy is its weakpoint, i bought a samsung QVO 1TB (QLC) and immediately returned it and bought a crucuial mx 500 1TB, i dont regret spending a bit more on the 3D NAND TLC based crucial.

[@BIOHAZARD_V2]

I grabbed the Sabrent Rocket because it was $100 for 1tb. I wanted TLC bragging rights for $5, ez worth

[@Saigonas]

Good choice!!

[@marcuscook5145]

True. Those drives are a steal. I bought the same one as a FuzeDrive cache for my 10TB hard drive. Phison based drives are really good for the money.

[@alexbrier718]

I heard there are issues cloning drives with the rocket. Heard it's great with fresh installs of windows or game drives though.

[@tuxnews2878]

No sense.

[@BIOHAZARD_V2]

@@tuxnews2878 500 cents to be exact, ez

[@Brunnen_Gee]

I'm glad you posted this, I'm in the market for one right now. I had actually ordered a Crucial P1 500gb from Amazon a couple weeks ago, but even though it was a Prime item, it never shipped and then I got a notification that it would be about a month before I got it (it didn't then, nor does it now say it's limited stock or out of stock). So I cancelled the order and I was just looking around for something else. Only problem is the 1tb version (my price range) is out of stock right now so on the wishlist it goes.

[@jacobwaters4482]

This man is a legend, i love the way he explains stuff and breaks it down. Also, i use a 660p!

[@Ixan89]

Want to say thanks for the ssd benches. I've actually picked up an intel 660p and have been really liking it's performance for gaming however, i'd been gunshy about using it as a boot drive due to comments in reviews on product sites and various other things like the 'limited' re writability etc. I am now resolved to try it as a boot drive.

[@4.0.4]

Quite frankly the performance of Windows updating itself is horrendous regardless of hardware. I am baffled at what takes it so long to do glorified file copying.

[@nbrikha]

I've had my Intel 600p since they launched. It's still running really well. It keeps up with my g/f's 970 evo plus most of the time. She wins about half the time but its usually only a matter of 2 or 3 seconds.

The Intel 660p: I'm a great value. The Kingston a2000: hold my same priced yet faster tlc nand.

[@cluberti]

Can't get it larger than 1TB, so you'd still need 2 of them. Not as much a deal then.

[@FTLMayne]

Javier Hernandez well on an editing/gaming standpoint a 2TB comes in handy. Also if you use shadowplay and record big gameplay.

@@cluberti pay an extra bit for a 2tb ssd if you need it, or get an HDD for large files like videos and movies.

[@nfurber2]

@ Do you not play any games? Average game now is between 40-80 gigs. Having to juggle games on a smaller driver gets annoying. I'd gladly pay for the extra space to not need to do that.

@@nfurber2 it's called a game drive my dude. Games are taking up 150+gb. I'm not gonna spend hundreds extra just to open a game 40 seconds faster. Get à HDD for large files. Ssd for small files, os, and programmes.

[@Shahzad-Khan]

Bro, you make the best in-depth Pc videos, your work is a godsend.

[@malamri424]

once the slc cache runs out the write speed becomes 80MB/s.. why would anyone buy this instead of the MX500

[@calyptic1]

Exactly, or inland premium or sabrent rocket. So many better options with better slc cache.

[@malamri424]

@@calyptic1 I couldn't find a review on Sabrent SSDs but I trust that any TLC drive is better than QLC once the cache runs out.

[@mhayam100]

I just bought my first SSD. A 512gb Intel 660p NVMe SSD. You explained everything so neat so clear even in newbie like me can understand. I'm going to install it. Now I will be looking for your videos how to install it and the partition shenanigans where a common people like me are getting lost.

[@jeepee546]

SOLD, man i think you can sell me anything

[@kevinpihlaja]

Nicely timed video. I only needed a NVME drive to complete my build and was considering the 2TB 660p based on your last SSD video. This convinced me to buy it, although I probably was anyway. The benefit of the larger capacity outweighs the faster speed for me.

[@elu5ive]

BE CAREFUL, i bought 2 intel SSDs and each started dying after 10 months. TOTALLY UNRELIABLE

[@RemixerUltimate]

Well they do have a 5 year warranty.

[@khione8044]

@@RemixerUltimate But they don't last that long. QLC Lifespan is much shorter than TLC or MLC.

[@electricfire7]

This guy explains everything! ..all the details that we want to hear and while some other reviewers miss out the important bits.

[@munch92]

Placing a 660p on a 9900K looks an assault to me.

[@presteeto]

Saw this video drop during school today and couldn't wait to get home and watch. Been considering one for my gaming rig because of its price to performance and i need at least 2-3 tb to store all of my games.

[@ddennis002]

Thats alot of SSD's LOL

[@ZambiblasianOgre]

It's been a while since I've delved into computer hardware developments. I'm very glad to see your channel is not only still doing well, but quality has even further increased beyond how good it already was last year. As always, your videos are wonderfully informative, and please keep up the good work!

[@AradoX0]

Real world tests! and the cpu value comparison and from someone who buys the hardware and real world tests!!! This is the single best hardware review I've ever seen - thanks for all the work! I can't really afford binding to a monthly sub atm, but I'll be sure to use your Amazon affil. links - thanks for providing them for .de ;)

[@drackar]

I have a 950P sitting in my laptop. (bought refurbished, works great still, was the best price for the money given the tech at the time) I was gonna flip that into my new desktop, but looking at it, it seemed nuts to go through all that work when a 660p was less than $100. That was thanks to your last SSD video.

[@GodKing804]

Nice and honest and no bs intro, sponsor ads, etc. Well done. Looking forward to your black friday reviews in few months

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Perhaps if they sent a few fewer samples, the price would be even lower (see stacks of samples on table).... All jokes aside, these videos are so damn helpful for those trying to get the most bang for the buck. Thank you!

[@mattgrease8308]

Three months ago I bought two of these 660p after watching you mention it on your livestream. Had no problem with them so far, work perfectly fine. I absolutely love these these SSD.

[@hopepeho]

That was an excellent video. You really drove the point home by comparing these with CPUs. If you ever do a follow up video then I'd love to watch it with more I/O bound games like Star Citizen. Sony and Microsoft have both hinted at their next-gen systems sporting quite high I/O performance with no loading times (according to them) while GTA5 only reads around 1.5GB at boot and still takes 30+ seconds to load. We're so used to performance only being CPU or GPU bound that we ignore that next-gen games might actually be I/O bound this time.

[@gordonq007]

WD's blue SN550 1TB is literally $100 (130 CAD) in store at the moment, and it's considerably a better drive than the 660p (TLC vs QLC).

[@stephenhung6107]

I really like the format in which you did the benchmark, it really gives the perspective on the difference between the drives, great work!

[@pitcheung5354]

Hi, i just bought the 2TB 660P today, and not a cheaper 1TB 970 EVO plus Thanks for your test and suggestion

[@jimmyarms2829]

I'm know nothing about builds, motherboards, memory and SSD. You made this easy for me and thank you, so I do not need to read and get lost in the instructions. BTW Santa dropped off 1TB Intel 660p NVMe SSD. I look forward to learning from you. Hope Christmas was good to you and Thank you

[@trukr817]

I have a Patriot Torqx 2 64GB 2.5" SATA 2 SSD that I have had for what seems like forever. I first used it as the OS drive on my Phenom 9550 and moved it from system to system for OS until I got a Crucial BX100 500GB. The 64 GB is in my 7 Days to Die server as all I needed room for is Steam and the dedicated server. It's still working fine. On this system, I went with the 970 Pro 512GB NVMe, dear God that cost too much and I think you are spot on that I did not need it. I also have a hard drive for Steam, a 5TB WD Black, got it 4/3/2017 and it's fine. I have 254 games installed, I tend to not uninstall anything LOL. I HAVE been looking at that 660p 2TB to put in my other M.2 though, what you say here is pretty much what I was thinking might be the case. My second M.2 is PCIe 2, so I figured it's not like it can take advantage of any of the expensive drives anyway. Oh yes, I also have an old hard drive in there, I backup my game saves to both hard drives for the best chance to keep them, and yes from time to time also to off PC backups. One day, my system will have no hard drives, but for now I am pretty happy.

[@bbyt66]

We have bought the Sabrent 1TB Rocket PCIe 4.0. But Daddy said he is going to put it into a Z390 motherboard.

[@mytime34]

Thank you for your videos, I just happened to stumble across your channel. I bought 4 of the 660p 1tb drives and the Hyper M.2 X16 card for my Unraid system. I am using the drives stock (not Raid 0) for unraid cache and it flies. It is in a Raid 10 setup inside Unraid (2TB total space) along with 33TB of spinners. The VMs, dockers, and backups are super quick with these drives and I got them at Newegg for $81 x 2 & $84 x2, which is a steal. Now I just need to fill the last 3 M.2 slots on the motherboard and I will really be set. lol

[@themauriciobunch2442]

Another awesome review! I just purchased, and built an entire system al.ost exclusively based on your views. I love that you stick to the real world performance benchmarks. It's saved me from spending.money for the wrong reasons.

[@Electricb7]

Fantastic video. After watching 2 of your videos I fully understand what I'm looking for and what I should spend. How can I find more info about the white labeled ssd's? You said that the Sabrent Rocket, Adlink s70 and the Inland Premium were the exact same thing. Where can I find proof of that? any Links?

[@natturefrk]

THanks soooooo much!!! I was wondering about this nvme drive. You are amazing reviewer. I love the level of detail you provide. Also the level of information. Always happy with your videos. Even that video you did where you talked about your life.

[@phantomphreak]

Hey Mr. Tech Deals, I have two Intel 660p 1TB SSD's and one Samsung Evo 1TB SSD. I love these drives and have not noticed much difference in the speeds in what I do So I am very happy with them.

[@hectoribarra9991]

I had a sata ssd failed on me after 2 years. But I still bought a 660p nvme just 2 weeks ago because of your videos. You convinced me. Thank you.

[@mcjimmyjr4637]

i just got the 1 TB 660 M.2 drive as an upgrade for my desktop. I love it, installs and load windows super fast. my little rizen 1600 is running like a champ now. great little drive.

[@Xarzith]

Considering I recently switched an Acer Aspire Switch 10 E into linux, the speed of the storage is really not everything ( Win10 boot = 370s - debian Buster boot = 26s). It all depends on the use and I can also say that with cost in mind, 660p is a great deal. I also do love the comparison to real life use. It makes comparisons like this worth listening through.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I am blown away by these kinds of tests. I was that way myself and now realize. I will get a lot of life from a drive as long I use it and they perform well enough for my daily needs. Thank you sir.

[@MattiaPiola]

Bought a Sabrent Rocket as boot drive for my new rig based on your past videos, but I plan on getting a 2TB 660p when I'll need extra storage down the line... hoping prices will drop even more!

[@royevans4581]

Excellent video. No you did not harp on at all. It's hard work convincing people to see the real world performance against benchmarks.! It's the first time I've seen actual real time footage of operations being done and it really does demonstrate how insignificant the differences are in performance. Thanks. You have saved me a lot of money. ))))

[@Log80266]

I really enjoy how spot on all of your advice is and how knowledgeable and professional your videos are. Keep doing what you're doing, I can't believe I didn't find you earlier!

[@yaredmekbeb4481]

Impressive. Thank you for presenting the most detailed and real time testing I’ve ever gone through.

[@Justin_80]

Thanks for the info. I've been eyeing the 2TB 660p on Newegg for a week or two.

[@lexredom]

Thanks so much for taking the time to do those reviews. They are really awsome!

[@Baneling93]

Just tried a build with the 660p last week. Be aware that it is not at all compatable with the Asus maximus XI hero motherboard. If you plan to use it I encourage you to confirm that it will definitely work with your motherboard. Had to swap it out for a 970 plus.

[@OdinHardware]

Great instructor, instructs us to buy this ! As usual, good video !

[@StephenKrecklo]

Thanks for the video. Super informative and puts things in a real-world perspective. I'm curious how the read performance of these drives degrade as they become full. I wonder what the sweet spot is for storage vs performance and how that compares to more expensive options.

[@AndyMutz]

I already own 5 660p drives and this video is a perfect summarization of what I have been saying for months now, thank you!

[@mindthreatx]

Appreciate this detailed video, really helped clear up some misconception and misunderstandings regarding the 660P.

[@TheCastleKeeper]

Tech, your the Paul Harrell of the computer youtube world (that's a big compliment on your real world data gathering if you don't know who Paul Harrell is). Keep up the good work. I just couldn't justify getting extra SSD for my editing machine when I can get a 4TB 7200rpm 6GB cache traditional HDD for the same $$ as a 1TB 660p. When the price gets down to where it's more $ to TB as HDD, it will be more tempting. I would really like to know why you choose SSD over HDD for editing, and maybe how that breaks down $ per hour of suite work. Thanks, and keep it up!

[@michaelchung1526]

You rock man. I got so many people telling me to get more expensive SSDs and then I see this video before I pulled the trigger. So glad I did.

[@HEETSEEKAH]

I'm really glad I found this video. I'm in the market for upgrading one of my PCs and saw this intel 660p drive as an option. I thought that the performance would be under par compared to a samsung evo NVMe that was 1/4 of the storage space but faster for a similar price... and I almost bought the Samsung. After watching this video, you've changed my mind and will now be buying that intel 660p.

[@josephanderson3111]

Tech, it's always a pleasure to watch one of your videos. The fact that you actually use the stuff you review means a lot to me as a consumer. Benchmarks have their place but when you have used something day after you find the real value of performance as it relates to what you do with your computer. You put your computers through actual stress tests in your everyday use. I pretty much look at your recommendations as facts period. I really appreciate all of the hard work you put into your reviews and the the explanations of how and why. Your commitment to detail make you the # 1 internet resource for all things computer related in my book . I'll be using an Intel 660P M.2 as my boot drive in my next build for sure. Thank you for the review. 🙏

[@vaderglenn]

Your videos are so good, deserving of so many more subs. Love putting these on while I'm writing, helps me decide what to buy as well lol.

[@jameslucop4503]

Great content. Subscribed! Very balanced 👍😬 you’ve helped me to make up my mind - want a 2TB for an external thunderbolt enclosure 😊 - will pick up the intel 2TB - was previously going to go 970 plus - but I have two of those in my laptop already - I think the intro will be just fine for the external 👍👍👍