Before launching our board we concluded extensive testing to ensure compatibility with the most popular drives. If you want to use a different drive it will mostly likely work without any issues. Our compatibility list also includes performance benchmarks made with the tool provided by pibenchmarks.com
When purchasing a drive please make sure that you purchase a NVMe drive, not a SATA drive!
| Name | DD Write | HDParam(disk) | Score (pibenchmarks) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pineberry Pi Pinedrive (2280) | 388 MB/s | 817.69 MB/s | 38547 |
| Western Digital SN530 | 441 MB/s | 845.35 MB/s | 45,735 |
| Samsung 970 EVO Plus | 314 MB/s | 776.7 MB/s | 27,960 |
| Sabrent Rocket 4.0 | 350 MB/s | 773.9 MB/s | 47,002 |
| Crucial P3 Plus M.2 Series | 441 MB/s | 798.97 MB/s | 40,118 |
| PNY CS1030 | 444 MB/s | 744.15 MB/s | 42,203 |
| Samsung 980 | 426 MB/s | 791.31 MB/s | 42,230 |
| Lexar NM620 | 444 MB/s | 849.2 MB/s | 44,542 |
| Crucial P3 Plus | 359 MB/s | 777.5 MB/s | 26,163 |
| KIOXIA EXCERIA | 394 MB/s | 802.09 MB/sec | 43030 |
| Lexar NM710 | 393 MB/s | 849.91 MB/sec | 40542 |
| Kingston KC3000 | 393 MB/s | 832.70 MB/sec | 44203 |
| XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE | 403 MB/s | 829.90 MB/sec | 41316 |
Lexar NM620 shipps with various firmware revisions, you might need to use this drive in Gen 2 mode.
WD SN530 has been problematic for some users when it comes to NVMe boot, especially in the 2242 variant. Our test drive was a 2280 SKU and it worked OK but we generally recommend staying away from Western Digital drives completely.
- WD SN740
- WD SN350
- WD SN770
- WD SN850 possibly
- Transcend TSXXXGMTE300S (submitted by our community)