NVMe PC Compatibility

How do I know Samsung NVMe™ M.2 SSDs are compatible with my PC?

Please check whether your system satisfies the minimum system requirements specified below:

Category                                              Minimum Requirements

Main-board      (System) Intel Haswell Refresh or later client chipset based mainboard with an unallocated M.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 lane connector
Processor          64-bit processor (recommended) single, dual or higher number of processors can be used
Memory            More than 2 GB DRAM
Connector         M.2 (‘M’ Key) or third party adapter (AIC) for use with PCIe connector
Form-Factor      Space for a single sided M.2 2280 (SSD with dimensions 22 mm x 80 mm), or use third party adapter (AIC) to connect to PCIe connector
Power                25 W compatible PCIe slot

 

Please check whether your operating system is supported and note that some OS need installation of the proprietary Samsung NVMe™ driver:

OS                                                       Notes

Windows 7 32/64 bit        Samsung NVMe™ driver required
Windows 8 32/64 bit        Samsung NVMe™ driver required
Windows 8.1 32/64 bit     Samsung NVMe™ driver recommended*
Windows 10 32/64 bit      Samsung NVMe™ driver recommended*

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