NVMe M.2 Interface
Do Samsung NVMe™ M.2 SSDs work with any M.2 slot?
There are different types of M.2 slots. A “B-Key” enables SATA or PCIe NVMe™ SSDs using up to 2 PCIe lanes, while an “M-Key” enables NVMe™ SSDs with the use of up to 4 PCIe lanes.
Performance of PCIe NVMe™ M.2 SSDs leveraging PCIe x4 lanes is roughly twice as high as with PCIe x2 lanes, so the vast majority of mainboards today support ”M-Key” slots with 4 lanes. This is the solution supported by Samsung NVMe™ SSDs, and works in the majority of M.2 slots.
Please check the type of M.2 (M or B Key) slots available on your mainboard by reading the user manual or contacting your system vendor.