TIL that even with SATA 3.0, that SSDs only transfer data at a fraction of their speed due to the fact that SATA can't keep up with the drive.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1489684/ssd-interface-comparison-pci-express-vs-sata



Submitted April 05, 2015 at 10:52PM by duckandcover http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/31jbj6/til_that_even_with_sata_30_that_ssds_only/