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Old 05-26-2020, 01:46 PM
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Default Re: Can I do something to enhance my Mac Pro (mid 2012) Performance?

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Originally Posted by Zak7 View Post
Great seems that both more RAM and moving my SDD to a PCIe Slot will bring a noticeable better performance to my computer

"PCIe provides a faster interface speed than SATA. An SSD connected via a PCIe 3.0 x16 interface can have a link speed of 16 Gb/s. In contrast the SATA 3.0 standard only provides 6.0 Gb/s. Solid State Drives (SSDs) come in a number of different form factors and are available with different interface connects."

any good PCIe adapter cards?
If your ssd is something like a Samsung 850/860 type drive then go to OWC and get their Accelsior adapter card.
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