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DINCAO

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Mar 6, 2021
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Imac 27 late 2014 5k upgraded to NVME WD BLACK 750 But no more then 750 read and write. WHY???

I use Big Sur . Should I down grade?

HELP!
 

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DeltaMac

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2014 iMac has a 2-lane slot for the PCIe bus. Theoretical max is about 1,000 MBps. (5.0 GT/s PCIe x2)
Your W-D black card would be pretty fast, but is limited by bandwidth of the slot in that 2014 iMac.
It would be much faster in the Late 2015 iMacs, which provide 4-lanes on the PCIe bus, which looks like it should allow speeds up to about 3,000 MBps. (8.0 GT/s PCIe x4)

Downgrade if you like. That won't change the hardware in your 2014 iMac -- you would still have speeds in about the same range. (which is still plenty fast!)
 

joevt

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Jun 21, 2012
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Check PCIe link rate and link width in the PCI tab of System Information.app

Your iMac has Thunderbolt 2 ports supporting 20 Gbps. You might be able to get near PCIe 2.0 5GT/s x4 speed (≈ 1500 MB/s) by using an NVMe in a Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 2 enclosure.
 

Fishrrman

macrumors Penryn
Feb 20, 2009
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Downgrading the software won't matter.
The speed is limited by the internal bus of the 2014 iMac itself.
 
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