# Are your motherboard's M.2 heatsinks making good contact with your SSD? We tested 20 modern Intel and AMD motherboards to verify

> M. 2-based SSDs have been around for about a decade now in PCs, and have all but replaced the much larger and notably slower 3. 5-inch hard drives, and even 2.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/are-your-motherboards-m-2-heatsinks-making-good-contact-with-your-ssd-we-tested-20-modern-intel-and-amd-motherboards-to-verify?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6b40a3ba29792005f93dc5)
- **Published:** 2026-07-30
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #surface #amd #intel
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a6b40a3ba29792005f93dc5

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