Old SSD vs. New SSD

Mouse_Reus · Jan 23, 2014

Hi,

Hello all,

I've got a Intel X25 M Postville SSD 80GB with this specifications:

Size: 80GB
Drive cache: 32MB
SSD-type Multi Level Cell
Harddisk bus (intern) SATA-300
Mean Time Between Failures 1.200.000u
Read(sequentially) 250MB/s
Write(sequentially) 70MB/s
Sellversion: OEM
SKU SSDSA2MH080G2C1

I'm thinking about buying a Samsung EVO 840 120gb SSD with this specifications:

Opslagcapaciteit 120GB
Drive cache 256MB
SSD-type Triple Level Cell
SSD-controller Samsung MEX
SSD - Trim
Harddiskbus (intern) SATA-600
Read (sequentieel) 540MB/s
Write (sequentieel) 410MB/s
Read (random 4K) 94.000IOPS
Write (random 4K) 35.000IOPS

Question:
Can someone tell me the difference in % ? Do i really notice the difference by only running windows and a few appications. I am not a heavy gamer.

Kind regards,
Mike

varun_02 · Jan 23, 2014

Just notice the difference in read and write speed of old and new.
Surely you will notice the difference.
Its the best out there in the market in terms of price and performance.

Kai Dowin · Jan 23, 2014

When I did a similar migration I saw a healthy increase in performance in things like copying large files and such.
Opening programs and booting the machine was basically the same, though.

About percentage... well, it's almost twice as fast (in benchmarks) in many scenarios.

chris987 · Jan 23, 2014

yes the sumsung is better since its an sata3 and not sata2 the intel is. it will be better even if you run it on sata2. to achieve its max performace though you must run the samsung on a sata3 capable motherboard

Mouse_Reus · Jan 23, 2014

Thanks for the fast answers. I really doubt, because for data i have an internal 1TB normal HD, so don't need SSD for data transfers.
But i've got an ASUS Z87-K motherboard, so it's supports Sata-3.
The new harddisk is € 80,- .... Saving 'big' money keeping the OLD one, but maybe it's wort the € 80,-
??

chris987 · Jan 23, 2014

yes it is an sata3 motherboard.the 80gb ssd for windows os is enough and can do the job. samsung ssd will be a considerable boost but it can always wait for later if money is the problem. it surely is a worthy upgrade though!

Kai Dowin · Jan 23, 2014

Mouse_Reus :

Depends on what on how do you want to see your machine running.
You shall see a performance increase, but nowhere close to what you saw when first picked a SSD over a HD.

Personally, ultra fast disks don't made a difference big enough in my experience to justify their pricing. On the other hand, some friends swear for fast drives, saying how it improved theirs.

Depends mostly on what's good enough to you. As I said, you shall see gains in things that stress the disk, as copying large files. For daily driving of the system the difference shouldn't be huge. Buuut, you will gain more SSD space. Isn't that a good thing?

Mouse_Reus · Jan 23, 2014

Hehehe

More space is alway good but 80 GB for onlyWindows and a few apps for now is fine.

Thanks for your time guys! I think i'll stick with the one i have. A upgrade is possible anytime

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