SSD Read Slow but Write is Fast

tom_taylor97

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Ok so i bought a new 500gb samsung 850 evo because my old ssd ran out of space. i now want to use the old ssd for extra storage once the evo is full. with the samsung magician software i ran a test and its running fine but when i test my old ssd with the software i get something like 150 read and 500 write when they should both be around 500. does anyone know why this would happen?
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What model is your old SSD ?? If it was not a Samsung drive, then Samsung magician own benchmark may not be accurate on your old drive. Try AS SSD, AIDA 64 benchmarking softwares for comparing your new and old SSD drives.
 

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ok ill try that thanks and its an OCZ Agility 3 240GB
 

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Newer SSD's usually have better performance. After benchmarking both drives, you can store game files to the fastest drive. By loading games on a faster SSD means games will load slightly faster.
 

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its not cause the ssd is older. it should have read and write of about 500. it has around 500 write but only 200 or less read when i test it.. thats not because of the age of the ssd.