SSDs read/write speeds
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SuperSoph_WD
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Hey there, @Vala!
It would be really helpful if you share your PC specs and more specifically the motherboard model. Upgrading to a solid-state drive is great, and you will see things get a lot snappier than before. So you will definitely experience much faster booting times and overall performance boost of your system. If your mobo incorporates SATA III ( 6 Gb/s) ports, you will definitely notice the difference as these ports allow the SSD to communicate much faster when the read/write speeds could reach ~ 550 MB/s.
Even if your motherboard doesn't feature SATA III ports and instead you have only SATA II ones ( 3 Gb/s), you will still notice the performance boost, even though these ports bottleneck the capabilities of the solid-state drive and limit the transfer speed (read/write) to around ~ 300 MB/s. However, I think it's still worth it.
In the Tom's Hardware website, you can find some great articles and benchmark reviews of SSDs.
Hope it helps. Good luck & let me know if you have more questions!
SuperSoph_WD
It would be really helpful if you share your PC specs and more specifically the motherboard model. Upgrading to a solid-state drive is great, and you will see things get a lot snappier than before. So you will definitely experience much faster booting times and overall performance boost of your system. If your mobo incorporates SATA III ( 6 Gb/s) ports, you will definitely notice the difference as these ports allow the SSD to communicate much faster when the read/write speeds could reach ~ 550 MB/s.
Even if your motherboard doesn't feature SATA III ports and instead you have only SATA II ones ( 3 Gb/s), you will still notice the performance boost, even though these ports bottleneck the capabilities of the solid-state drive and limit the transfer speed (read/write) to around ~ 300 MB/s. However, I think it's still worth it.
In the Tom's Hardware website, you can find some great articles and benchmark reviews of SSDs.
Hope it helps. Good luck & let me know if you have more questions!
SuperSoph_WD
SuperSoph_WD :
Hey there, @Vala!
It would be really helpful if you share your PC specs and more specifically the motherboard model. Upgrading to a solid-state drive is great, and you will see things get a lot snappier than before. So you will definitely experience much faster booting times and overall performance boost of your system. If your mobo incorporates SATA III ( 6 Gb/s) ports, you will definitely notice the difference as these ports allow the SSD to communicate much faster when the read/write speeds could reach ~ 550 MB/s.
Even if your motherboard doesn't feature SATA III ports and instead you have only SATA II ones ( 3 Gb/s), you will still notice the performance boost, even though these ports bottleneck the capabilities of the solid-state drive and limit the transfer speed (read/write) to around ~ 300 MB/s. However, I think it's still worth it.
In the Tom's Hardware website, you can find some great articles and benchmark reviews of SSDs.
Hope it helps. Good luck & let me know if you have more questions!
SuperSoph_WD
It would be really helpful if you share your PC specs and more specifically the motherboard model. Upgrading to a solid-state drive is great, and you will see things get a lot snappier than before. So you will definitely experience much faster booting times and overall performance boost of your system. If your mobo incorporates SATA III ( 6 Gb/s) ports, you will definitely notice the difference as these ports allow the SSD to communicate much faster when the read/write speeds could reach ~ 550 MB/s.
Even if your motherboard doesn't feature SATA III ports and instead you have only SATA II ones ( 3 Gb/s), you will still notice the performance boost, even though these ports bottleneck the capabilities of the solid-state drive and limit the transfer speed (read/write) to around ~ 300 MB/s. However, I think it's still worth it.
In the Tom's Hardware website, you can find some great articles and benchmark reviews of SSDs.
Hope it helps. Good luck & let me know if you have more questions!
SuperSoph_WD
Thanks so much for your reply. It's the new HP Spectre x360 with Kaby Lake processor that I want to upgrade. I haven't still received it, but was thinking of getting the new Samsung 960 EVO SSD for it once it arrives. So aside from faster boot time, what else should I (or other people who decide to get a faster SSD) expect? Where else will I see the improvement?
Thanks
SuperSoph_WD
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Hey there again, @Vala!
It really depends on your intended use of software and applications. You will experience a boost in performance in everything that you have installed on the SSD. If you are into gaming, for example, you will notice much better performance and an improved gaming experience with a solid-state drive. It will load levels/maps faster, but it will not increase the frame rates, since this particular parameter depends on other hardware as well. If you are into using demanding software like media (audio/video) editing, you will see that it won't take as much time for the program to load and it would make it easier for you to do whatever you like. You can check this thread as well, where one of our senior mods (WyomingKnott) in the TH community explains the differences in details.
Keep me posted if there's anything else you are concerned about regarding the storage upgrade!
SuperSoph_WD
It really depends on your intended use of software and applications. You will experience a boost in performance in everything that you have installed on the SSD. If you are into gaming, for example, you will notice much better performance and an improved gaming experience with a solid-state drive. It will load levels/maps faster, but it will not increase the frame rates, since this particular parameter depends on other hardware as well. If you are into using demanding software like media (audio/video) editing, you will see that it won't take as much time for the program to load and it would make it easier for you to do whatever you like. You can check this thread as well, where one of our senior mods (WyomingKnott) in the TH community explains the differences in details.
Keep me posted if there's anything else you are concerned about regarding the storage upgrade!
SuperSoph_WD
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