SATA III HDD on SATA II Motherboard
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I know that SATA III is backwards compatible to SATA 1.5 so no worries there, but my questing is:
Will a SATA III HDD on a SATA II motherboard be quicker than a SATA II HDD on that same motherboard, or does it not matter since it's limited to SATA II speeds?
Will a SATA III HDD on a SATA II motherboard be quicker than a SATA II HDD on that same motherboard, or does it not matter since it's limited to SATA II speeds?
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Sata III HDDs sustained throughput is the same for being on a sata II or a sata III port. Ther is ONLY one parameter that is improved by being on a Sata III port, and that is the very short burst speed.
Case inpoint compare the Sata II samsung F3 on a sata II port and a Sata III WD Black on a sata III port, Bet you would not be able to tell which is which in real day-2-day usage.
Note I have both of the above configurations.
Case inpoint compare the Sata II samsung F3 on a sata II port and a Sata III WD Black on a sata III port, Bet you would not be able to tell which is which in real day-2-day usage.
Note I have both of the above configurations.
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