We measure interface performance to verify the maximum throughput when data is read or written to the drive's cache memory. However, this number has very little relevance in everyday life, since most data is not read from the cache.
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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
