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Should You Upgrade? From A Hard Drive To An SSD

published 7 October 2011

Should you buy a new processor for your next machine? How about a new graphics card? Have you given any thought to the status of your storage subsystem? We're making a case for incorporating solid-state technology the next time you're upgrade-shopping.

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Benchmark Results: Sequential Read/Write

Page 1: Hard Drive Versus SSD
Page 2: Drives: Samsung 470 Series (SSD) And Seagate Barracuda XT (Hard Drive)
Page 3: Characteristics: Hard Drive Versus Solid-State
Page 4: Test System
Page 5: Benchmark Results: Sequential Read/Write
Page 6: Benchmark Results: Random Read/Write
Page 7: Benchmark Results: I/O Performance And Access Times
Page 8: Benchmark Results: PCMark 7
Page 9: Benchmark Results: Power Draw And Efficiency
Page 10: Benchmark Results: SYSmark 2012
Page 11: Windows Startup And Application Launch
Page 12: Video: Launching Applications With An SSD, And Then A Hard Drive

Benchmark Results: Sequential Read/Write

CrystalDiskMark, AS SSD, and Iometer clearly illustrate the significantly higher data rates of the SSD compared to the high-end hard disk. Of course, if you're a regular Tom's Hardware reader, none of that is news to you.