Should You Upgrade? From A Hard Drive To An SSD

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By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos
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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.

Benchmark Results: I/O Performance And Access Times

The database test paints a clear picture: the SSD is 12 times faster.

Web servers typically just read data and rarely write. As a result, the Samsung 470 SSD looks even better compared to Seagate's Barracuda XT.

There are no unexpected results in the workstation test, either.

Access Times

Compared to the hard drive, the access times of the SSD are barely measurable.

Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos