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: PCMark 7

Futuremark's PCMark 7 emulates typical use cases on a PC. With a few exceptions, the SSD is two to four times faster than the hard drive. The whole system, including CPU and graphics card performance, is measured in these tests. As a result, the differences between the SSD- and mechanical disk-based systems are very life-like and realistic.

Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos