How do SSHD's store Operating Systems?

[Jobinx]

I understand that the Seagate 1TB FireCuda SSHD will learn what to store in the SSD portion, but how would it store Windows 10 in the 8GB of SSD memory?

Or would it just put Windows 10 in the mechanical drive instead?

[Energycore]

Here's the gist of how a hybrid hard drive works:

 

First it will store all the data you have in the platters (slow). Then as you start using it, it will lears which bits of it you use the most (that will be the OS, because that's the one you load every time you boot your compuher) and move it to the fast bit. Thus a hybrid hard drive is able to give you SSD-like load times on your OS, and slow load times on everything else.

[vanished]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Here's the gist of how a hybrid hard drive works:

 

First it will store all the data you have in the platters (slow). Then as you start using it, it will lears which bits of it you use the most [...] and move it to the fast bit. 

Basically this ^

 

Problem is,

• 8 GB is not much space, and
• you never know what it'll put on there.  You hope it's the OS, but it might not be, if you use some other file a lot, for example

Personally, I don't like them and would just get a HDD, (+SSD for the OS of course) but it's up to you.

[Energycore]

14 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Basically this ^

 

Problem is,

• 8 GB is not much space, and
• you never know what it'll put on there.  You hope it's the OS, but it might not be, if you use some other file a lot, for example

Personally, I don't like them and would just get a HDD, (+SSD for the OS of course) but it's up to you.

I would love for someone to make a hybrid SSHD with 32, 64 or even 128GB SSD space. And instead of managing the SSD space through an algorithm, let you manage the SSD bit yourself if you like. But as it stands today even a cheap af 64GB SSD + separate HDD is a better choice. I even sometimes recommend a single 250GB SSD for builders on a budget.

[Mooshi]

I have a Firecuda myself in the 2TB flavor. Unsure how the OS responsiveness would be, I use mine as a storage/game drive. 

[SkilledRebuilds]

2 hours ago, Jobinx said:

I understand that the Seagate 1TB FireCuda SSHD will learn what to store in the SSD portion, but how would it store Windows 10 in the 8GB of SSD memory?

Or would it just put Windows 10 in the mechanical drive instead?

Windows 10, is made up of 10's of 1000's of smaller files. Thousands of tiny aspects of Windows make up the whole package.

It's those "most commonly" used files/aspects that will be likely thrown in the cache more than other files.

8GB isn't enough from experience.

Win7/8,1/10 gets fast, way fast, in cache of course,... but then I play BF4 and after a few rounds (gigabytes of textures n loading when you change maps)

The first BF4 round is longest, but gets way faster as well... which is great.

Leaving BF4... Windows operations may lag for a little while as they are not in cache anymore, and file access delays the HDD has in reading, well it's like running a HDD as normal again..

(Fast method - Reboot after a long gaming session, force at least some of Windows back into the cache)

(Slower method - Keep using PC as normal, the more you use Windows (explorer/open menus/transitions) the faster it gets faster again.

 

Annoying for some.

Enough for some.

I wouldn't have issues using a 1TB+8GB hybrid for a Games drive,.. if Windows was separate on another drive, personal preference cos I already have a large Windows SSD. For a Windows/Gaming drive, it could suit many people just fine, however people want more more more more more.