SSD+HDD or SSD+SSHD

[LDG]

Previously my storage config was:

OS --> SSD

GAMES + FILES -->  HDD (Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB)

 

Recently I purchased a Seagate SSHD 2TB.

 

So new Config is:

OS --> SSD

Games, Progs and Files --> SSHD(2 Partitions) 

 

Now the problem is my SSHD is not getting any better performance than my HDD. - (Based on crystal diskmark 1000MB 5 tries)

 

Should I go back to my old set-up and just make this SSHD as storage or am I missing something important?

 

 

Any ideas?

 

[DarrenP]

SSD + HDD. You'll see shit performance from a smaller SSD and SSHD. SSHD's perform no where near SSD's. 

[Oshino Shinobu]

SSHDs cache your most used applications if I'm not mistaken, so it will only perform better with the ones it has cached. Most SSHDs have very small amounts of SSD storage in them, so it normally only makes a few things faster. 

 

EDIT: Your best option would be  OS ---> SSD  GAMES, FILES, PROGRAMS ----> HDD with 60GB SSD for cache. (If you can afford it)

[LDG]

SSD + HDD. You'll see shit performance from a smaller SSD and SSHD. SSHD's perform no where near SSD's. 

Please take note that I'm comparing my HDD and SSHD. Thanks 

[DarrenP]

Please take note that I'm comparing my HDD and SSHD. Thanks 

SSHD's are basically HDD's with a large Cache that is basically a slower SSD. I'd say just go with the second option. 

[Fred Castellum]

SSHD's are basically HDD's with a large Cache that is basically a slower SSD. I'd say just go with the second option. 

^ what he said, you won't see a major improvement over traditional hard drives. It really depends on what you do with them too. 

[LDG]

SSHDs cache your most used applications if I'm not mistaken, so it will only perform better with the ones it has cached. Most SSHDs have very small amounts of SSD storage in them, so it normally only makes a few things faster. 

 

EDIT: Your best option would be  OS ---> SSD  GAMES, FILES, PROGRAMS ----> HDD with 60GB SSD for cache. (If you can afford it)

I only have 128GB SSD so basically it would just be for my OS,drivers and important progs.

I dont want to spend anymore so I will just go for this setup:

 

128GB SSD = OS+Programs+Drivers

1TB HDD = Games+other programs

2TB SSHD = For Storage only

[acidydragon]

All an SSHD will do for you, is make applications open faster. So say, for instance, you got an SSHD and put your OS on it, you would see near SSD speeds on boot up.

 

They don't do much for the actual performance of different things though. The price isn't really worth it unless you can't get an SSD.

[Oshino Shinobu]

I only have 128GB SSD so basically it would just be for my OS,drivers and important progs.

I dont want to spend anymore so I will just go for this setup:

 

128GB SSD = OS+Programs+Drivers

1TB HDD = Games+other programs

2TB SSHD = For Storage only

Sounds good to me. You may want to install things that you open a lot onto the SSHD, so they'll open faster. 

[DeViLzzz]

I recommend HDD+HDD.  No reason that still isn't good enough and better for most people these days.  Sorry but the lack of storage capacity and what the speed is used for on an SSD hardly makes it worth it to the general public.

[bracka]

Go for this configuration:

128GB SSD = OS+Programs+Drivers

2TB SSHD = Games+other programs

1TB HDD = For Storage only

It's normal that Crystal mark doesn't show any improvements because your SSHD relies on read caching to improve performance.

Games and programs that you use often should get cached on the flash storage of the SSHD and thus launch faster. You can copy a new game that you play often and test load times with a stopwatch. Compare 1st load after install with like 5th load. You should see improvements