SSDs. Performance over Capacity.

[thesonyuh]

so I really want to buy SSD in the future but i actually just use it as boot drive. To save a little, I'm aiming for a 120GB (or smaller if possible)  capacity only.

 

Is there such thing as the bigger the size of the SSD you buy the faster its performance is? Considering it's of same brand.

[ShadowCaptain]

so I really want to buy SSD in the future but i actually just use it as boot drive. To save a little, I'm aiming for a 120GB (or smaller if possible)  capacity only.

 

Is there such thing as the bigger the size of the SSD you buy the faster its performance is? Considering it's of same brand.

 

Bigger SSDs generally perform faster than the smaller models

 

Honestly unless you are on a super budget, I would get a 250gb SSD like an 850 evo, Crucial MX100/BX100, or something similar in terms of specification 

 

 

A boot drive is all well and good but honestly your PC will still perform slowly if all of your applications are stored on mechanical drives -you need your program files on there too to get the best performance

[JefferyD90]

so I really want to buy SSD in the future but i actually just use it as boot drive. To save a little, I'm aiming for a 120GB (or smaller if possible)  capacity only.

 

Is there such thing as the bigger the size of the SSD you buy the faster its performance is? Considering it's of same brand.

Yes this is a thing.  If you get a smaller drive, occasionally, it will have fewer chips thus causing it to perform worse.

 

Although, most drives in todays world don't have this issue to any count because it will still saturate SATA.

[BoredErica]

so I really want to buy SSD in the future but i actually just use it as boot drive. To save a little, I'm aiming for a 120GB (or smaller if possible)  capacity only.

 

Is there such thing as the bigger the size of the SSD you buy the faster its performance is? Considering it's of same brand.

Yes. But it's marginal. For 850 Pro for example, there's basically zero difference even on benchmarks once you get past 128gb. That's just benchmarks. In actual use the difference feels nonexistent. Don't worry about it. I'd worry much more about the boot drive size, in case you run out of space. I recommend getting a cheap 256gb SSD.

[thesonyuh]

Bigger SSDs generally perform faster than the smaller models

 

Honestly unless you are on a super budget, I would get a 250gb SSD like an 850 evo, Crucial MX100/BX100, or something similar in terms of specification 

 

 

A boot drive is all well and good but honestly your PC will still perform slowly if all of your applications are stored on mechanical drives -you need your program files on there too to get the best performance

 

Yes this is a thing.  If you get a smaller drive, occasionally, it will have fewer chips thus causing it to perform worse.

 

Although, most drives in todays world don't have this issue to any count because it will still saturate SATA.

 

Thanks guys. Really fast replies. Ill just gonna save up to get higher capacity model.

 

 

Since we're into it. Im planning on Samsung 850 Evo. Any thoughts or other recommendations?

[amp88]

Yes, there are often differences between various capacity drives in the same model range (mostly due to a difference in the number of NAND chips in the drive, which reduces the degree of parallelism in read/writes). Whether the differences are noticeable in everyday use is a different question. 250/256GB seems like the sweet spot at the moment for SSDs, in terms of performance, value for money and capacity. See this AnandTech review of the Samsung 850 EVO series to get an idea of the potential difference in performance between the 120, 250 and 500GB models:

[Curufinwe_wins]

Thanks guys. Really fast replies. Ill just gonna save up to get higher capacity model.

 

 

Since we're into it. Im planning on Samsung 850 Evo. Any thoughts or other recommendations?

On a budget I'd recommend the cheapest of bx100/mx200/850evo. I dont recommend the mx100. They are massively out of date and outperformed by the other two.

[thesonyuh]

Yes, there are often differences between various capacity drives in the same model range (mostly due to a difference in the number of NAND chips in the drive, which reduces the degree of parallelism in read/writes). Whether the differences are noticeable in everyday use is a different question. 250/256GB seems like the sweet spot at the moment for SSDs, in terms of performance, value for money and capacity. See this AnandTech review of the Samsung 850 EVO series to get an idea of the potential difference in performance between the 120, 250 and 500GB models:

Tried to see the prices of the 200-line GB here on our country. I wonder why OCZ ARC 100 is cheap for the price? It's cheaper than the 850 EVO but the ARC 100 stomps 850 Evo. O_o

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Is a 850 Evo 500GB a good deal for 199€?

[Captain_WD]

so I really want to buy SSD in the future but i actually just use it as boot drive. To save a little, I'm aiming for a 120GB (or smaller if possible)  capacity only.

 

Is there such thing as the bigger the size of the SSD you buy the faster its performance is? Considering it's of same brand.

 

Hey thesonyuh,

 

Getting a SSD is a great idea for every build. They decrease loading and boot times, make the whole system significantly more responsive and increase the transfer speeds. Do have in mind that The Os alone with the updates takes about 35GB of the space and you would be left with the rest for the more demanding applications, games and files. I would recommend to first consider what can really benefit from the SSD's speed and then figure out what capacity would you need, especially since you are on a budget. 

 

Larger capacity SSDs are generally faster and should give you more space and performance for the demanding applications but are also much more expensive in terms of price per GB.

 

Captain_WD.