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SSD Cache and RAID?

Nicktendo
By Nicktendo
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Is it possible to do RAID 1 with SSD cache in order to speed up the write/read speeds?

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It is my understanding that a raid 1 is as fast as the SLOWEST drive.

PC:

Monolith(Laptop): CPU: i7 5700HQ GPU: GTX 980M 8GB RAM: 2x8GB 1600MHz Storage: 2x128GB Samsung 850 EVO(Raid 0) + 1TB HGST 7200RPM Model: Gigabyte P35XV4 Mouse: Razer Orochi Headset: Turtle Beach Stealth 450

 

IoT:

Router: Netgear D7000 Nighthawk

NAS: Synology DS218j, 2x 4TB Seagate Ironwolf

Media Accelerator: Nvidia Shield via Plex

Phone: Sony Xperia X Compact

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Yes its possible.  Look up "bcache".

 

Whether its a good idea, I'll not comment on that. 

15 minutes ago, CtrlAltELITE said:

It is my understanding that a raid 1 is as fast as the SLOWEST drive.

For writes, yes.  But on reads, or mixed workloads, additional drives, even slower drives, can and does make a difference. 

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