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Benchmarks don't lie: SSD upgrades deliver huge performance gains |
September 25, 2013
I’ve upgraded dozens of systems with solid-state drives. In every case I’ve gotten a “W” reaction, as in “Wow!” “Whoa!” and “No way!” (not to mention “Kewl!”). Given a relatively modern CPU, an SSD delivers more satisfaction than any upgrade I know. Don’t take my word for it, however: Believe the numbers.
Most people who want to boost their desktop computer’s performance will upgrade either its GPU (easy) or its CPU (only slightly more complicated). Typically it’s impossible to upgrade either component on a laptop. Storage upgrades, meanwhile, usually happen only after you’ve accumulated too much digital stuff (movies, music, and what have you), not when you’re looking to make your PC faster.
Most SSDs don’t offer a lot of storage capacity, so they’re relatively expensive on a per-gigabyte basis compared with mechanical hard drives. Modern SSDs are many times faster than their mechanical cousins, though, so it stands to reason that installing one in an older PC will improve the system’s performance.
But just how much of an increase can you expect to realize? The typical SSD product review is designed to test the drive’s maximum performance, so the testbed usually consists of a state-of-the art PC. What happens when you put an SSD into an aging computer? Do the PC’s older components—its CPU, motherboard, core-logic chipset, and the like—squelch the SSD’s potential?
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Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2048120/benchmarks-dont-lie-ssd-upgrades-deliver-huge-performance-gains.html#tk.rss_howto
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