syok haha

i sometimes also run benchmark on primocache-enabled drives just to see the numbers lol

finally had time to complete this.



now all drives are running with primocache turned on:

oh i thought higher ram clocks can boost the numbers even with dual channel.

i think it has to do with the bundled drivers in the software as well. the last time i checked primocache have better numbers than samsung magician's rapid mode.

here is an example: older versions (3.x) of softperfect ramdisk had ram disk drivers that showed better numbers than 4.x (afaik softperfect ramdisk still provides one of the best numbers compared to other options)



well, these are just numbers, for fun. it's not that they are significant for normal usage lol

edit: since rapid mode is only available for samsung sata ssds, i use primocache for ram cache purposes hehe (with deferred writes turned on) it can save a significant amount of writes to the ssds in the long run.

oh ok; right intel chipset is still relatively better. as long as the machine works well, it's all good haha

Ryzen la, 64 PCI-e lanes wey

maybe you should check out pugetsystems.com for their articles to get clues and hints. (this is where i got to know that for professional gpu rendering tasks, gpus running at pci-e x8 and x16 have similar outcomes in performance; not sure about gaming)

afaik, even though amd has more core counts and pci-e lanes, they might not be optimal options just yet, compared to intel cpus with lower counts of both. (besides pricing)

i guess amd still have some areas to catch up. i really hope they do well in near future.

Sifu, this is my first time buying and installing SSD. I'm running on SATA2, so is the speed correct?

The SSD is Crucial MX500 1TB.
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I think you meant SATA2 is half the bandwidth of SATA3 right?
Should be since I got halve from what you got.
Theoretically SATA2 at 300MB/s while SATA3 at 600MB/s.
Is a good investment as I notice the startup and shutdown quite responsive compare to mechanical drive.

I got a 250GB Seagate SSD @ RM145 @ Shopee (RM112 after coupon applied) instead. It is a dram SSD @ dramless SSD price with 5yrs warranty somemore. 

So much cheaper than MX500, I will be using it on sata 2 OS drive as well on my old Q9650 computer. IMO, MX500 250GB is too expensive/GB, they need to drop that price down to ~RM150.

New model Barracuda SSD from shopee All_IT was RM145 @ 12.12 sales.

it is like 5-10% drop in performance from MX500 but much cheaper price. Pretty good for people who wanna jump to SSD. Like I said again, Crucial really need to do something on that MX500 250GB price.

more like because of old controller, from the review. not gonna affect me anyway on sata 2 lol.

Seagate SSD 500GB has 512MB RAM, I think it is same as MX500. So I am guessing 250GB has 256MB?

my Seagate 250GB has arrived = metal casing somemore. Not plastic like Kingston. 

where do you manage to get the dram size?
I search over the net even their official website they never mention about dram size.

Just want to make sure that SSD can be used on both desktop and laptop?

Gonna buy one SSD for my desktop (probably ssd kingston 240gb) and then in the next few months buy a new laptop and use this SSD on my laptop

10Gbit/s, my plan is to install Nvme on this board temporary. if got budget then I upgrade processor, board and ram...

Any recommend  NvmenSSD brand which is great value?

Is ADATA XPG SX8200 the current go-to nvme for 500gb range?

Is wd blue ssd or the m.2 good? Currently using HyperX Fury 240...

I see... between NVME and normal SSD, do i see some kind of improvement like boot times, program loading time, browsing windows explorer, file/folder thumbnails, etc?

- Z370-F ASUS
- Hyper X Fury 240 sata SSD

Hi after read this thread only knew SSD dram. Any recommend for HTPC 250 and 500GB SSD? Plan to buy a NUC for BT/movie/drama at living room.