WD Raptor versus Intel SSD...

RIRed48

RIRed48

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I have a WD Raptor HD currently. If you had to generalize more than you wanted to, what APPROXIMATE, ballpark percentage increase in real-world performance could I expect with the Intel X25G2 160gig SSD in a Win 7-64bit OS...?
 
Perception is subjective.

'cuda.10: 65MB/s
Raptor 150GB: 75MB/s
Intel or OCZ SSD: 200MB/s+


For instance, many people swear they saw a HUGE improvement going from their 'cuda to the Raptor. However, for me, not so much. So, theoretically, you COULD expect over 100% performance increase in real-world usage... but its up to you, lol. Personally, I'd rate it at around... 50% I guess. Its hard to say... but everything will be faster (it doesn't slow anything down compared to a mechanical drive) -- there's really no downside to an SSD other than its price.

http://www.alphaq.org/enginurd/hdd/ocz_vertex.html -- check out the links at the top of the page, particularly the Anandtech articles -- he writes better than me. :p
 
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Sequential access speed will vary; let's say over a 100% speed improvement just looking at the numbers. Performance won't suffer from a 'downward slope' like hard drives do.

Random access speed is an order of magnitude faster than hard drives. That's where SSDs truly shine and where you'll see the most perceived performance improvement.
 
Trying using SSD for bit and switch back to the raptor.....night & day difference for me.
 
I went from a 150GB Raptor (not VRaptor) to an Intel X-25M 80 GB (Gen 2). The subjective improvement in overall system responsiveness is 30-50%. I'm running Windows 7 Pro (x64) RTM.
 
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