(08-13-2010, 03:33 PM)Mr_Zo Wrote: Yes, SSD is fast in some ways.
But it all boils down to quality, how the HDD or SSD is connected and how software behaves.
These days they're normally connected via Sata, which the latest version supports a maximum theoretical transfer speed of 6 Gbits/second or about 750MB/Second.
DDR, although not common in modern computers anymore, it had a theoretical Peak transfer rate of 25.6 Gbits/Second or 3200MB/Second (@200Mhz).
Software can be like the abusive Husband and the Storage device is the Wife.
One day, Software demands a sandwich from Storage device, to be made and ready to eat immediately. Poor Mrs Storage device can't prepare a sandwich instantly, she needs time to look for the ingredients in the fridge and prepare them. But Mr Software is a demanding fellow, he wants his sandwich NOW, or he'll be late for work. But he'll just have to wait.
But if Mr Software wasn't such a horrible husband, he might of been able to get to work on time. Or maybe he should have got a job where it wasn't important to be right on time. Perhaps he should have known that he will be needing a sandwich soon and asked her in advance. Then maybe she would have had the time to prepare it before Mr Software needed it.
You did not bring the hyper active child named CPU into play though. Data transfer is also dependent on that little guy. The more hyper he is the faster files get counted and accounted for. And yes I have tested. Between my quad and an old dual. Running w7 pro x86, 2gb ddr2 ram. Shit moves a lot faster when the quad is being used. To not include the cpu into the equation, you might as well just ignore it all together.
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