[SOLVED] Do i need Intel rapid storage for SSD (Samsung 860 evo) ?

[Popikaify]

As the title says,im using samsung magician,but ive seen people telling intel rapid storage is needed to maximize speed.

 

[RealBeast]

As the title says,im using samsung magician,but ive seen people telling intel rapid storage is needed to maximize speed.

No, when people speak of rapid mode that is something related to Samsung. Intel drivers are not needed unless RAID is used, which is a bad idea.

To use Samsung Rapid Mode you need to install the latest Samsung Magician software and enable the mode. It only works with some drive, not NVMe for example.

 

[USAFRet]

In addition for the Samsung RAPID Mode, it uses part of your RAM as a cache for the drive.
The benchmarks look REALLY impressive.
User facing benefit, not so much.

I tried it for a while, saw no real improvement.
So I turned it off.