Is this normal for an SSD?

TheDankMemer

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My SSD has been doing 2TB writes since I first got it 3 months ago, is this normal? I just looked at crystalmarkinfo and it said it has 2TB writes for its lifetime. I built it on the 17th of August this year. Here's a link to the screenshot.

http://imgur.com/a/RF04A
 
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For a new system, the first couple of months results in a LOT more drive activity, because you are still installing stuff, Windows updates, etc. This levels off after a while.

That drive has a warranty of 75TB.
If you kept up that rate (you won't), your current usage extrapolates out to 10 years (112 months) before you reach 75.

And since most drives last long beyond that warranty period...it will be obsolete due to size long before it 'dies'.
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Question from TheDankMemer : "Is this normal for an SSD?"

My SSD has been doing 2TB writes since I first got it 3 months ago, is this normal? I just looked at crystalmarkinfo and it said it has 2TB writes for its lifetime. I built it on the 17th of August this year. Here's a link to the screenshot.

http://imgur.com/a/RF04A
 
Well it obviously depends on usage, but that sounds about right(a little low actually). I avereage about 1 per month.
That being said, these things are no longer an issue with modern SSDs as they last way past their expencted lifetime, so no worries.
 


For a new system, the first couple of months results in a LOT more drive activity, because you are still installing stuff, Windows updates, etc. This levels off after a while.

That drive has a warranty of 75TB.
If you kept up that rate (you won't), your current usage extrapolates out to 10 years (112 months) before you reach 75.

And since most drives last long beyond that warranty period...it will be obsolete due to size long before it 'dies'.
 
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