Is " Unallocated" space the same as "Overprovisioning" as created by Magician?

[PeterZ640]

I cant use Magician software on my new Workstation as it locks the CPU permenantly at max. Speed.

I am using GPT partions for these 2 Samsung 850 Evo 500GB drives. Can I just delete all the partions in Windows Disk Manager and create one Primary partion of 450 GB i.e. Leaving 50GB "unallocated".
Will that be the same as the "overprovisioning" space Magician creates? Or is Magician space actually a partition?

Note neither will be my boot drive ( I use the Intel 750 SSD for that) these are just interim archive drives, for fast access to info needed quickly.
Thanks

 

[Shaun o]

If you are using any drive as a storage device.
And it does not have or carry the OS install on that drive in any way or form.

Any partition created can be deleted or removed from that drive if it currently has multiple partitioning.

To create a single drive or partition of it with the maximum capacity the drive has free after the subtraction in size of the disk being formatted to create a working file system on it so the working os can read and write information, or data to the disk.

The only condition where you should not delete or remove a drive that has been multi partitioned is if it has been done before you bought the system and is present on the drive that contains the booting OS.
Because it is likely a hidden restore image of the working OS used to run on the system is located on one of the partitions that has been pre created.

Short and sweet.

 

[PeterZ640]

Thanks Shaun much appreciated.
So I can just have one big partition on these drives , as the OS and programs is on the Intel.

Do you know if I leave some unallocated space if that is the same as Mgician call the space for overprovisioning. I.e. Is unallocated the same as overprovisioning space.?