My Samsung 850 EVO 250GB Benchmark Results w/ RAPID MODE enabled

[sterlin22]

Someone tell me how this is possible?

Also, someone please confirm that this isn't going to end up shortening my SSD's lifespan?

 

[kanewolf]

Basically, RAPID MODE is using RAM as a buffer. The performance you are seeing is reading/writing to RAM buffer. Here is Samsungs's white paper on RAPID MODE -- http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/downloads/document/Samsung_SSD_Rapid_Mode_Whitepaper_EN.pdf

 

[sterlin22]

Basically, RAPID MODE is using RAM as a buffer. The performance you are seeing is reading/writing to RAM buffer. Here is Samsungs's white paper on RAPID MODE -- http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/downloads/document/Samsung_SSD_Rapid_Mode_Whitepaper_EN.pdf

Very neat! So this doesn't actually do anything to damage my system.

Any idea if Samsung Magician must be running 24/7 for this to work?

 

[Palorim12]

Basically, RAPID MODE is using RAM as a buffer. The performance you are seeing is reading/writing to RAM buffer. Here is Samsungs's white paper on RAPID MODE -- http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/downloads/document/Samsung_SSD_Rapid_Mode_Whitepaper_EN.pdf

Very neat! So this doesn't actually do anything to damage my system.

Any idea if Samsung Magician must be running 24/7 for this to work?

No. When you enable RAPID mode, it become a service. So you do not need Magician running 24/7.