Question Only getting half the speed Kingston ssd

[Techhhhy]

Hi, I recently purchased a Kingston UV500 120gb SATA 6B/s which advertises speeds of up too 520mb/s read and 500mb/s write and I’m only getting 280mb/s read and 200mb/s read I’m wondering if SATA 3GB/S is half the speed and I’m also wondering if my mother board (ASUS A58M-E) only supports SATA 3GB/s. What’s my problem?

 

[boju]

The throughput is about right for sata 2 which your motherboard only has.

A58M-E | Motherboards | ASUS USA

www.asus.com

Doesn't really matter though unless youre always copying large files. The SSD's access times will still be lightning fast. Games will still load just as quick. If that's what you use it for.

https://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/...fference-between-sata-i,-sata-ii-and-sata-iii

 

[Techhhhy]

I’ve not even used it yet, I literally I just put it in and did a speed test

 

[boju]

Well, should notice Windows load quicker first of all. There are no moving parts in ssds so file access is reasonably immediate.

 

[Techhhhy]

Also are my 2 atorage devices meant to be individual or like combined

 

[boju]

What do you mean?

 

[Techhhhy]

In the “This PC” section I have two individual drives Crive and Drive. They’re individual and I’m wondering if they’re meant to be combined, they’re two different drives a seagate barracuda 2 tb and a Kingston uv500 120gb

 

[boju]

Na not meant to be combined, multiple assigned letters is normal as they're separate storage devices. There's no way to combine them under a single letter anyway

Is that what you mean?

 

[Techhhhy]

Sort of. I’ve read that if you combine them it makes one big fast drive

 

[Techhhhy]

And you can combine them into a pool if they’re both formatted

 

[SkyNetRising]

No. You do not combine SSD and HDD into a pool. You loose all benefits of SSD this way.

 

[Techhhhy]

Oh, so you only combine SSD and SSD? If I had 2 SSD and put them in a pool would it be double the performance? Sorry for asking loads of questions, I’m just not very good with hard drives

 

[Techhhhy]

Also, you can boost the device in windows settings but it takes up 30gb and I’m not sure if it makes much noticeable difference, is this worth it?

 

[SkyNetRising]

It's best not to use pools at all. You'll save a lot of headache for yourself. For a home user there's not much point in using it. Mainly this feature is meant for server environment. But, if you really want to use it, then make sure you familiarize yourself with the technology.
http://techgenix.com/windows-10-storage-spaces/

 

[Techhhhy]

Thanks for all the help - this is completely random but I’m getting a new pc build and wondering if all Ryzen processors are integrated and if they are, can I use a separate graphics card such as a RX 570 or is it more benefit is just to use it integrated

 

[boju]

Only the G model Ryzens have integrated, ie 2200g. So the video ports on the motherboard wont work without a processor with igpu.

Can run a graphics card with any processor, igpu isn't a limiting factor. People go for Ryzens without igpus because they're often more powerful. ie 1600/1600x 2600/2600x, 2700/2700x are faster and have more cores.

 

[Techhhhy]

Ok fair enough then.
I’m gonna get:
Ryzen 5 1600
An MSI AM4 motherboard maybe tomahawk
Amd rx580 or 570 graphics
16gb ddr4 ram

I just need to think about case and power supply what do you think

 

[Techhhhy]

Do they sound like good specs?

 

[drea.drechsler]

Do they sound like good specs?

Ok fair enough then.
I’m gonna get:
Ryzen 5 1600
An MSI AM4 motherboard maybe tomahawk
Amd rx580 or 570 graphics
16gb ddr4 ram

I just need to think about case and power supply what do you think

I'd say this is an excellent combination.

R5 1600 is still relevant with 6 cores and you'll rack up some some savings getting it vs. a 2600. Getting a solid B450 board will let you move up to a 3000 series CPU later on, if you feel you need it. And the RX580 choice provides solid value for 1080p gaming. I wouldn't expect to do 4k gaming unless you dial back the detail...1440 is also doable on high details, depending on the title.

You might, however, consider dropping to 8gb memory to save some more. Not many game titles really need 16gb yet, but that also depends on whatever productivity apps and their memory demands are.

 

[Techhhhy]

I'd say this is an excellent combination.

R5 1600 is still relevant with 6 cores and you'll rack up some some savings getting it vs. a 2600. Getting a solid B450 board will let you move up to a 3000 series CPU later on, if you feel you need it. And the RX580 choice provides solid value for 1080p gaming. I wouldn't expect to do 4k gaming unless you dial back the detail...1440 is also doable on high details, depending on the title.

You might, however, consider dropping to 8gb memory to save some more. Not many game titles really need 16gb yet, but that also depends on whatever productivity apps and their memory demands are.

Thanks this is very helpful could you maybe look at my new thread