Yes, I've Googled this and done some light research but not really seeing my question answered. I'm wondering how it compares with boot times and general opening of commonly used software (16GB).
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It's add-on Optane (16GB). The Laptop is Acer Swift 3 SF314-56G. It's got 16GB optane + 1TB HDD. I should have been more specific.I mean its going to depend on what you want to compare. There are two Optanes to look at (the add on for speeding up HDDs or the PCIe drives) and which type of SSD (SATA or NVMe).
As an add-on as well? Or did you think I meant standalone Optane?If your caching software is decent it should be faster than the fastest nvme drive for most things, I'd recommend primocache over using whatever intel does to cache. They're faster than any ssd for everything except sequential performance.
I mean I'd would use primocache to cache the 1tb drive with the 16Gb module instead of the default intel software, primocache is much more effective.It's add-on Optane (16GB). The Laptop is Acer Swift 3 SF314-56G. It's got 16GB optane + 1TB HDD. I should have been more specific.
As an add-on as well? Or did you think I meant standalone Optane?
It's add-on Optane (16GB). The Laptop is Acer Swift 3 SF314-56G. It's got 16GB optane + 1TB HDD. I should have been more specific.
As an add-on as well? Or did you think I meant standalone Optane?
Seems pretty significant difference. SSD alone 19 seconds, Optane+HDD 26 seconds. That right there is enough to make me shy away. I'm not ultra picky but doesn't make sense to me with that big a difference.The biggest thing is that it is a cache. Once the cache fills up though you will be at the mercy of the HDD. I have not used one yet but I assume some software is working in the background to keep the cache clear when not needed.
Right. I should have been more clear. I meant HDD+Optane vs SSD.Will be night and day between using a standalone 7200rpm drive but yes a straight ssd install would be faster.