Question SSD lifetime writes very high

[Razvunp1]

So I have a SSD from Kingston, 128GB, which I bought only to install windows on it and some important apps, like chrome, steam, discord etc. I used Hard Disk Sentinel and it shows me that my 128GB SSD lifetime writes are 15 TB. I repeat, 15 TeraBytes. Beside it, I also have a 1TB HDD to keep my games on it, only my games, and in 2 years I played a lot of games, but guess what. My HDD lifetime writes are 14TB, lower than the SSD. I think the SSD its faulty, as it only has 62% health and it decreases slowly. What do you think?

 

[USAFRet]

So I have a SSD from Kingston, 128GB, which I bought only to install windows on it and some important apps, like chrome, steam, discord etc. I used Hard Disk Sentinel and it shows me that my 128GB SSD lifetime writes are 15 TB. I repeat, 15 TeraBytes. Beside it, I also have a 1TB HDD to keep my games on it, only my games, and in 2 years I played a lot of games, but guess what. My HDD lifetime writes are 14TB, lower than the SSD. I think the SSD its faulty, as it only has 62% health and it decreases slowly. What do you think?

Install and run CrystalDiskInfo.

Post a screencap of its output here.
(Not just the text...the visual)

Upload your pic to imgur.com, post the link.

 

[Razvunp1]

Install and run CrystalDiskInfo.

Post a screencap of its output here.
(Not just the text...the visual)

Upload your pic to imgur.com, post the link.

https://imgur.com/a/iqJ2pmO

View: https://imgur.com/a/iqJ2pmO


I guess this, right?

 

[USAFRet]

So....

7,600 power on hours.
A little under a year, if running 24/7.

Yet 20k Power On cycles.
Total NAND writes of 27k+.

When did you install this drive, and how full is it?

 

[kanewolf]

7600 power on hours, 15TB. Doesn't seem unreasonable.

 

[Razvunp1]

So....

7,600 power on hours.
A little under a year, if running 24/7.

Yet 20k Power On cycles.
Total NAND writes of 27k+.

When did you install this drive, and how full is it?

I installed it in December 2019, when I built my PC. I always had 40+Gb free on it.

 

[Razvunp1]

7600 power on hours, 15TB. Doesn't seem unreasonable.

The problem is that I dont install games on it, and it has more lifetime writes than a 1TB hdd which I keep specially for games.

 

[USAFRet]

I installed it in December 2019, when I built my PC. I always had 40+Gb free on it.

The OS drive, no matter what it is, gets a lot of writes.
Period.
It is what it is.

Going forward, what can you do?

Keep good backups.
Use it until it dies.
Replace when it does die.

 

[kanewolf]

The problem is that I dont install games on it, and it has more lifetime writes than a 1TB hdd which I keep specially for games.

Windows updates. Swap file. Game recording?

 

[Razvunp1]

Windows updates. Swap file. Game recording?

Windows updates yes, but game recording and other big stuff I keep on the HDD.

 

[kanewolf]

Windows updates yes, but game recording and other big stuff I keep on the HDD.

Temp directory?
Do you use hibernation rather than sleep ?

 

[alceryes]

So I have a SSD from Kingston, 128GB, which I bought only to install windows on it and some important apps, like chrome, steam, discord etc. I used Hard Disk Sentinel and it shows me that my 128GB SSD lifetime writes are 15 TB. I repeat, 15 TeraBytes. Beside it, I also have a 1TB HDD to keep my games on it, only my games, and in 2 years I played a lot of games, but guess what. My HDD lifetime writes are 14TB, lower than the SSD. I think the SSD its faulty, as it only has 62% health and it decreases slowly. What do you think?

As @USAFRet mentioned, why is a 2.5 year old SSD powering off and back on 20 times a day, every day (on average)? That's a Hell of a lot of power cycles.

 

[Bob.B]

https://imgur.com/a/iqJ2pmO

View: https://imgur.com/a/iqJ2pmO


I guess this, right?

That shows 2GB/hr being written on the disk.
I'm sure that number varies by user the machine and what is being done with the machine.
I see 1.4GB/hr which is my normal.

Try using the resource monitor and see if you can spot something doing a lot of writing.

Things like hibernate/page file/restore points are big writers.

 

[USAFRet]

That shows 2GB/hr being written on the disk.
I'm sure that number varies by user the machine and what is being done with the machine.
I see 1.4GB/hr which is my normal.

Try using the resource monitor and see if you can spot something doing a lot of writing.

Things like hibernate/page file/restore points are big writers.

1.5 - 2.0 Gb per hour is pretty normal.
My current 6 month old C drive is 1.8GB per hour.

What is NOT normal in the OPs realm is the 20k power cycles in 2.5 years.