SSD performance questio

[c7w7p7]

Hello, just wondering if SSD improve performance aide from boot times? I want to do away with HDD altogether because I already have 3TB External drive.

 

[PC Tailor]

An SSD comes with many advantages.
- Less power draw
- Faster boot times
- Faster software loading times
- Faster data transfer (up to 30%+ opening files)
- May marginally improve game performance, may not (usually not though) - although TweakTown suggests otherwise
- Faster game loading times
- No moving parts within the component, meaning a longer life if used correctly and less heat generated, and quieter

There are lots of advantages to having an SSD, they have come a long way and gives your whole system a boost. It won't necessarily improve areas like gaming FPS (unless your -rarely- storage is your bottleneck, in which case it will be faster than a HDD), but will improve load and data transfer times as well as draw less power, and generate less heat.

Most people (myself included) go for a SSD with OS and core programmes & HDD set up for everything else. So don't rush to throwing away all HDD straight away. You don't need an SSD for basic storage. But that's up to you.

 

[c7w7p7]

In other words great for programs like Pro Tools, Propellerhead REason, Native Instruments Komplete 11? How about CPU resources and usage?

 

[USAFRet]

In other words great for programs like Pro Tools, Propellerhead REason, Native Instruments Komplete 11? How about CPU resources and usage?

CPU use is the same. Just another drive.

But my main system, starting in 2012, has transitioned from a single 120GB SSD + a couple of HDD, to all SSD.
5 different drives, 500(boot drive)+250+250+960+120...totaling ~2TB SSD space. Including the original 120GB drive, which is now just cache space for the video and photo editing tools.

 

[c7w7p7]

Oh okay, so in other words, performance has increased by maybe 3x?

 

[USAFRet]

Oh okay, so in other words, performance has increased by maybe 3x?

Depends on what yardstick you're measuring performance by....but yes, performance is increased.
I wouldn't put a specific number on it.

 

[varis]

But my main system, starting in 2012, has transitioned from a single 120GB SSD + a couple of HDD, to all SSD.
5 different drives, 500(boot drive)+250+250+960+120...totaling ~2TB SSD space. Including the original 120GB drive, which is now just cache space for the video and photo editing tools.

And the price tag is also nice, but everything is relative

If you throw away your HDD, your performance is likely going to degrade in a few things, since external drives can be slow, USB ones in particular. Looking for a new external one, I didn't even see much reviews covering the performance and I think we're now waiting for a modern generation of drives to take advantage of the new USB interfaces.

Anyway, what are you looking to improve?

 

[c7w7p7]

I want programs like Komplete 11 to run smoother. Some plugins use up too many CPU resources and sometimes crash.

 

[USAFRet]

I want programs like Komplete 11 to run smoother. Some plugins use up too many CPU resources and sometimes crash.

That's probably not a drive issue.
What are the specs for your system, and how does it compare with the requirements for this program?

 

[c7w7p7]

hp p7 1234, Win 10 Home 64 bit, AMD 3650 2.6 ghz, 8 gb ram (max is 8gb from what hp said), 1tb hdd (only 150gb used)

Komplete 11 sys requirements:

Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon 64 X2 or higher, 6GB or more recommended, 122GB free disk space (for complete installation)

 

[USAFRet]

hp p7 1234, Win 10 Home 64 bit, AMD 3650 2.6 ghz, 8 gb ram (max is 8gb from what hp said), 1tb hdd (only 150gb used)

You CPU is probably the problem here. An SSD won't fix that.

 

[varis]

Could even be poor software quality in the plugins themselves (bugs, inefficient algorithms). You'd need to find an expert in the said software to get the best answer, possibly.

But you may be better off saving money for a new CPU/system. AMD A6-3650 is getting fairly old. Have you checked in Task Manager how much RAM is being used?

Key is finding the actual bottleneck(s) for your application (music editing software).

 

[c7w7p7]

Right now I'm using about 50% of ram and I have Google Chrome with 5 tabs up. L1 cache 512, L2 cache 4mb if that means anything.

 

[c7w7p7]

I read up here that the best CPU I can even get is the AMD 3870K which I'm hearing may not produce noticeable differences. I thank all of you who took the time to respond to my questions. It is greatly appreciated. I guess I just have to get a new PC.

 

[USAFRet]

I read up here that the best CPU I can even get is the AMD 3870K which I'm hearing may not produce noticeable differences. I thank all of you who took the time to respond to my questions. It is greatly appreciated. I guess I just have to get a new PC.

Yes, that CPU and system is pretty much at the end of its life and upgrade chain.
Time for a whole new one...