![]() The only issue I encountered was related to pagefile, not having enough space, since it was my OS drive, and the only one I allowed to be used for pagefile. The drive did slow down, but it was still much more pleasant than using an HDD. I have experienced ZERO issues with drive life or health, according to SMART data. I agree, there is data that says there will be damage at high capacities, and it will slow down the drive.īut from personal experience, I've filled my SSD up to 95-99% at times, sometimes so it's got a few MB free. How much is set aside for over-provisioning, does it have a DRAM or SLC cache, and the firmware/software for how the controller manages the data. In reality, it is going to vary a bit based on your specific SSD. The above are just general rules based on how SSDs are designed and used. I personally won't suggest having less than 10% available. As you fill the SSD, to less than 10% available, it can completely thrash your performance.Īlso, with how SSD's move data around to balance performance with endurance, filling the drive can decrease your drive's life expectancy.įor near optimal performance, ~50% available.įor a small reduction in performance, ~20-30% available. SSDs get their increased performance by being able to read and write to/from multiple NAND chips. I don't know about 99% full being faster than a HDD but anandtech showed ~90% capacity can still pull better numbers back in 2012. it can harm the SSD to completely fill it. It's not like 10% or X GB is a hard rule, it's a just a general guideline so people won't go out of their way to do the worst things, as the are often wont to do.Įh. It may not be optimal performance, but it's far from terrible. Even 99% full the SSD will still perform many times faster than an HDD. Originally posted by Brockenstein:If I had to use a made up number I'd go with _I_'s recommendation, 10% should work as well as anything most of the time without being tempted to waste too much space.īut I don't worry about it personally.
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