Comments on: Intel’s SSD X25-M Performance http://www.technibble.com/intels-ssd-x25-m-performance/ A Resource for Computer Repair Technicians & to get PC tech support help. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:53:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Scorpio http://www.technibble.com/intels-ssd-x25-m-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-6053 Scorpio Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:28:29 +0000 http://www.technibble.com/?p=2241#comment-6053 The fragmentation seen in the intel X-25 is not file (OS) fragmentation, but internal fragmentation at the physical block level. When it comes to filesystem problems, SSD random writes suffer more from free space fragmentation over time, rather than file fragmentation. Diskeeper say that free space consolidation helps to restore the performance. Rather than write long notes on the issue, let me post a few links. http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?p=4351675 http://www.diskeeperblog.com/archives/2008/12/hyperfast_is_al.html http://downloads.diskeeper.com/pdf/HyperFast.pdf The fragmentation seen in the intel X-25 is not file (OS) fragmentation, but internal fragmentation at the physical block level.

When it comes to filesystem problems, SSD random writes suffer more from free space fragmentation over time, rather than file fragmentation. Diskeeper say that free space consolidation helps to restore the performance. Rather than write long notes on the issue, let me post a few links.
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?p=4351675
http://www.diskeeperblog.com/archives/2008/12/hyperfast_is_al.html
http://downloads.diskeeper.com/pdf/HyperFast.pdf

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