Combining SSDs using RAID-0
If I have 2 SSDs via SATA3, both reaching speeds of about 500MB/s, which is close to SATA3 limit, does it make sense to combine them using RAID0? I mean if the SATA3 chip can provide the 6Gb/s speed for all devices separately, there should be an improvement, right? Any experiences?
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asked Dec 22 '18 at 19:02
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If I have 2 SSDs via SATA3, both reaching speeds of about 500MB/s, which is close to SATA3 limit, does it make sense to combine them using RAID0? I mean if the SATA3 chip can provide the 6Gb/s speed for all devices separately, there should be an improvement, right? Any experiences?
ssd raid raid-0
asked Dec 22 '18 at 19:02
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What RAID hardware/software/system are you using for this?
– music2myear
Dec 22 '18 at 19:08
I'm using ASUS PRIME X299-DELUXE with i9 on Win 10.
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:15
What size are the SSDs?
– David Schwartz
Dec 22 '18 at 19:51
1TB samsung & trancend
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 23 '18 at 11:37
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If I have 2 SSDs via SATA3, both reaching speeds of about 500MB/s, which is close to SATA3 limit, does it make sense to combine them using RAID0? I mean if the SATA3 chip can provide the 6Gb/s speed for all devices separately, there should be an improvement, right? Any experiences?
ssd raid raid-0
asked Dec 22 '18 at 19:02
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If I have 2 SSDs via SATA3, both reaching speeds of about 500MB/s, which is close to SATA3 limit, does it make sense to combine them using RAID0? I mean if the SATA3 chip can provide the 6Gb/s speed for all devices separately, there should be an improvement, right? Any experiences?
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ssd raid raid-0
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What RAID hardware/software/system are you using for this?
– music2myear
Dec 22 '18 at 19:08
I'm using ASUS PRIME X299-DELUXE with i9 on Win 10.
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:15
What size are the SSDs?
– David Schwartz
Dec 22 '18 at 19:51
1TB samsung & trancend
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 23 '18 at 11:37
add a comment |
1
What RAID hardware/software/system are you using for this?
– music2myear
Dec 22 '18 at 19:08
I'm using ASUS PRIME X299-DELUXE with i9 on Win 10.
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:15
What size are the SSDs?
– David Schwartz
Dec 22 '18 at 19:51
1TB samsung & trancend
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 23 '18 at 11:37
1
1
What RAID hardware/software/system are you using for this?
– music2myear
Dec 22 '18 at 19:08
What RAID hardware/software/system are you using for this?
– music2myear
Dec 22 '18 at 19:08
I'm using ASUS PRIME X299-DELUXE with i9 on Win 10.
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:15
I'm using ASUS PRIME X299-DELUXE with i9 on Win 10.
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:15
What size are the SSDs?
– David Schwartz
Dec 22 '18 at 19:51
What size are the SSDs?
– David Schwartz
Dec 22 '18 at 19:51
1TB samsung & trancend
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 23 '18 at 11:37
1TB samsung & trancend
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 23 '18 at 11:37
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does it make sense to combine them using RAID0?
No. The complexity of setting this up outweighs its usefulness.
If you want to achieve a major speed increase, upgrade to a motherboard with a new M.2 slot and put in an appropriate M.2 SSD.
A current - and not that expensive - Samsung M.2 SSD achieves a maximum reading speed of 3.4GB/s - far more that a RAID-0 of two SSDs with 500MB/s can achieve.
Concerning the problem of the TRIM-command and a SSD RAID-0 this SuperUser question may add further information.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 19:10
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I actually have 2 M.2s here :), I just happen to have also 2 normal SSDs, one of them is redundant now, so I'm thinking if it would be useful somehow.
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:14
2
That's an unusual setup. I also own a X299 mobo :-) For usefulness, I would prefer data security over the possible speed of a RAID-0, unless you have special purposes.
– zx485
Dec 22 '18 at 19:18
You are probably right :)
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:30
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does it make sense to combine them using RAID0?
No. The complexity of setting this up outweighs its usefulness.
If you want to achieve a major speed increase, upgrade to a motherboard with a new M.2 slot and put in an appropriate M.2 SSD.
A current - and not that expensive - Samsung M.2 SSD achieves a maximum reading speed of 3.4GB/s - far more that a RAID-0 of two SSDs with 500MB/s can achieve.
Concerning the problem of the TRIM-command and a SSD RAID-0 this SuperUser question may add further information.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 19:10
zx485zx485
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I actually have 2 M.2s here :), I just happen to have also 2 normal SSDs, one of them is redundant now, so I'm thinking if it would be useful somehow.
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:14
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That's an unusual setup. I also own a X299 mobo :-) For usefulness, I would prefer data security over the possible speed of a RAID-0, unless you have special purposes.
– zx485
Dec 22 '18 at 19:18
You are probably right :)
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:30
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does it make sense to combine them using RAID0?
No. The complexity of setting this up outweighs its usefulness.
If you want to achieve a major speed increase, upgrade to a motherboard with a new M.2 slot and put in an appropriate M.2 SSD.
A current - and not that expensive - Samsung M.2 SSD achieves a maximum reading speed of 3.4GB/s - far more that a RAID-0 of two SSDs with 500MB/s can achieve.
Concerning the problem of the TRIM-command and a SSD RAID-0 this SuperUser question may add further information.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 19:10
zx485zx485
867713
I actually have 2 M.2s here :), I just happen to have also 2 normal SSDs, one of them is redundant now, so I'm thinking if it would be useful somehow.
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:14
2
That's an unusual setup. I also own a X299 mobo :-) For usefulness, I would prefer data security over the possible speed of a RAID-0, unless you have special purposes.
– zx485
Dec 22 '18 at 19:18
You are probably right :)
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:30
add a comment |
does it make sense to combine them using RAID0?
No. The complexity of setting this up outweighs its usefulness.
If you want to achieve a major speed increase, upgrade to a motherboard with a new M.2 slot and put in an appropriate M.2 SSD.
A current - and not that expensive - Samsung M.2 SSD achieves a maximum reading speed of 3.4GB/s - far more that a RAID-0 of two SSDs with 500MB/s can achieve.
Concerning the problem of the TRIM-command and a SSD RAID-0 this SuperUser question may add further information.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 19:10
zx485zx485
867713
does it make sense to combine them using RAID0?
No. The complexity of setting this up outweighs its usefulness.
If you want to achieve a major speed increase, upgrade to a motherboard with a new M.2 slot and put in an appropriate M.2 SSD.
A current - and not that expensive - Samsung M.2 SSD achieves a maximum reading speed of 3.4GB/s - far more that a RAID-0 of two SSDs with 500MB/s can achieve.
Concerning the problem of the TRIM-command and a SSD RAID-0 this SuperUser question may add further information.
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I actually have 2 M.2s here :), I just happen to have also 2 normal SSDs, one of them is redundant now, so I'm thinking if it would be useful somehow.
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:14
2
That's an unusual setup. I also own a X299 mobo :-) For usefulness, I would prefer data security over the possible speed of a RAID-0, unless you have special purposes.
– zx485
Dec 22 '18 at 19:18
You are probably right :)
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:30
add a comment |
I actually have 2 M.2s here :), I just happen to have also 2 normal SSDs, one of them is redundant now, so I'm thinking if it would be useful somehow.
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:14
2
That's an unusual setup. I also own a X299 mobo :-) For usefulness, I would prefer data security over the possible speed of a RAID-0, unless you have special purposes.
– zx485
Dec 22 '18 at 19:18
You are probably right :)
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:30
I actually have 2 M.2s here :), I just happen to have also 2 normal SSDs, one of them is redundant now, so I'm thinking if it would be useful somehow.
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:14
I actually have 2 M.2s here :), I just happen to have also 2 normal SSDs, one of them is redundant now, so I'm thinking if it would be useful somehow.
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:14
2
2
That's an unusual setup. I also own a X299 mobo :-) For usefulness, I would prefer data security over the possible speed of a RAID-0, unless you have special purposes.
– zx485
Dec 22 '18 at 19:18
That's an unusual setup. I also own a X299 mobo :-) For usefulness, I would prefer data security over the possible speed of a RAID-0, unless you have special purposes.
– zx485
Dec 22 '18 at 19:18
You are probably right :)
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:30
You are probably right :)
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:30
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What RAID hardware/software/system are you using for this?
– music2myear
Dec 22 '18 at 19:08
I'm using ASUS PRIME X299-DELUXE with i9 on Win 10.
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 22 '18 at 19:15
What size are the SSDs?
– David Schwartz
Dec 22 '18 at 19:51
1TB samsung & trancend
– Vojtěch Melda Meluzín
Dec 23 '18 at 11:37