Do SSDs with a capacity of 1tb or more need to be partitioned?
Do SSD need to be partitioned?
Most people do not think it is necessary to partition for SSD, because the price of large-capacity SSDs is high and many people still use small-capacity solid-state drives.
However, when the Samsung 860QVO was released, it announced that the consumer-grade SSD has entered into the era of TB-level capacity. Whether SSD is needed to partition and how to partition have become an issue that many people will definitely consider.
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The principle of partitioning is less partition and larger partition
As for the current situation, whether it is a solid-state drive or a traditional mechanical hard disk, the impact after partitioning is mainly "capacity limitation." Regardless of the size of the hard disk, you must follow the principle of less partition and larger partition.
Less partition means the numbers of partition is fewer and reasonable partitions. The main reason is that there will be more and more data in daily use, and when a small-capacity SSD is unreasonably partitioned, the "available space" in each zone will be small, and the performance of the SSD will slower. If a certain partition has more than 90% usage for a long time, it will make the SSD easier to crash. You must clean up the junk files in time, and allocate the virtual memory reasonably so that the SSD partition has enough free space. Therefore, it has place for optimization operations such as wear leveling, garbage collection, and bad block mapping inside the solid state drive.
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As for the larger partition, the principle is the same as less partition, it is all about emphasize the capacity value of "free space". Here, it is also recommended that you must clean up the junk files regularly, store the data reasonably, and let the SSD have enough space.
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Suggestions for SSD solid state hard disk partitioning schemes with different capacity
SSDs are generally recommended not to partition, in order to avoid wasting of storage space due to partition.
120G-128G capacity SSD is not recommended to partition.
Since the Windows operating system is installed on the SSD, the actual usable space of a 128G SSD is only about 110G. The system C drive generally recommends to have 80-100G capacity. If it needs to be divided into 2 zones, the capacity of the second partition may be less than 30G. The remaining space is small. After storing some files, the capacity goes over 90% easily, which will affect the garbage collection mechanism.
Solid-state hard disks with 240G-256G capacity are recommended to be divided into 1-3 partitions.
The available space of 256G SSD is generally around 220G. If we allocate 80G to the system C drive, there is still 140G capacity left, which is enough to allocate to 1-2 partitions.
The 480G-512G capacity solid state drive is recommended to be divided into 2-4 partitions.
The capacity of the 512G SSD is relatively abundant and the actual capacity is about 476G. After allocates 80G to the system, there is still less than 400G of capacity left. The capacity is quite sufficient. Based on demand allocation, 2-4 partitions are reasonable.
Large capacity SSD partition recommendation
If it is a TB-class high-capacity SSD such as 860QVO, it is recommended to partition the SSD. Because the SSD itself is large enough, even after partition, it has no effect on daily use and it is convenient to manage different types of data. When we install SSDs, we can store the system disk in the SSD. If the capacity of the SSD is large enough, it is recommended to divide the area so that If the system crashed or caught a virus, the parts outside the system disk will not be affected if the system is reinstalled, making the operation less cumbersome.
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Partitioning can increase SSD life
According to the frequency of reading and writing data, the SSD partition can also improve the service life of the SSD to a certain extent. The reason is that there is a concept of hot and cold data in the storage field. The SSD firmware algorithm generally treats the hot and cold data separately. After the user consciously separates the hot and cold data, the processing data is smaller than completely random data flow, which to a certain extent, improved the service life of the SSD.
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Does partitioning affect SSD performance?
The partition itself does not affect performance. But if you have more partitions and fill up your hard drive, it not just affect performance but also life of SSD. There are be at least 15% capacity not to be used in SSDs.
Too many partitions can result in a significant reduction in hard drive performance. Too many partitions will also cause the loading system too slowly, after all, the information of each disk partition need to be in turn loaded starting from the C disk when powering on. Every disk is loaded successfully before starting the program into the system. SSD need to reserve 10% capacity or its speed will drop sharply when it is full.
Summary:
When we install SSDs, we can store the system disk in the SSD. If the capacity of the SSD is large, it is recommended to divide it into several area. If there are virus in the system crashes, the reinstallation will not cause the loss of data in other disks. If the capacity of SSD is small, it is not recommended for multiple partitions. Because each partition needs to leave some spare space for backup after partitioning into multiple partitions, it is a waste of space. You can consider storing data files in the computer mechanical hard disk.