Samsung Rapid Mode

bulldog147 · 14 Jan 2014 at 13:02

My samsung 840 pro got a rapid mode enabled. But, I was bit worried as they might damaged SSD and shortern lifespan?

Are rapid mode safer 100%?

I revert back to reliable stable mode on for longer lifepan.

Suarez7 · 14 Jan 2014 at 13:09

How does one enable rapid mode?

bulldog147 · 14 Jan 2014 at 13:19

U need a latest version 4.3 and click rapid mode on the advanced feature but the latest version 4.3 keep crashes (bug on it)

wazza300 · 14 Jan 2014 at 16:02

I think it just creates a ram disc so writes to and from the ram instead of the acual drive? not sure though

tipes · 14 Jan 2014 at 21:42

AFAIK rapid mode uses 1GB of ram as a cache for the ssd which gives a very nice speed boost. Should not affect the lifespan of the SSD. As long as you can spare the Ram - I would enable it and leave it enabled, as a boost in speed is always welcome.

Mark

bulldog147 · 14 Jan 2014 at 22:05

Cheers for that Mark. I put rapid mode enabled now. But, what about OS Optimization shall I enabled Maximum performance as well?

Rroff · 14 Jan 2014 at 22:09

RAPID mode does nothing for real world performance except some niche cases (so not really worth enabling unless you spend a lot of time doing something you know it sped up by it). It does marginally increase the chances of data loss so IMO not worth it for some edge case performance increases in real world use.

One exception I've not tested is if it provides meaningful gains on systems that are unable to attain full SATA3+ performance as I can see the potential for it to be useful there.

Akagi · 14 Jan 2014 at 22:21

I wouldn't go for the maximum performance option if there is another. If it is anything like Smart Response that means the cached data will be lost in the event of a power failure.