would partitioning a ssd make a diff in speed?

realityx · 30 Dec 2012 at 23:27

Looking to upgrade and if i do i,ll likely get a ssd, usually i partition my hard drive into 4, would it make a diff to the speed of a ssd if i did the same? is there a diff in speed having the o/s on a ssd rather then using it as a dump drive?

wazza300 · 30 Dec 2012 at 23:40

I don't think its worthwhile partitioning an ssd,just install the OS onto it and have a big mechanical drive for storage of games/music/films ect

BrianB · 30 Dec 2012 at 23:47

Makes hardly any difference on a normal hard drive, probably just make things harder for an SSD.

realityx · 31 Dec 2012 at 00:10

Okeys, well thats a shame, there are some drawbacks to ssd then.

Sin_Chase · 31 Dec 2012 at 03:23

Partitions make no speed differences on ANY drives.

The only thing that ever had an impact on mechanical drives was short stroking them to ensure that data sat on the 'faster' parts of the disk platters.

Install OS/Apps to SSD drive as it comes and that's it. Be done with it, reap the speed benefits. Not partitioning SSD drives is not a drawback, they are plenty fast enough already.