SSD and its performance of Windows 7 operating system

The latest and greatest advancements in the world of solid state drives have been recorded on the internet as one of the best ways to improve a computer’s processing speed, even when installed with slower and outdated processors. Many people ask if these new solid state drives improve the performance of a computer running the Windows 7 operating system. Based on the research we have done, we can honestly say that adding an SSD can significantly improve the performance of your computer.

Over the years, improving conventional hard drive performance has been the primary mission of most IT development companies. But eventually every mechanical system reaches its limits. When the solid-state drive was developed, with no moving parts, but instead with electronic computer chips that are less susceptible to shock movements and are much quieter, the hurdle to improving computer performance seemed to be overcome. Regarding how they work on Windows 7, here are some statistics we found.

One user decided to take their Dell XPS desktop and test the program and startup operations by first starting with the standard hard drive and then installing a new solid state drive system. They installed Windows 7 on both drives and tested both the standard hard drive and the SSD during a 30-day trial period.

During the 30-day trial, the tester noted a 62 percent improvement in the time it took for the SSD system to fully install the Windows 7 operating system onto the standard hard drive. They also noticed a more than 50 percent improvement in total boot time when using the SSD system compared to the standard hard drive.

The user also noted a significant improvement that the system SSD had over the standard hard drive over the Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSAT) logs, which contain benchmarks for the Windows Experience Index. For the sequential read portion of the test, the SSD ran at 249.76 MB per second. The standard hard drive completed the same test with a processing speed of just 105.63 MB per second. That’s a huge improvement no matter what scale you’re testing.

The purpose of a memory drive is to store space, which the SSD compared almost equally to the standard hard drive; however, it took much less time to process the information, providing the computer user with a more efficient computer. So when looking to choose between building your computer with an SSD or a standard hard drive, keep in mind what specifically you’re trying to accomplish with your individual drive. But based on these tests, the SSD seems to work much more efficiently.