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Slow Samsung 830 SSD!

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I did a fresh install of Xubuntu 12.04.1, ext4 with discard option & swappiness set to 0, mounting temp directory in RAM, (8GB.)

I found performance was not stellar, in fact, marginally better than traditional spinning storage media. This drive has had good reviews, yet I have seen Windows users complaining of slow performance online. It was anything other than zippy, with application loads being plain dog slow & not instant like I expected. I RMAd it eventually (GSmartControl would never complete long test.)

Slow performance on Windows = slow performance on Linux? Would I fare better with another brand?

I now have a 840 & it is not legendary, but faster than HDD.

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answered 2 Years ago rieency · Accepted Answer

Think you answered your own question there, the drivers used to control sata disks are normally pretty generic - unless you are using special hardware - and do the same on both Windows and Linux.

If this drive is slow on Windows it will probably also be slow on any Linux system. You should replace it or check if Samsung has a firmware upgrade that would eventually solve this issue.

Remember when I first changed from a spinning plate drive to a SSD, there is no comparison on boot and applications access. This is a disk model problem and should be handled with Samsung.