CrystalDiskMark SSD benchmarking utility reduces SSD lifespan?

EnvioX · 04 Jan 2023

cereberus said:

There is no real reason to even worry at even 50%. This figure is simply the ratio of writes versus a nominal vendor guarantee. Vendors set this figure artificially low (thus avoiding ever having to pay out on a guarantee).

Many tests have been done that show most drives last much longer by as much as 2 or 3 times (or more). Sure statistically, some drives will fail early (hence low vendor guarantees - not exactly a scam but rather misleading).

The Smart parameter does not actually stop at 0 but can go as low as -255 i.e. a sort of recognition that real life expectancies are far different to nominal vendor guarantees.

Also, bear in mind that very few drives fail due to the writing level. That is just one source of failure - far more likely failures are things like failure of interface electronics (quality of components, over heating etc.).

You must always make sure data is backed up as ANY drive can fail at ANY time regardless of data write levels.

In simple terms, backup regularly and monitor performance and replace drive when it fails, or write issues are getting high. Volume written is really the least important parameter to judge by.

Nobody ever worries about how much is written to an hdd, just that in time it fails. Same SHOULD be applied to SSDs nowadays.

i think i got the point...
but when my HDD got health below 70 that mean the time to prepare my self to change the hdd
even in the fact... we found 100% healt with good SMART score can fail anytime too

with SSD (normal situation) 50% is still good (if im not wrong to understand this threads)

cmiiw

cereberus · 04 Jan 2023

EnvioX said:

i think i got the point...
but when my HDD got health below 70 that mean the time to prepare my self to change the hdd
even in the fact... we found 100% healt with good SMART score can fail anytime too

with SSD (normal situation) 50% is still good (if im not wrong to understand this threads)

cmiiw

Yep - it is a bit like a tyre on a car, they last thousands of miles based on wear, but they can get a blowout at any time - hence why you carry a spare. Of course risks of such a failure increases as tyre gets older.

If it was just a case of monitoring wear and replacing tyre before legal limits are breached, you would never need a spare tyre.

Porthos · 05 Jan 2023

cereberus said:

Yep - it is a bit like a tyre on a car, they last thousands of miles based on wear, but they can get a blowout at any time - hence why you carry a spare. .

Like a spare Tire, you need to keep a current, preferably an image backup of the drive as well. You can grab a new SSD quickly these days depending on the location but DATA is gone with little chance for recovery at any price.

EnvioX · 05 Jan 2023

yeap.... thankyou....

i was thinking like hdd... now i ready for ssd lol

Compumind · 05 Jan 2023

@Cowbell and others.

Simple answer:

Any utility that writes to the SSD on a extreme basis, especially with SSD's which have a short capacity will take it's toll.
The good news is few people in a real-life scenario do just that. Any drive could fail if you push it hard and long enough.

Even with spare cells that are segmented out, the SSD's of the past few years will litterally last for years.

Bottom line, no worries.

I always suggest buying an SSD with extra capacity with 1TB as a minimum for more random cell usage.

Prices have come down quite a bit.

HTH,

EnvioX · 05 Jan 2023

Compumind said:

@Cowbell and others.

I always suggest buying an SSD with extra capacity with 1TB as a minimum for more random cell usage.

you mean.... more bigger the capacity
more safe ?

Compumind · 05 Jan 2023

EnvioX said:

you mean.... more bigger the capacity
more safe ?

Well, you would have more spare cells if something goes wrong and therefore a longer lifespan due to the capacity increase.
As it is a electronic part, you still have to backup frequently to preserve your data.

hsehestedt · 05 Jan 2023

Take a look at the TBW rating for your SSD. Divide that by 5 x 365 or 1,825. That will give you an idea of much data you can right every single day over the course of 5 years.

The bottom line is that the small amount of data written by a such a tool is really going to mean nothing in the grand scheme of things.

For me, it's not at all unusual to write hundreds of gigabytes a day to an SSD, although I admit I don't do that every single day, but at least several times a week.

I used to be highly concerned about how much a wrote to an SSD. Now that I've done the math, I write to my SSDs with reckless abandon

Compumind · 05 Jan 2023

^^ Yep.

And HDD's are now used primarily for secondary (nearline) or archival storage. Don't buy a laptop/desktop with an HDD as the primary drive. It's a dead-end.
The CD-RW/BR drive is next to go the way of the dinosaurs.

NTN · 05 Jan 2023

Attachment 382741