To what extent does running the CrystalDiskMark SSD benchmarking utility reduce SSD lifespan? My question applies to all versions of Windows 10/11
On the product's website there is a warning notice that states, "CrystalDiskMark may shorten SSD/USB Memory life." Is this because it writes large amounts of data to the SSD during testing? Are such text files deleted by the program after testing?
CrystalDiskMark may shorten SSD/USB Memory life....
Yes, it will. Every use will shorten its life.
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NB! My brave, old Samsung 840 EVO from 2014 is still milling around in there with read:530 and write:480 and:Good 75%
Good advices that still rules.
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Thanks y'all!
I decided to uninstall CrystalDiskMark and, in the rare circumstance when benchmarking might be needed, to judiciously rely on Samsung Magician's feature for that. I've also turned off hibernation and check that trim is "on" and likewise, scheduled "retrim" for weekly.
It thinks the SSD have used about 20% of its lifetime....
If you are driving a car with 80% full gastank you would be pretty happy, but if you then start driving like Max Verstappen in your tiny Toyota in the next 100 km you probably get down to 50%...(even if Toyota is suberb!).
The 80% have to be tracking the "wear leveling count" which have to be the indicator of estimated drive endurance left. It is normal for this to go down with use, and nothing to worry about until it gets really low...
...or you start to drive your PC without caring doing the basic maintenance or not using common sense.
ok, i understand now.... ^_^ i will keep use it until --50% i think lolsince this is old laptop z830 (second spec)
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.
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