ReadSpeed results for SSD + HDD in desktop computer

[anthro]

Driv Size  Drive Identity     Location:    0      25%     50%     75%     100
---- ----- ---------------------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
 81  250GB Samsung SSD 840 Series         94.5    78.8   154.9   201.2   129.2
 82  3.0TB TOSHIBA DT01ACA300            188.6   181.0   164.3   137.7    96.7

Does the low speed at the front of the SSD seem suspicious?

 

[Dagannoth]

Yes, very. All of the numbers are actually very low on your SSD.

 

[AlanD]

If you run ReadSpeed with the ident flag, it will show the interface speed and the disk speed. This should show if your SSD, which should be capable for 500 + is on a slower SATA II interface.

"rs.exe /ident"

 

[anthro]

If you run ReadSpeed with the ident flag, it will show the interface speed and the disk speed. This should show if your SSD, which should be capable for 500 + is on a slower SATA II interface.

"rs.exe /ident"

Here's the output when I run "rs.exe /ident":

  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  | ReadSpeed: Hyper-accurate mass storage read-performance benchmark. rel 1 |
  |  Benchmarked values are in megabytes read per second at five locations.  |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

  AHCI '.' and IDE '-' drive reset & diagnostic latencies in milliseconds:

  61.605 61.623

  Associating BIOS drive [80-82]:

  [ 80 81! 82! ]

  BIOS drive count: 3

  BIOS Inter Bus Location Dev Port Intr
  ---- ----- --- -------- --- ---- ----
   80   USB  PCI  0:29:0  10                                                   

  BIOS Location Type Clas Pg Vend Devi Prt Intr Cmmd Ctrl Mast Driv Link Size
  ---- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- ---- --- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----
   81   0:31:2  AHCI 0106 01 8086 8C02  0    3  < AHCI Cntrl >  6.0  6.0 250GB
   82   0:31:2  AHCI 0106 01 8086 8C02  1    3  < AHCI Cntrl >  6.0  6.0 3.0TB

                  Benchmarked: Sunday, 2021-01-31 at 19:21
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[DanR]

The 6.0 under Driv and Link indicate SATA III for both. Has this drive had a lot of use?

 

[AlanD]

The figures for the 3TB drive look acceptable, but the ones for the SSD look far too low. I would expect 500+ for an SSD on SATA III, unless it has had a very hard life.

 

[inspapadakis]

might be affected by this https://www.anandtech.com/show/9196/samsung-releases-second-840-evo-fix