Samsung MLC SSD vs. Seagate HDD on FreeBSD (0)

Samsung, Seagate, SSD, HDD, MLC, 7200 RPM

We will share some new test results and repeat our old test again with a different method. Here's the results:

Samsung MLC SSD (16 GB)

ad6: 15272MB <SAMSUNG MMBRE16GSMPP-MVA VAM1101Q> at ata3-master SATA150
# diskinfo -c -t /dev/ad6s1d
/dev/ad6s1d
        512             # sectorsize
        16013910528     # mediasize in bytes (15G)
        31277169        # mediasize in sectors
        31028           # Cylinders according to firmware.
        16              # Heads according to firmware.
       ...

Solid State Drive (0)

SSD, Solid State Drive, HDD, Hard Disk Drive, Compare

Hard Disk Drive
People still use traditional hard disk drives as storage units. A hard disk drive is a mechanical device which writes data to a spinning disk with magnetic field. Raising of the need of more speed, more performance and more storage capacity brought problems together. HDDs don't support the needs of today's people.

Solid State Drive
A solid state drive is not a mechanical device as hard disks. There is no spinning piece. They resist high vibrations and impacts. You can move a SSD...