Uploaded February 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Brad from THE CRU at crucial.com shows benchmarks in a Mac system with the SSD's TRIM functioned turned on and off. Click ""Show More"" below:
A common question customers ask is ""should I enable TRIM on my Mac""? Doing this requires a 3rd-party program, or you can also enter some terminal commands. Crucial SSD's also have a built-in feature called Garbage Collection. For more information about TRIM and Garbage collection, please take a look at the following link:
forum.crucial.com/t5/Crucial-SSDs/TRIM-and-SSD-performance-why-is-it-important/ta-p/100276
This video will show a benchmark first with TRIM enabled, then with TRIM disabled. While watching, you will see small fluctuations in speed in either case, but these small fluctuations would not be noticed under normal use.
The question of enabling TRIM really has to be answered by the user. If you are a casual user that uses your system for Internet, email, and other light tasks, garbage collection built into the firmware of Crucial SSDs will probably be plenty to keep your SSD running fast and healthy.
If you are more of a power user that does picture and video editing, or other tasks that require a lot of writes, enabling TRIM might be more useful to you.
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Brad from THE CRU at crucial.com shows benchmarks in a Mac system with the SSD's TRIM functioned turned on and off. Click ""Show More"" below:
A common question customers ask is ""should I enable TRIM on my Mac""? Doing this requires a 3rd-party program, or you can also enter some terminal commands. Crucial SSD's also have a built-in feature called Garbage Collection. For more information about TRIM and Garbage collection, please take a look at the following link:
forum.crucial.com/t5/Crucial-SSDs/TRIM-and-SSD-performance-why-is-it-important/ta-p/100276
This video will show a benchmark first with TRIM enabled, then with TRIM disabled. While watching, you will see small fluctuations in speed in either case, but these small fluctuations would not be noticed under normal use.
The question of enabling TRIM really has to be answered by the user. If you are a casual user that uses your system for Internet, email, and other light tasks, garbage collection built into the firmware of Crucial SSDs will probably be plenty to keep your SSD running fast and healthy.
If you are more of a power user that does picture and video editing, or other tasks that require a lot of writes, enabling TRIM might be more useful to you.
Follow us on social media to get the latest Crucial news and product info:
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![DDR5 Ram Explained | Upgrading to DDR5 RAM [DDR4 vs DDR5]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vswCwGCMQY0/mqdefault.jpg "DDR5 Ram Explained | Upgrading to DDR5 RAM [DDR4 vs DDR5]
Are you thinking of upgrading your RAM to DDR5?
DDR5 is the latest version of RAM to hit the market, and it certainly packs a punch. To show how this could upgrade your performance, were comparing the DDR5 to our previous model, the DDR4.
DDR4 vs DDR5
In previous DDR upgrades, we usually see an additional speed increase of 266MT/s. But moving from DDR4 to DDR5, theres a 1600MT/s upgrade. So the DDR5 RAM launch speeds will deliver nearly double the bandwidth of DDR4.
But its not just faster. Its better at channel efficiency, power management and is optimized to scale with your demanding multi-core workloads or games. DDR5 translates to a better experience across the board.
The speed of DDR5 means you can be watching YouTube, have multiple Chrome tabs open while editing family photos, and chat with friends on social media. To work faster and better, DDR5 is engineered for efficiency.
This technology brings multiple benefits, including increased bandwidth and channel efficiency. DDR4 and previous generations perform well below bandwidth capacity - DDR5 offers a bank refresh, increasing bandwidth efficiency and 75% bank usability.
For more comparisons between the DDR4 and DDR5. Read the article on our website: https://www.crucial.com/articles/about-memory/benchmarking-ddr4-and-ddr5-client-memory
Or, if youd like to find out more about the DDR5, head over to our website: https://www.crucial.com/products/memory/ddr5
As a brand of Micron, were part of one of the largest memory manufacturers in the world, and we provide the same caliber of components that get pre-built into new computers. We live and breathe this stuff, and were here to transform your systems performance..
Take a few minutes to learn about DDR5
0:00– Intro
0:21– DDR5 speed increase
0:58– DDR5 channel efficiency & bandwidth
2:08– Where can DDR5 be used
3:00– DDR5 gaming benefits
3:49– Outro")
