Uploaded July 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I bet you have already heard about an SSD or solid state drive and how fantastic it seems to be. Is it really worth the price?
This project is a practical comparison of an SSD (solid state drive) and 3.5" HDD (hard disk drive). Even though most SSDs are in the 2.5" format I didn't take into consideration 2.5" HDDs, mainly because their capacity is lower and they are a lot slower than 3.5" hard disk drives.

Disks under test:
SSD - OCZ Vertex 4 128GB
HDD - WD Black 1TB

Test PC specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5400+ 2.80GHz
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3
RAM: Aeneon DDR2-800 CL4 4GB
GPU: Asus Radeon R7 250
PSU: CHIEFTEC 450W

Project page - you can download the Arduino code here:
ElectronFun.com/project_6.php

See how to install an SSD in a laptop:
youtube.com/watch?v=nREFxDBSujU

See how to speed up a stationary PC by installing an SSD:
youtube.com/watch?v=p4LVbeAlTwA

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Video, edit, voice by Chris Lorkowski