Does SSD make computer faster? You may have this doubt when changing HDD with the SSD. This guide will tell you what is the difference between them and offer a way to migrate data from HDD to SSD without losing data.
There is a frequently cited problem when users try to replace their hard disk with a new one: Does SSD make computer faster? Yes, installing a SSD can significantly increase its speed and overall performance compared to a traditional HDD.
Under normal situation, HDD speeds are between 80MB/s and 160MB/s, while SATA SSD speeds are between 200MB/s and 550MB/s. In addition, NVMe M.2 SSD can reach speeds of more than 5,000 MB/s.
An HDD(hard disk drive) is a mechanical storage device that uses spinning disks and magnetic heads to read and write data. However, SSD(solid-state drive) is a flash storage device that contains no moving parts and uses integrated circuits to store data. This fundamental difference results in several key advantages for SSD:
✦ Faster Read/Write Speeds: SSD can access and transfer data much faster than HDD because there are no moving parts involved. This leads to reduced boot times, faster application loading, and quicker file transfers.
✦ Lower Latency: SSD have significantly lower access times (latency) than HDD. When you request data from an SSD, it can respond almost instantly, leading to a more responsive system overall.
✦ Improved Multitasking: Since SSD can quickly access and read/write data, they can handle multiple tasks more efficiently, resulting in smoother multitasking experiences.
Based on these excellent benefits, more and more users tend to choose SSD over HDD when replacing hard disks.
Now that we understand that adding an SSD can indeed make your computer faster, how can we safely transfer all data from HDD to SSD without reinstalling? I suggest you to try an all-in-one disk transfer software - AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional.
This program gives you the best service in a graphical user interface: no matter it's a system disk or a data disk, it can migrate it to another disk easily and safely. Just follow the instructions with a few simple clicks, and you'll get a faster computer in no time.
Step 1. Install and launch AOMEI Partition Assistant, click "Clone" in the main interface and select "Clone Disk".
Step 2. Choose the hard disk that you need to clone as the source disk and click "Next".
Step 3. Select the destination disk to store the data on the source disk, and then click "Next".
Step 4. Then, you can check the source and destination disk in the next window or change to “Sector to Sector clone”, and click the "Confirm" button to continue if there is no problem.
Here, you can also click the "Settings" button to adjust the partition size on the destination disk or tick "4k alignment" to improve the reading and writing speed of SSD if the target disk is an SSD drive.
Step 5. At last, click "Apply" and "Proceed" in the main interface to start cloning the hard drive.