For years there seemed to be a particular reputable solution to keep information on a pc – by using a hard disk drive (HDD). Nonetheless, this type of technology is by now showing it’s age – hard drives are loud and sluggish; they’re power–hungry and are likely to generate a great deal of warmth for the duration of intense operations.

SSD drives, on the other hand, are fast, take in a lot less energy and are much cooler. They provide a whole new way of file access and storage and are years ahead of HDDs relating to file read/write speed, I/O effectiveness and power efficacy. Observe how HDDs stand up against the newer SSD drives.

1. Access Time

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With the launch of SSD drives, file accessibility speeds have gone tremendous. Because of the new electronic interfaces found in SSD drives, the regular data file access time has been reduced towards a record low of 0.1millisecond.

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HDD drives still makes use of the very same general data file access technology that’s actually developed in the 1950s. Despite the fact that it has been considerably advanced consequently, it’s sluggish in comparison with what SSDs are offering. HDD drives’ file access speed can vary between 5 and 8 milliseconds.

2. Random I/O Performance

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Resulting from the new revolutionary file storage solution adopted by SSDs, they feature quicker data access rates and speedier random I/O performance.

In the course of Hunsley Hosting’s lab tests, all SSDs showed their ability to work with at the least 6000 IO’s per second.

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With an HDD drive, the I/O performance steadily enhances the more you employ the drive. However, right after it extends to a specific cap, it can’t get swifter. And because of the now–old concept, that I/O cap is significantly lower than what you can have having an SSD.

HDD can only go so far as 400 IO’s per second.

3. Reliability

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The absence of moving parts and spinning disks in SSD drives, as well as the recent developments in electrical interface technology have ended in a considerably safer data file storage device, having a normal failing rate of 0.5%.

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Since we already have mentioned, HDD drives rely on rotating disks. And anything that takes advantage of a large number of moving elements for continuous time frames is prone to failing.

HDD drives’ common rate of failure can vary somewhere between 2% and 5%.

4. Energy Conservation

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SSD drives operate nearly silently; they don’t generate excess heat; they don’t call for extra chilling methods and take in much less electricity.

Lab tests have revealed the average electrical power consumption of an SSD drive is between 2 and 5 watts.

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From the moment they were made, HDDs have been very power–greedy systems. So when you’ve got a hosting server with multiple HDD drives, this will likely add to the monthly power bill.

Normally, HDDs take in somewhere between 6 and 15 watts.

5. CPU Power

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The speedier the data access rate is, the faster the data calls can be treated. As a result the CPU won’t have to save allocations waiting for the SSD to reply back.

The regular I/O wait for SSD drives is just 1%.

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When using an HDD, you’ll have to invest more time watching for the outcome of one’s data call. This means that the CPU will continue to be idle for much more time, waiting for the HDD to reply.

The normal I/O wait for HDD drives is about 7%.

6.Input/Output Request Times

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The majority of Hunsley Hosting’s brand new web servers moved to exclusively SSD drives. Our own lab tests have established that utilizing an SSD, the common service time for any I/O request although operating a backup continues to be below 20 ms.

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Using the same server, however, this time built with HDDs, the end results were totally different. The standard service time for an I/O request changed somewhere between 400 and 500 ms.

7. Backup Rates

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Another real–life development is the rate at which the backup is produced. With SSDs, a server back–up now requires no more than 6 hours using Hunsley Hosting’s web server–optimized software.

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We used HDDs mainly for quite a while and we have got excellent expertise in exactly how an HDD performs. Creating a backup for a web server equipped with HDD drives is going to take about 20 to 24 hours.

With Hunsley Hosting, you will get SSD–driven web hosting solutions at cost–effective price points. Our shared web hosting plans as well as our Linux VPS hosting incorporate SSD drives automatically. Get an web hosting account with Hunsley Hosting and see how your web sites will become better instantaneously.

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