SSD Caching Versus Tiered Storage

Should you buy a small SLC-based SSD for caching or a larger MLC drive dedicated to your operating system and performance-sensitive apps? That all depends on how much money you want to spend and how willing you are to manually manage where data is housed. An independent SSD yields great read and write performance, while the caching solution's software needs to learn data patterns over time. It's easier to use, though, and while a storage cache doesn't really see write-speed improvements, reads accelerate quantifiably.

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Also Note That You Need A Motherboard Capable Of Using A SSD As Cache, As Most Motherboards Do Not.