Booting up an operating system from an SSD takes mere seconds rather than minutes with an HDD. Your games load almost instantly, and video editors will notice drastically faster rendering and file ...

Discover the key differences between SSDs and HDDs, and find out which storage drive is best for your needs. Speed, capacity, and more!

A newer PCIe Gen 4 SSD, such as Samsung's 980 Pro, pushes 7,000 MB/s. For context, a 7200-rpm SATA HDD like the Seagate Barracuda manages around 200 MB/s.