NVME vs SSD vs HDD Speed: Everything You Need to Know

Choosing an correct storage drive is very important for your system.In today's blog you will find out the differences between SSDs and HHDs. There are many advantages and disadvantages among these two drives.We have compared both these drives in various parameters.Stick to the end of this blog to find out which one among NVME vs SSD vs HDD suits best for you.

What is HDD and How it works

HHD also known as Hard Disk Drive is a traditional mechanical device that uses magnetic storage for storing files.HDD has rotating platters on which the data is stored.There is an actuator arm which reads and retrieves the data.There are various RPM speeds for HDDs faster the platters spins faster is the data transfer.It is a completely mechanical  and most fragile device in your system. In today's era the average size of HDD is 3.5 inch disk for desktops and 2.5 inch disk is used for laptops.The major manufacturers of HHDs are Toshiba,Segate,Western Digital.

Interesting Fact

The first manufactured HHD has  storage capacity equals to 4 MB and dimensional size equals to a large size refrigerator.

What is SDD and How it works

SSD also known as Solid-State Device or a Solid-State Disk is a newer technology which uses integrated circuit and NAND flash to store memory.It doesn't have the spinning mechanism as the HDD.The size of SDD is 2.5 inch.Sales and revenue of HDDs are declining due to the introduction of this new technology.Samsung,Kingston and SanDisk are the major manufacturers of SDDs.

NVMe 

NVME also known as non-volatile memory express is an newly developed SDD technology that uses PCI express which provides faster data transfer than SDDs.

PRICE

This is the most important thing for users because they have to think of their pocket before making any decision and it essential to choose which price segment suits best for their system.In the beginning when SDD technology was recently introduced they were very expensive but nowadays things are changed  they are still expensive than HDDs but the prices declined due to their rapid sales.The price of SDDs are twice or even four times the price of HDDs with equal storage capacity but there are others factors that has to considered.There are various parameters in HDDs and SDDs such as storage capacity,RPM speeds,SATA,size,brand,port connection and cache memory which makes the price difference.The cost of 500 GB HDD starts from $20-40 dollars and the cost of 128 GB SDD starts from $20-30 dollars.You can check the latest prices on amazon and in the retail store nearby you to get the best deal.

CAPACITY

This is most important thing for users after the price is concerned as many of us has different demands and requirements.There are many options available for choosing storage capacity for HDDs but few in SDDs.The HDD has storage capacity starting from 500 GB upto 4 TB.Most of the average users today go with the standard 1 TB drive and gamers go with larger capacities such as 1 TB and 2 TB.You will be surprised to know that there are options in HDDs which has storage capacity upto 16 TB and even more for enterprise and networking use.The SSD has storage capacity starting from 128 GB upto 1 TB.Most of the modern day laptops comes with an 128 GB or 256 GB storage of SDD along with HDD also known as SSHD for faster boot time.There are laptops in the higher budget segments which gives you more SDD and HDD storage capacity.

SPEED

The average boot time of an SDD is around 10 seconds and the boot time for HDD is around 40 seconds to 1 minutes.There are others factors in which SSD is faster than HDD such compression speeds,decompression speeds and opening Adobe softwares such as Photoshop,After Effects and Premier Pro.It also out performs in softwares like Solid Works and opening Chrome browser faster.

GAMING

SSD does make lots of difference in gaming performance than HDD.It processes textures,models,assets faster and loads games faster than HDDs.You will even find higher FPS in SSDs over HDDs. Rather than discussing much about this we will directly head towards the gaming benchmarks.

We have used 

HDD- Western-Digital Blue 7200 rpm 1 TB

SSD SATA 3-Samsung 860 Evo-Series 500 GB

SSD NVME M.2-Samsung 860 Evo-Series 500 GB

	Games	HDD	SSD	M.2 NVMe
	Metro Exodus	39.2	28.5	27.6
	Watch Dogs 2	44	17	16
Loading Time	Far Cry New Dawn	21.5	18	16
in seconds	Kingdom Come Deliverance	60	6.7	6.4
	Shadow of the Tomb Raider	62	10.3	10.4
	Battlefield 5	46.3	21	20.2

SUMMARY

It is totally depend on you whether to purchase SSD or HDD.The SSD is expensive over HDD but you have to consider other factors such as speed,faster boot time,gaming performance which worth the price.Power consumption is also essential factor because SSD consumes less power than HDDs which gives you better battery backup over an HDD.The lifespan of SSD is much higher than the HHD because SSD uses flash memory the data is stored in cells and it is less likely that it is going to get lost but if you take the case of HDD it is a mechanical device in which the data is stored in platters as the times passes it is more likely that it will stop working.SDDs are more durable than HDDs because if you drop it you won't loose any data but if you drop your HDD accidentally the platter or actuator can break which will corrupt your disk and your entire data will be lost.The best option is that just use an SSHD in which install your Windows,Games and softwares in SDD and use HDD for storing large file data such as movies,photos etc.