Any performance advantage in partitioning an SSD?

[hasu]

I always partition my hard drives to reserve space for OS+Programs and to isolate data. When OS and programs are on outer partitions, like first partition, the programs can be accessed faster, and also the program files stay somewhat together (it also reserves some higher performance space for future programs). I always perceived this as good OS and program loading times. Another advantage of isolating data was that I could restore OS image leaving the data intact in the data partition.

As far as I know, since SSD has no moving head, separating OS+Programs from fragmented data partition won't give any performance improvement. The only advantage would be easier OS image restore. Is this a correct assumption or has fragmentation got an effect on SSD as well? Or do you have any other thoughts on partitioning?

Thanks!

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Somewhere in the last few months I read a contention that it was NOT a good idea to split an SSD into multiple partitions.

For the life of me, I can't recall the details or even if I thought it might be valid. It might have been on this forum, so maybe someone will chime in.

 

[john3850]

After partitioning a 256 SSD to 120GB any AS SSD benchmark showed a lower score on the operating or first partition.
Even throug I cant feel any difference in speed I removed the partition to get the benchmark score back to normal or a 200MB higher in AS SSD.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

I always partition - OS | extra SSD | unallocated (extra OP).

 

[Elixer]

Partitioning the SSD is fine, you will have no noticeable issues.