Solved! [SSD NVME] Over Provisioning does not work

[Ryan1981]

Hi Everyone,

I build a new PC recently and chose to use a Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB.

Benchmark gave some impressive results:

I was used to apply overprovisioning but when I click on the over provisioning tab it says:

I was wondering if anyone has any idea why.

Thank you for your help.

OS windows 10 pro
Motherboard Asus TUF z390 Gaming pro

 

[Insert_Nickname]

You have already partitioned and formatted the drive, so there isn't any free space left for over provisioning.

That said, over provisioning isn't needed today. It's a relic of bygone controllers without TRIM. In short, don't worry, the on-SSD controller takes care of everything. Just enjoy your new NVMe SSD.

 

[rsutoratosu]

Is there a generic over provision software that works on any ssd ? or it has to be from the manufacture that makes the drive ?

 

[UsandThem]

Is there a generic over provision software that works on any ssd ? or it has to be from the manufacture that makes the drive ?

As long as Windows (or the PC manufacturer in pre-built PCs) didn't put the boot partition or other volume after the OS partition, a person can do create a blank partition to use as a manual over-provision in Windows Disk Manager. Right click on partitioned volume, shrink the volume size by the amount you want as an OP, and you're done.

That said, insert nickname was correct above (users don't need to manually do this anymore). If you have free space on the SSD, it will be used as over-provision space.