Worth Effort Migrating my OS to new SSD?

[napes22]

I recently purchased a Samsung 850 EVO 120GB which I intended to use as a drive specifically for my games (given the size and potential load times of FO4).

I currently have a Crucial M4 SSD that was purchased back in 2011 as my OS SSD, and I'm realizing that the specs are almost identical except for the write speed (Samsung = 520MB/s and Crucial = 175MB/s) and the random read speed (Samsung is twice as fast as the Crucial).

Would it be worth the effort to migrate my OS to the new Samsung EVO and use the Crucial M4 as the games drive? Or would I not really notice the difference?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Elixer]

After the initial write of the OS, most things done are reads.
OS writes are usually small anyway, so, unless you are patching, then, you might notice a small difference.

I wouldn't bother, unless the SMART stats show the M4 is on the way out...

 

[Coup27]

Random reads are the most important metric which contribute to an OS feeling snappy and quick. I do think you would notice a difference going from an m4 to an 850 EVO.

If you don't want the hassle of loading everything again use some cloning software.

 

[VirtualLarry]

The question I have is, why the smaller EVO? Why not a 250 or 500GB one?

 

[napes22]

The question I have is, why the smaller EVO? Why not a 250 or 500GB one?

It was $$ related. The 120GB EVO was quite a but cheaper and I already had an SSD for my OS drive.

 

[napes22]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. From a write perspective it doesn't seem worth it, however from a random read perspective it would be worth the update.

Still not sure what I'll do. I'm potentially looking at getting a 2nd EVO drive if the price drops and just swapping out the m4. Or I could return the one I bought and get the 250GB model.

 

[Charlie98]

Or I could return the one I bought and get the 250GB model.

This.

 

[ArisVer]

Put on the new SSD what you like more.