#ssd vs hdd speeds

But for the most part, if you wanna keep a large number of files for local storage then you’d most likely look into either Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) or Solid State Drives (SSDs). To put it simply, you will be getting much faster speeds when it comes to loading or transferring files with an SSD while HDDs are much slower but are rather cheaper. In general, most SATA HDDs will have read and write speeds of around 100 to 150 MB/s while SSDs can manage much more. [caption id="attachment_244315" align="alignnone" width="720"] PCIe NVMe SSD (Left), SATA SSD (Right)[/caption] Most SATA SSDs usually have read and write speeds of about 500 MB/s, although this could vary slightly. PCIe NVMe SSDs can manage faster speeds with PCIe Gen 3 going up to 2,000 to 3,000 MB/s and PCIe Gen 4 now reaching 5,000 to 7,000 MB/s depending on the specific drive. Below is a list of a few SSDs and HDDs available in the Philippines along with our conclusion on which you should get. [table id=1940 /] [table id=1941 /] [table id=1942 /] On average HDDs have an average price of about PHP 2/GB of storage, while SATA SSDs average roughly PHP 4.7/GB of storage, and PCIe NVMe SSDs average about PHP 5.4/GB of storage. Read more in our articles including "SSD vs HDD Price Comparison in 2023" and "Replacing the Acer Aspire S3's 7mm Hitachi HDD".