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SSD life drops

Posted: 2025.02.02. 23:23
by martenmastre
is that normal for my SSD I only use it for windows only I am not use SSD on gaming or something
it keep drops fast without nonreason then settle down on that (drop 1% every 13-14 days)
at first I was play rivals and Elden ring on it but I stop doing that and transfer the games on the HDD and let the SSD for windows only

Re: SSD life drops

Posted: 2025.02.03. 13:15
by hdsentinel
Yes, I'm afraid writes constantly reduce the Health % of the SSDs.
Not sure about the amount of RAM you have. Maybe during the game, Windows needs to swap and heavy use of the swapfile can cause lots of wear.

Please check for generic information:

https://www.hdsentinel.com/ssd_case_health_decrease_wearout.php
https://www.hdsentinel.com/kb/category/16/solid-state-drives-ssds/why-my-ssd-shows-98-health-if-no-problems-reported.html

Re: SSD life drops

Posted: 2025.02.12. 20:31
by martenmastre
I have 16 GB ram and swapfile size is less than 300 MB