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    PfSense box: Intel X25-M SSD or Samsung 850 EVO SSD

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      pfcode last edited by

      Hi, Guys

      I have a Intel X25-M SSD (MLC, Sata II 3g, 160Gb, used for 3~4 years, still 99% left) and a new Samsung SSD 850 EVO (SATA III 6gb, 250Gb),  Which one do you think is better for a pfSense box (Supermicro c2558) in terms of performance and reliability?

      Thanks.

      Release: pfSense 2.4.3(amd64)
      M/B: Supermicro A1SRi-2558F
      HDD: Intel X25-M 160G
      RAM: 2x8Gb Kingston ECC ValueRAM
      AP: Netgear R7000 (XWRT), Unifi AC Pro

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        robi last edited by

        Intel

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          pfcode last edited by

          Thanks.  for latest 2.2.4,  Do we still need to manually enable TRIM for SSD?  any recent links for how to enable TRIM?  Thanks.

          Release: pfSense 2.4.3(amd64)
          M/B: Supermicro A1SRi-2558F
          HDD: Intel X25-M 160G
          RAM: 2x8Gb Kingston ECC ValueRAM
          AP: Netgear R7000 (XWRT), Unifi AC Pro

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            Guest last edited by

            Intel X25-M

            This drive was very popular but also very faulty, so I personally would prefer to go with an Intel SSD 530
            or an older model from Samsung named Samsung840 Pro, its on of the best SSDs on the consumer market
            ever and was a real winner during a SSD longtime test.

            for latest 2.2.4,  Do we still need to manually enable TRIM for SSD?

            Some users were reporting that the TRIM support was automatically enabled after
            a fresh install, but some also were reporting that TIRM support was not enabled
            using the pfSense version 2.2.4. So I would be really considering to have a look
            to that option after a fresh installation if this would be enabled or not.

            any recent links for how to enable TRIM?

            TRIM Support1
            TRIM Support2

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              pfcode last edited by

              Thanks. I do have a Samsung 840 Pro as well, which currently was used by my ThinkPad T500.

              Release: pfSense 2.4.3(amd64)
              M/B: Supermicro A1SRi-2558F
              HDD: Intel X25-M 160G
              RAM: 2x8Gb Kingston ECC ValueRAM
              AP: Netgear R7000 (XWRT), Unifi AC Pro

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                jasonlitka last edited by

                Honestly, I wouldn't use either.  If at all possible you want a SSD with some kind of power loss protection.  The cheapest drive I'm aware of would be the Intel 320; you can pick them up on eBay fairly cheap.

                I can break anything.

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                  pfcode last edited by

                  @Jason:

                  Honestly, I wouldn't use either.  If at all possible you want a SSD with some kind of power loss protection.  The cheapest drive I'm aware of would be the Intel 320; you can pick them up on eBay fairly cheap.

                  Thanks. Don't want to spend money on SSDs, I already have 2 spare SSDs now :)  Regarding power loss protection, I'm not too worry about that because I connected router to UPS always.

                  Release: pfSense 2.4.3(amd64)
                  M/B: Supermicro A1SRi-2558F
                  HDD: Intel X25-M 160G
                  RAM: 2x8Gb Kingston ECC ValueRAM
                  AP: Netgear R7000 (XWRT), Unifi AC Pro

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