High Disk Active Time - Is My SSD Dying?

asg266

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This just started happening recently and I don't know why. Performance monitor doesn't show anything irregular, neither does process monitor.

I've run an sfc scan and chkdsk too as well as updating everything and seeing if disabling av software helped but nothing has.
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit
Look at the processes running in the task manager, is anything running high
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1 Update 1 Pro 64bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pavillion H8-1202
    CPU
    I7-2600 @ 3.4 GHz
    Motherboard
    PEGATRON
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NIVDIA GeForce GT 520
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC656GR CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster S22B350
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080 32 bit color
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500GB
    Keyboard
    Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
SSDs are a bit different than HDDs, they have in their firmware GC (Garbage Collection) which in coordination with TRIM command issued thru AHCI at some time erase blocks/ cells of memory so they do not have to do erasing while doing normal work. At some intervals data is also moved around (Wear leveling) so same memory cells are not used all the time and so prolongs their life. There is also a "spare" area of some size (Over provisioning) where data from suspected "bad cells/blocks) is moved to. Because of all of that it's a good idea to leave as much of empty space as possible and so prolong drives life which is better than HDD's anyway. All of that is happening internally in the disk without needing any user input. It's also a good idea to occasionally leave computer on and idle for some longer period like overnight to do all of that at it's leisure.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
Sorry for the late reply, seems like I am restricted to 1 post per day on this forum at the moment.

So I narrowed it down to Chrome causing the spikes in disk activity, when its shut down everything is back to normal.

I've tried looking at chrome's task manager, closing tabs and disabling some extensions but it still happens.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit
If Chrome has adjustable cache like FF, maybe you can play with that.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
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