Can a msata cache drive configured in intel crt ever be faster then a sata ssd

To start this of im planning on getting a new gaming laptop but im sort off on a budget as far as drives go and I still wont a lot of space. instead of buying just a large sata ssd and waste all my money I looked into that Intel smart response technology that was offered with the laptop I’m looking into buying with by the way would be the sager np9370. Every video, review, benchmark and forum that iv looked at all say that the Intel smart response was made so if you couldn’t offered a dedicated sata ssd you could just get an mstata cache drive and get affordably close to how fast dedicated ssds go at. But the problem I have is all of the videos, reviews, benchmarks and forums are all a little older and all use really low end msats drives to test bench marks. So since I cant do a test my self less use for example two laptops one with intel smart response and a 64gb msata caching ssd with a read up to 555mbs, a write up to 505 and up to 80,000 iops. A second laptop with just a normal 120 or so gb sata3 ssd with read up to 550, a write up to 520 and up to 60,000 iops. At this point would the sata ssd still bench better or will the msata caching drive with the better specs win out.

 

First of all: ?????

Second, better 'scores' in benchmarks? Seriously?

If you really care in real world use what is actually faster in all (repetitive and totally random...) scenarios then the 100% based SSD will be faster than even the same sized SSD used as a cache in almost all scenarios anyone can dream up. Again; in real world use, the pure SSD solution will be noticably faster over the HDD + SSD cache setup.

Hope this helps?

 

get the ssd. whether you get it from a reseller or buy it and install it yourself afterward, get the ssd. you're buying a laptop that starts out at $1600+. i think you can splurge for the ssd. do you want a very notable performance increase? get the ssd.

(i think i made that clear enough.)

 

To answer your question, it can run as fast as SSD for the data it decides to cache. But to be honest, with SSD's becoming much more affordable, 128GB ones run $80-$100 now, it's more than enough for OS and apps. Games and data can go on an HDD. SSD caching is a great idea, but a little too late. It would have made a lot more sense 3-4 years ago when SSD's were very expensive, and a 32GB SSD as a cache drive would have made a world of difference and not cost a small fortune.

 

im sorry im just analytical and paranoid when it comes to researching and selecting the products i buy. i may not know as much as some people and maybe i come off a little ignorant but i just like a very specific and detailed reason why i should pick one or the other even if i already no the answer. i just like hearing what other people think. but thanks this helps for the most part.

 

thanks your answer was pretty helpful i think ill just go for a 120gb ssd i just wanted to make a better decision before i buy one or the other. manly because the laptop has a port option for the msata. this way i don't waste space for nothing.