SSD News: Garbage Collection and TRIM in SSDs Explained - A?= n SSD Primer

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TITLE: Garbage Collection and TRIM in SSDs Explained - An SSD Primer

 

 

 

LINK:

http://thessdreview.com/ssd-guides/beginners-guide/garbage-collection-and-tr

im-in-ssds-explained-an-ssd-primer/

 

 

 

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INFO: 'Garbage Collection in SSDs' is a contributed article that was

submitted by LSI and authored by Kent Smith, Senior Director of Product

Marketing, Flash Components Division, LSI Corporation. It's importance

cannot be understated for anyone venturing into today's world of SSDs.

Garbage collection (GC) is a fundamental process with all solid state drives

(SSDs), but it can be implemented in different ways that can impact the

overall SSD performance and endurance. In this article, we'll look at how GC

works, how it can be implemented, and how it relates to the TRIM command and

over provisioning.

 

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