![]() Your motherboard is busy initializing and testing components before your drive even begins loading Windows.įor the best POST time, you need a motherboard that supports something called Fast boot, also referred to as Hardware Fast Boot or something similar (perhaps even “Windows 8 Feature.”). Just think about how long you’re waiting for the computer to finish its POST (Power On Self-Test) process. Motherboard choice has major effect on overall boot time as well. If you need a SATA drive, there’s many options to choose from, but some our top picks right now are Samsung’s 860 PRO and EVO, Crucial’s MX500, and WD’s Blue 3D SSD. If these are too pricey for you, then then Samsung 970 EVO, ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11, or the cheaper Intel SSD 660p are good choices. Alternatively, you can get the runner up, Samsung 970 PRO, the fastest NAND-based NVMe M.2 SSD out. For laptops you can grab the smaller M.2 2280 form factor Optane SSD 800P for your operating system. ![]() You can’t get faster than the Intel Optane SSD 905P, but it isn’t compatible with laptops natively as it is a HHHL (Half-Height Half-Length) PCIe add-in card (AIC). They have much lower access times than NAND-based SSDs and feature the fastest 4K read and write speeds we’ve seen from a storage device yet. If you want the absolute fastest boot times and price is of no concern, Intel SSDs with Optane memory are the way to go.
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