sustained writes

Sustained writes describe how an SSD performs once its fast cache is exhausted, and this tag collects WindowsForum.com discussion of why that matters more than advertised peak speed. The tagged thread examines the familiar drop from several gigabytes per second to a few hundred megabytes per second during a large copy, pointing to pseudo-SLC caching as a common cause on consumer drives. It stresses that the slowdown is highly model-specific, can worsen as a drive fills, and may not even be the real bottleneck in a given transfer, making sustained write behavior a practical consideration for PC buyers and administrators.