ReadyBoost is ideal for computers with a small amount of RAM. Back in , Microsoft introduced a new disk caching feature called ReadyBoost that was designed to make the Windows Vista operating system a little snappier. ReadyBoost has been part of every version of Windows since then and is still part of the Windows 10 operating system. Harmful no, just slower. Your internal hard drive would be quicker, so a better choice. It temporarily stores information to be processed, but RAM is much quicker as it has a direct link to the CPU through the chipset.
The purpose of RAM in the computer is to send data to the processor in the shortest possible time. According to us, 4GB of memory is enough to run Windows 10 without too many problems. With this amount, running multiple basic applications at the same time is not a problem in most cases. We are all just users of this version of Windows here, helping each other if and when we can.
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It seems much faster. Didn't do any test, and I don't really care about tests why would I? I don't want to boast about benchmark scores, I want to use my computer.
Anyway, try it for yourself, with a fairly good pendrive. Also, a slower HDD counts too laptop rpm that is. Add a comment. Yes, ReadyBoost will help. Joel Coehoorn Joel Coehoorn Mark Mark 1 1 silver badge 7 7 bronze badges. AnandTech Readyboost performance tests: anandtech. Are there any performance tests for Win7? All the ones I find seem to be Vista, and I wonder if Win7 offers any improvement over Vista in this area? DMA Not really, its pretty much going to be similar to Vista tbh, the only updates for readyboost with win7 were supporting more than 4gb, supporting more than 1 readyboost devices, and support to use it during boot up to improve start speed.
Erb Erb 2 2 gold badges 5 5 silver badges 14 14 bronze badges. I'm not sure this is correct. ReadyBoost does not increase memory space and so does not allow additional programs to run. What it does do is cache things so they can be loaded faster when the relevant program starts. DMA Can you give a source for your claim? I read that readyboost doesn't keep data from removable drives between reboots because of security concerns and that such behavior is normal.
The rebuilds are reason I'm not using it at the moment. If they are result of bad configuration, I'm interested in fixing that. Andreja RB cache is both compressed and encrypted to mitigate security concerns. My RB cache is not rebuilt on boot - if it was it would be pretty useless FYI, mine's an SD card that is always plugged in to the machine, and I don't know what would regularly cause cache rebuild as reported by David.
Have a read of the Wikipedia article , it's a fairly useful overview. This is an aging it doesn't include improvements brought by Win7 but useful post as well.
DMA I know that it's both compressed and encrypted. I too used to use an SD card and I got rebuilds after every boot on two computers. I'll take a look at articles. Now I at least know that I'm experiencing exceptional condition which needs to be solved.
Thanks a lot! Since this discussion is not related to the question asked here, I asked separate question about preserving RB cache after reboot. Link: superuser. Show 5 more comments. Benchmark tests by various sources have been done to show its effect Not really true.
True: Windows 7 does have much better handling of the pagefile and related objects. True: ReadyBoost enables faster retrieval of small files while your disk is busy with other searches.
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