How big is Host Writes on your SSD?

[Computurd]

ere Intel claims the 160GB X25-M can withstand 150TB if only 96GB is used and the rest is left for overprovisioning

again, all of intels endurance testing specs are with full span. no write combining, wear leveling or GC. absolute worst case scenario.

That asian site is claiming to have written 25x that amount already and that the SSD is still 97% healthy

yup. 25x the amount of a full span test. should be easy actually if you are benefitting from teh write combining and the wear leveling and the GC. and if they're doing the toolbox every 12 hours, walk in the park.

see, lets think here. what would write amplification be without ANY write combining? do you think it would be 10 times worse? or 100 times worse? whats your thoughts on that?
QOTD: What percentage would wear amplification be if there was no benefit of write combining?

you can get 280 percent endurance increase just from OP. even more is possible. and that is measured, again, with full span writes.

dont trust the smart data. im sure the wear is much worse than that.


EDIT: if the intels only took that much writing, that quickly, they would be dying in droves by now. I am on tons of storage forums, and nowhere have i seen anyone pop up and say "ive written my drive to death" for any type of SSD, let alone the Intels.