When it comes to computer storage, PCIe SSDs own the performance crown right now.
The downsides
Before getting too hyped up, its really worth understanding the downsides of a RAM disk.
RAM is expensive and has low capacity even in comparison to SSDs.
This means you need a lot of RAM to still end up with a pretty small RAM disk.
Realistically though, a 16GB hard drive is tiny and wont hold much data.
Doing so may cause serious system instability.
This article will cover using the ASUS ROG RAMDisk software.
Note: ASUS ROG RAMDisk is specifically designed to run on ASUS ROG motherboards.
It should run on motherboards from other manufacturers, but you may find it isnt compatible with your gadget.
The first thing you should probably do is find a download for ASUS ROG RAMDisk.
Alternatively, you’re free to use the slider to configure the size of the RAM disk.
Once youre happy with your configuration, click Add to create the RAM disk.
Current RAM disks will be listed in the bottom half of the window.
Configure the drive letter and size of the RAM disk, then click Add to create it.
To do so use the Browse button to select a folder and add it to the junction list.
you’re able to then use the data from the RAM disk at high speeds.
If you want to remove a junction folder, just tap the trashcan icon.
It will automatically sync changes and then reset the folder on the hard drive to its original name.
The Random 4K read and write speeds were much closed and in some cases worse though.
The RAM disk had an even bigger performance advantage in all regards over a SATA SSD.
you could see the results of a CrystalDiskMark benchmark below.
The centre window shows the results for Samsung 960 Pro 0.5TB M.2 SSD.
The rightmost window shows the results for the SATA based SanDisk SSD Plus 1TB.
Random 4K operations represent performance in smaller tasks such as copying many small configuration files.
