SSD vs HDD | Which One is Better?

SSD

HDD

Solid State Drive

Hard Disk Drive

SSD

HDD

6000 IO/SEC

400 IO/SEC

SSD

HDD

Costlier

Cheaper

SSD

HDD

More Durable

Less Durable

SSD

HDD

Lighter

Heavier

SSD

HDD

Longer

Shorter

SSD

HDD

Lesser

Higher

SSD

HDD

Integrated Circuit Using Flash Memory

Mechanical Parts Including Spinning Disks

SSD

HDD

Very Low

Some Noise Due to Moving Parts

SSD

HDD

Modern Laptops

Computers & PCs

SSD

HDD

0.1 ms

5.5 - 8.0 ms

SSD

HDD

Failure Rate Less Than 0.5%

Failure Rate B/W 2 - 5%

SSD

HDD

Faster

Slower

SSD

HDD

Consume B/W 2 and 5 Watts

Consume B/W 6 and 15 Watts

SSD

HDD

1%

7%

SSD

HDD

20 ms

400 - 500 ms

SSD

HDD

6 Hours

20 - 24 Hours

SSD

HDD

0°C - 70°C

5°C - 55°C

SSD

HDD

Lower

Higher

SSD