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Samsung Magician’s Hot SSDs Aren’t Actually All That Hot

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Why you need this article

Despite the lack of moving parts, hence the name solid state drives, SSDs can get very warm. If you aren’t minding the temperatures the drives may experience premature degradation or even failure.

A number of our users have pointed out an issue with Samsung Magician. The software seems to be incorrectly reporting nominal temperatures as ‘too high’ when in reality they are well within acceptable ranges. Let’s look at the error:

As you can see in the image above, Samsung Magician is reporting 61*C as a temperature ‘too high’ for safe operation even though (as the color grade indicates) 61*C is a perfectly acceptable temperature for normal operation.

So, what is a ‘Safe Operating Temperature’

Most SSDs are rated for running within a temperature range of 0ºC up to a max temp of 70ºC (32ºF to 158ºF). This range is about the same for every consumer SSD currently on the market but will sometimes vary based on the model and form factor of the SSD (2. 5” SATA, M.2 or mSATA) – a drive under 70ºC is generally within the operating parameters provided by SSD manufacturers.

Typical SSD temperatures

For reliability, most of the time your SSD temperature should range between 30ºC and 50ºC (86ºF to 122ºF) for SSDs under load.

This varies based on a bunch of things like: how hot it is outside and your current room temperature, what type of enclosure the SSD is located in or where your SSD is located inside your system, as well as how much work your SSD is currently doing (reads/writes).

Idle vs Full Load

SSD temperatures vary depending on the current operations they are performing. It’s quite normal for an SSD to jump 5, 10, 15 or more degrees Celsius when going from idle (completely inactive) to a full workload of heavy reads & writes. If your SSD gets hot when you’re copying big files or using I/O intensive programs, but cools right back down once a transfer is complete or you close the disk intensive program – this is completely normal. During heavy work, short bursts of high temperatures are completely normal and expected.

Thermal Throttling

Most SSD manufacturers have implemented thermal throttling as a safety feature when a drive gets too hot. The closer the device gets to the predetermined temperature limit, the more likely it is that the drive will start slowing down to prevent itself from failing. The drive will slow down drastically until the temperatures come back to a reasonable range, at which point you should get your speeds back.

If your SSD is hitting 70ºC or higher you are in the danger zone and will notice your machine grind to a halt as it waits for the drive to cool down.

M.2 and mSATA SSDs frequently run hotter than 2.5” SATA SSDs. This is due to the exposed chips in the M.2 models, lacking thermal pads or a casing that can conduct heat away from the chips. If you have an M.2 inside of your system, you want to make sure there’s air flowing over the drive. If your Puget System came with an M. 2 device, we have already accounted for the increase in temperature and have adjusted air-flow and often even added thermal pads and heatsinks.

Conclusion

Recently, Samsung Magician has been incorrectly reporting overheating drives. We aren’t yet sure if they will resolve this but if you see the warning yet your drive is within normal operating temperatures then there is nothing to worry about. If your drives are actually running hot you should look into applying thermal pads to help dissipate heat if not already installed. You can snag thermal conductive silicone pads on Amazon for less than $10 which you stick to the device to help draw heat away from the hot controller and NAND chips. Contact Puget Systems Support for details on which products are compatible with your system.

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What Is A Normal SSD Temperature? How To Check It

Your system could suffer severe damage if any of your PC components overheat.

Aside from slower performance and frequent BSOD errors, these components can have permanent damage if the overheating continues. That’s why you need to keep tabs on their temperature on a regular basis. 

Your SSD on the other hand has a high chance of overheating quickly.

Today, we are here to discuss normal SSD temperatures and how to measure them. So, without further ado, let us begin.

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How Does an SSD Heat Up?

Although the SSD does not have any moving components, it gets heated when performing read/write operations. And if you have installed the OS on your SSD, as most users do, the computer will perform many read/write operations, causing your SSD to heat‌. 

Besides natural causes, here are some other reasons your SSD might be heating up

  • Poor airflow inside the PC
  • Nearby heating component
  • The dust settled on motherboards
  • Computers geographical location
  • Poorly manufactured SSD

      • Normal SSD Temperature

      SSD usually stays on between 30ºC to 65ºC or 86ºF to 149ºF. Depending on SSD usage, you may face a temperature higher than the limit. However, simple read/write tasks do not cause an extreme rise in temperature. So, it is usually not a cause for concern unless the SSD reaches a temperature above 70ºC.

      If in case, the SSD reaches a temperature greater than 60 degrees, its performance will decrease rapidly. This phenomenon is called thermal throttling. Therefore, to avoid thermal throttling, we recommend keeping SSD temperature below the limit.

      Another important thing to keep in mind is the temperature during idle. If the SSD has a temperature greater than 50 degrees even on idle, you might want to look at what is causing the issue. 

      When your computer is idle, your system temperature should not go beyond 40 to 50 degrees Celsius. The limit is the same for SSD as well.

      How to check SSD Temperature?

      SSDs and HDDs have a technology named SMART embedded inside them. SMART, or Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology is a feature that allows your computer to monitor internal information for your storage device, including temperature.  

      You can use Windows settings, power shell or a third-party software to access data from SMART.

      Using Windows Settings

      For Windows 10 (20226 and above) and Windows 11 (22000.613 and above), you can use Settings to get your SSD and HDD temperature.

      For Windows 10

      1. Press Windows + I key to open Settings.
      2. Go to System > Storage and click on Manage Disk and Volumes.
      3. Here, you can see all your storage devices. Select the SSD drive and click on Properties.
      4. Under Drive Health, you can see the current SSD temperature along with the Estimated remaining life and Available spare.

      For Windows 11

      1. Open Settings and go to System > Storage.
      2. Under Storage Management, click on Advanced storage settings.
      3. Here, click on Disk & volumes.
      4. Select the SSD drive and click on Properties to get details about your drive.

      Using PowerShell

      You can also use the PowerShell command to get your storage device’s temperature reading, wear, and deviceid.

      1. Press the Windows + R key to open Run.
      2. Type powershell and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open PowerShell as Administrator.
      3. Now type Get-PhysicalDisk | Get-StorageReliabilityCounter | ft deviceid, temperature, wear -AutoSize and press Enter.
      4. Here, you can get the deviceid, its temperature and wear.

      However, if you have multiple storage devices, it can be difficult to differentiate them since the output from the command only gives numbers (0,1,2) to each storage device. You can open the Disk Management to figure out the disk number.

      Using HWiNFO

      Before we start, first download HWiNFO and follow the steps mentioned below to check SSD temperature

      1. Install and run the HWiNFO application.
      2. On the left panel, go to Drives > (S) ATA. ATAPI Drives.
      3. Here, you can see all the storage devices connected to your computer.
      4. Select the SSD drive.
      5. On the right panel, scroll down. 
      6. Under Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, locate Temperature. 
      7. Corresponding Description should indicate current and maximum temperature.

      In step 4, if you do not know which one is the SSD, check Media Rotation Rate on the right panel once you click on the drive. You are looking at the HDD if it mentions an RPM rate. If it says Non-rotating, it is an SSD.

      Similarly, you can also check your HDD’s current and maximum temperature using the same steps.

      Does overheat damage the SSD?

      Every system does suffer from the rise in temperature as it runs some tasks. However, there is a temperature limit that it can reach before it starts to lose its performance.

      If a device constantly exceeds this limit, it will suffer permanent damage. Therefore, we always recommend that you keep tabs on all components in your system and take necessary measures to lower system temperature.

      Does SSD Need Cooling?

      If your storage device, for some reason, reads/writes constantly, it might be ideal that you cool them using a heat sink. You can also use a cooling pad to lower your system temperature.

      How to Decrease SSD Temperature?

      Unlike CPU and graphics cards, a storage device such as SSD/HDD rarely reaches a high temperature. But this is not always the case, as constant read/write tasks can rapidly increase your SSD temperature. Not monitoring this temperature rise can cause damage to the drive.

      Here are some things you can try to cool down your SSD. Some steps mentioned below will work on HDD as well.

      • Maintain airflow inside your system.
      • Use a heat sink (applicable for M.2 SSD)
      • Clean Dust off PC.

      What Is Normal Operating Temperature For HDD?

      Just like SSDs, HDDs also have a similar operating temperature. The ideal temperature for HDD is between 25 to 50 degrees Celsius. Although the HDDs manufacturing company mentions the device can function smoothly under 60 degrees, these temperatures might not be ideal.

      Since HDDs are electro-mechanical devices, they are bound to heat up because of the friction produced inside them. Therefore, you always need to monitor HDDs’ temperature so that they don’t exceed this limit.

      How to deal with overheating SSD M.2

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      Article author: Sergey Koval
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      Published: 18 August 2021

      We figure out which solid state drives are prone to overheating and how to ensure comfortable temperatures for stable system operation.

      Solid state drives are confidently gaining market share due to their high performance, compact size, quiet and energy-efficient operation. If we talk about the prices of solid state drives, then recently they have become more than affordable. The cost of storing a unit of information on the SSD and HDD of the user segment differs by no more than 3. 5-6 times. At the moment, this difference is quite justified and is not an obstacle for buyers who take into account all the advantages of solid state drives.

      However, the situation is overshadowed by one single factor that should be considered when purchasing an SSD and placing it in the system — this is excessive heating.

      Are all M.2 SSDs that hot?

      Not all home solid state drives heat up to critical temperatures during operation. This feature belongs exclusively to drives made in the M.2 form factor and having the NVMe specification. These drives implement data exchange over high-speed PCI-Express lines.

      When properly connected, they provide communication speeds of up to 7.8 GB / s if 4 lanes of the latest generation 4.0 PCI-Express are involved, and up to 3.8 GB / s if the motherboard provides a connection through PCI-Express generation 3.0 lines.

      Working at high speeds, as well as the ability to simultaneously operate with a large number of files, leads to excessive heating. With a lack of cooling, the NVMe M.2 drive exhibits heating to critical temperatures and can go into throttling, significantly limiting the performance of the system as a whole.

      Why is drive overheating dangerous?

      M.2 NVMe SSDs can reach temperatures of up to 60°C when idle and over 100°C under load, while 80°C is considered safe. Overheating can cause accelerated degradation of silicon components, lead to premature aging of the disk, and as a result, the loss of valuable information for the user. Also, overheating negatively affects the operation of the controller, which means that the likelihood of errors increases significantly.

      Overheating of a solid state drive is also dangerous for other system components. First of all, the motherboard connector in which the drive is installed may be damaged. Also, M.2 is often located in close proximity to the RAM sticks, which are more sensitive to temperature rise than other components. The situation is aggravated by the proximity to other hot PC components, the most significant contribution of which to the microclimate of the system unit is made by the video card.

      How to cool down the SSD

      1. Pre-planning

      Even at the stage of selecting components for assembling a PC, you should take into account the high heat dissipation of a solid state drive and choose one of the following methods to solve the problem:

      • Find a motherboard with a comfortable port layout. The SSD connector should not be too close to the RAM and graphics card. Some motherboards are equipped with aluminum heatsinks on M.2 connectors, for example, models based on the Z59 chipset0.
      • Purchase a drive with its own heatsink, such as Western Digital SSD — Black SN750 or Plextor SSD — M9P (Y) Plus.
      • When choosing a chassis, look for Full Towers, Super and Ultra Towers.
      • Provide sufficient system cooling. This can be achieved by installing several case fans, some of which work to draw air from the surrounding space and a few more ensure the removal of heated streams from the case.
      • If the motherboard has several M. 2 connectors, install the NVMe drive in the coldest one, that is, as far as possible from other heat sources, primarily from the video card and chipset heatsink. In this case, you will have to sacrifice a little the response time, since the sockets closest to the processor work on the processor lines, and the farthest ones work on the chipset lines.

      With these tips in mind, you can ensure that your SSD has everything it needs to run efficiently and smoothly.

      2. Reducing the temperature of the accumulator in the finished assembly

      If the system is already equipped, then targeted cooling of the disk will help to avoid overheating. And you can do this in several ways.

      The fastest, most economical and affordable way is to purchase and install a cold plate. The cooling plate or thin radiator is made of aluminum or copper and has a honeycomb structure that provides good heat dissipation. The plate is attached to the drive through a thermal pad, which is usually sold as a kit. The use of thermal paste is not justified, since the top side of the drive is usually pasted over with a label that prevents the heatsink from fitting snugly.

      If case space permits, you can install one of the prefabricated passive cooling heatsinks on the SSD. Top models can be equipped with 1 — 2 coolers with a diameter of 25 mm, which can reduce the temperature of the drive by 30 °C.

      Enthusiasts claim that even simply removing the factory label can help. Firstly, a paper, cellophane or plastic sticker prevents heat transfer and removing it reduces the temperature of the drive by 3 — 4 ° C, although many users have clearly proven that the effect does not always go beyond one degree. Secondly, the absence of a layer between the drive and the radiator significantly increases the cooling efficiency. This is more believable information. However, we will not recommend this method, since removing the sticker will void the manufacturer’s warranty, which is often much more important than a possible temperature drop of 1-4 °C.

      Also, the degree of heating of a solid-state drive is greatly influenced by its mode of operation. To avoid overheating, you should not install programs on it that intensively use the resource for a long time — mining applications, video conversion programs, databases. The best option is to install an operating system, game content and some work applications on an NVMe drive.

      If a backlit model is installed in the system, you can reduce the temperature by turning it off. The temperature regime of identical models with and without backlight may differ by 5-10 °C.

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      Notebook ssd disk normal temperature.

      Normal hard drive temperature

      To begin with, let’s figure out what the overheating of the PCIe SSD is connected with and why it is more relevant for certain users, and to a lesser extent for some.

      Operating data at significantly higher speeds than SATA 6Gb/s drives, PCIe SSDs have higher performance controllers and are subject to higher temperatures initially. The situation is aggravated by poor air circulation inside closed cases (especially in the presence of CBO) and the possible location of the M.2 slot in close proximity to other heat sources, such as a video card. The operating temperature range of most modern PCIe SSDs is between 0 ° C and 70 ° C, but when it reaches 65 ° C, protective throttling mechanisms come into play to protect the drive from critical overheating. This leads to a short-term, but noticeable performance degradation of the entire disk subsystem. Thus, when buying a PCIe SSD and not providing it with proper working conditions, the user runs the risk of not getting in full what he actually paid more for — consistently high speed.

      In our tests, we used an MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC motherboard and an Adata SX8000NP 512GB SSD (Silicon Motion SM2260 controller). The SSD was installed in the top of the two available slots. Testing was carried out on an open stand, but at the same time a “dead zone” was created around the SSD — on three sides the disk was protected by cardboard partitions that prevented air flow. A discrete video card did not take part in the tests, since the level of its influence strongly depends on the specific accelerator model, the type of SO used and its mode of operation.

      The effect of heat on drive performance was tested in three test modes:

      • PCIe SSD without additional cooling;
      • PCIe SSD + heatsink included with MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC;
      • PCIe SSD + CO Adata XPG Storm RGB (fixed fan speed 16500 rpm).

      Testing was carried out in a room with a stable air temperature of 24 °C. During the tests, both the peak temperature of the SSD and the time spent on the task in each of the test scenarios were recorded. 3-4 runs were performed in each of the testing modes, according to the results of which the total average indicator was entered into the final graphs. Before each new run, a break of 15 minutes was made and the TRIM command was executed.

      Coming back to MSI’s heatsink plate, it’s larger than the XPG Storm RGB heatsink and supports M.2 drives up to 110mm in length. The level of efficiency that such a plate provides can be taken as a guide if we consider buying a ready-made heatsink for SSD from other manufacturers of branded cooling systems.

      Test results

      Temperature at rest

      We started our testing by measuring the temperature of the SSD at rest. As can be seen from the graph, the radiator plate coped with the task best, bypassing the active cooling system from Adata. The temperature of the test drive without additional cooling was 56 ° C, as a result of which the CrystalDiskInfo utility signaled possible problems with the disk as early as 2 minutes after starting the PC.

      By itself, a temperature of 56 ° C is not critical, but during any further load on the disk subsystem, it is guaranteed to continue to grow and, with a high degree of probability, will lead to manifestations of throttling.

      CrystalDiskMark

      The presence of throttling was confirmed by the CrystalDiskMark benchmark. Without additional cooling, the drive’s temperature peaked at 69°C, resulting in a decrease in maximum write speed of more than 30%. The heat sink plate managed to keep the temperature at 48 ° C, the maximum temperature of the SSD when installing the XPG Storm RGB was 62 ° C.

      While the XPG Storm RGB technically did the job, it’s clear that heat dissipation from the controller plays a key role in cooling the SSD with a heatsink. A high-quality thermal pad covering the entire surface of the microchip provides a better result than the presence of an additional active element in the design of the cooling system.

      Copying a 10 GB set of files

      Copying a 10 GB dataset took just over 20 seconds in all three test modes. Short loads are not able to lead to sagging performance of PCIe SSD.

      Copying a set of 20 GB files

      Increasing the amount of copied files to 20 GB caused the maximum temperatures to rise by 1-4 °C, but there is still no difference in speed.

      Copying a 30 GB set of files

      The first overheating of an unmodified SSD becomes apparent after approximately one minute of operation. As soon as the peak temperature of the Adata SX8000NP 512GB exceeded 65°C, the data copying speed noticeably decreased, which was displayed on the graph.

      Copying a set of files larger than 50 GB

      Further growth in the amount of data being copied only exacerbates the situation. The lack of additional cooling leads to more than a doubling of the time required for copying. SMART of a «bare» drive regularly warns about problems in the operation of the SSD, and the data transfer rate can drop up to 3-5 MB / s.

      MSI’s massive heatsink plate is still the best solution for heat dissipation. The peak temperature of the disk paired with the XPG Storm RGB cooler turned out to be very close to the critical 65 °C, which explains the 5-7 second lag behind the “rival”.

      PCMark 8 Storage

      Even if we discard the scenarios of continuous copying of a large data array and replace them with a diverse and stable load of the disk subsystem, simulated by the PCMark 8 benchmark, the presence of additional cooling still gives a visible result. Installing a heatsink or XPG Storm RGB active CO avoided the speed drop from 427 MB/s to 373 MB/s. In general, we can summarize that the problem of overheating PCIe SSD is relevant for many tasks that are associated with a continuous load (including non-intensive ones).

      PCIe SSD cooling options

      Separately, I want to consider the option of cooling PCIe SSD through direct blowing. Such a cooling scheme can be difficult to implement due to the nuances of the placement of M.2 slots on a particular motherboard model or the lack of free space in the case. At the same time, as the results of our tests showed, such a solution is very effective.

      In our test system, the SSD was installed in the M.2 slot near the processor socket, where the boxed Intel processor cooler worked. The fan speed during the tests was about 1000-1100 rpm.

      With the cardboard guard removed, which we used in the main tests, the airflow dissipated through the heatsink fins was enough to keep the SSD’s peak temperature at 50°C while copying 100 GB of data. This is 2°C lower than the best result with separate additional cooling systems.

      Conclusions

      Users planning to purchase a high-performance PCIe SSD definitely need to think about proper cooling of the new device. Rising the drive temperature above 65°C has a direct impact on drive performance and may also affect the drive’s maximum lifespan. For those systems where the organization of direct blowing of the disk remains impossible, the best option would be to purchase a separate specialized CO for SSD. Fortunately, the choice of such cooling systems is becoming more and more every day. When choosing a specific cooler model, first of all, you should pay attention to the presence of large thermal pads that will cover the entire surface of the SSD microcontroller, as well as to the dimensions of the radiator itself.

      As for the hero of today’s review, the XPG Storm RGB system was able to cool the ardor of the test drive even in the most severe load scenarios, which are unlikely to be repeated by the user in everyday use of the SSD. At the same time, Adata’s cooling system is not without a number of drawbacks. Our main complaint concerns the level of noise generated by the fan and the low efficiency that the fan provides by itself. The XPG Storm RGB will primarily be of interest to those who like to add RGB-lit components to the system. With RGB control support from all major motherboard manufacturers, the XPG Storm RGB will be able to complement the already assembled build in a harmonious way.

      Previously, hard drives could only work in one position — usually horizontal. This was due to the fact that it was impossible to change the location of their ball bearings. Since 2000, HDDs have been produced with hydrodynamic plain bearings, the operation of which is independent of position. However, it does not hurt to monitor the correct location and secure hard drives during work (for example, in laptops or external cases).

      Hard disk operating temperature

      The temperature regime of the hard drive is much lower than the temperatures of the processor or video card, which is quite obvious, since otherwise the drives would have been produced with active cooling. The normal temperature of a hard drive is in the range of 25-45 degrees Celsius. Just because your drive is running at 46 degrees doesn’t mean it’s going to break right now. No, the drive will continue to work, but any values ​​above the operating temperature (within reasonable limits) will slowly shorten the life of the drive and the reliability of its operation.

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