Windows 7: Readyboost

[wkw427]

Just for the heck of it, I'll throw out a queston.

My desktop as 2gb of ram. I have a gadget that shows cpu and ram usage. My ram NEVER goes higher then 60% used.. would I benefit from readyboost?

 

[whs]

Security scans takes seconds compared to minutes before

That I would like to see. Although I agree that security scans do produce hard page faults (even with 4GBs of RAM) and would thus benefit from a faster pagefile device, but I have my doubts that it would be in an order of magnitude.
Unfortunately I cannot test this because my systems and pagefiles are on SSDs-

 

[Everlong]

Just for the heck of it, I'll throw out a queston.

My desktop as 2gb of ram. I have a gadget that shows cpu and ram usage. My ram NEVER goes higher then 60% used.. would I benefit from readyboost?

Well you're not thinking of how ReadyBoost actually works. It's not about your RAM usage.

ReadyBoost helps cache files on the storage device, which is faster than having them stored on a hard drive, as the performance increase for random reads on the ReadyBoost device can be up to 80-100 times faster than what it would be for random reads on the hard drive.

It benefits slower hard drives more, but if you have an old storage device that you don't need, then there's no reason to not just plug it in and setup for ReadyBoost.

 

[me600]

well, if its already been answered, but i couldn't find, is it possible to force a particular local hard drive partition to act as a readyboost device!?

 

[wkw427]

No, because the page file is already on your hard disk, it is just copied to the readyboost device so it can be accessed faster.
Unless you have a SSD hard drive, no

 

[brianzion]

Keep tabs on ReadyBoost with Windows 7's Performance Monitor
Keep tabs on ReadyBoost with Windows 7's Performance Monitor | Microsoft Windows | TechRepublic.com

 

[Rhammstein]

Keep tabs on ReadyBoost with Windows 7's Performance Monitor
Keep tabs on ReadyBoost with Windows 7's Performance Monitor | Microsoft Windows | TechRepublic.com

Great post man, very informative, thank you!

 

[Everlong]

Keep tabs on ReadyBoost with Windows 7's Performance Monitor
Keep tabs on ReadyBoost with Windows 7's Performance Monitor | Microsoft Windows | TechRepublic.com

Some good info on there.

 

[brianzion]

thanks pass the word then we all can see readyboost does work
here is mine>>> (some rep would be cool)

 

[Rhammstein]

some rep would be cool

I tried but I think we cannot because this isn't considered a support forum, so.. +1 virtual rep!

 

[brianzion]

some rep would be cool

I tried but I think we cannot because this isn't considered a support forum, so.. +1 virtual rep!

no worrys hope you can use the information its a good site for info to

 

[brianzion]

here is a report this is how it looks

 

[zigzag3143]

Just for the heck of it, I'll throw out a queston.

My desktop as 2gb of ram. I have a gadget that shows cpu and ram usage. My ram NEVER goes higher then 60% used.. would I benefit from readyboost?

Yes you would.


Ken

 

[MattRainier]

Interesting, because I use build 7600, Ultimate 64-bit with 4GB of RAM installed, and I noticed a considerable increase in performance with a 2GB SD card used as a ReadyBoost paging file.

 

[chrysalis]

when I used a usb ram stick for readyboost it did help a bit but at the end of day I brought some extra ram and realised there is no subsititute.

 

[Layback Bear]

I don't think this has been posted. Seems to me right from the horses mouth.
ReadyBoost Q&A - Tom Archer's Blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

 

[whs]

I don't think this has been posted. Seems to me right from the horses mouth.
ReadyBoost Q&A - Tom Archer's Blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

What was new to me is the 128 bit encryption. Here is another overhead that has to be accounted for - especially with slow CPUs.
I came to the conclusion that in most cases RB is probably a placebo.