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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1774209">I don't think you understand what cache really is. When you open a program that needs space for storing items temporarily, that space is provided on the drive, usually the internal drive. That space on the drive is called cache, because the application caches that temporary data there. What slows down the application is the read/write cycle to that spinning drive.&nbsp; A RAM drive is a virtual drive, created in RAM memory, in an attempt to speed up the application as it reads and writes, although the downside is that the application now has less RAM to use, which creates a greater need for cache, so the net effect is not as great as might be expected. With an SSD the read/write speed is so fast that the sacrifice of RAM is now actually to be avoided. No RAM Drive is needed because the read/write to the SSD is basically the same as to RAM, so the better use of RAM is to let it be available to the apps and just use the SSD for cache operations.Bottom line, you don't want or need RAM drives with an SSD. Is it possible? Yes, but definitely not worth it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1774209"] I don't think you understand what cache really is. When you open a program that needs space for storing items temporarily, that space is provided on the drive, usually the internal drive. That space on the drive is called cache, because the application caches that temporary data there. What slows down the application is the read/write cycle to that spinning drive. A RAM drive is a virtual drive, created in RAM memory, in an attempt to speed up the application as it reads and writes, although the downside is that the application now has less RAM to use, which creates a greater need for cache, so the net effect is not as great as might be expected. With an SSD the read/write speed is so fast that the sacrifice of RAM is now actually to be avoided. No RAM Drive is needed because the read/write to the SSD is basically the same as to RAM, so the better use of RAM is to let it be available to the apps and just use the SSD for cache operations. Bottom line, you don't want or need RAM drives with an SSD. Is it possible? Yes, but definitely not worth it. [/QUOTE]

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