Depending on system configuration, your results may vary. Intel smart response technology is a feature of intel rapid storage technology that recognizes and automatically stores your most frequently used applications and data into a high performance ssd while giving you full access to the large storage capacity of a hard disk drive hdd. As you can see in figure a, the driver for intels rapid storage technology chipset is continuously tasking the cpu at close to 20%, even when the pc is sitting idle. How to improve pc performance by fixing the intel rapid. Intel rapid storage technology driver and management. Intel rapid storage technology driver and management console. Rst will then add the ssd to the spinning disk and copy whatever you frequently use to the ssd so it can be accessed much faster. How to set up intel smart response ssd caching technology. The newest, and fastest nvme drives from samsung cannot use rapid mode. This package contains the driver for the intel rapid storage technology and management console.
The default msahci driver is dated back to 2006 and it is good as its best for compatibility across thousands of computer but it you want to squeeze every bit of performance out of your ssd you need to install the irst driver. Intel rapid storage technology is an application that enhances the performance and reliability of windowsbased systems with storage devices. Intel rapid storage technology is a windowsbased application that provides improved performance and reliability for systems equipped with sata disks for desktop, mobile, and server platforms. Intel rapid start technology requires a select intel processor, intel software and bios update, and a solidstate drive ssd or hybrid drive. Downloads for intel rapid storage technology intel rst. Intel rapid storage technology gets more useful with raid. Six ssd dc s3500 drives, three configurations, all at 6 gbs page 2. Intel rapid storage technology my mobo drops the m. If you have a spinning disk and want to make it run much faster you can add in a small solid state disk and combine them using intel rapid storage technology rst. Contact your system manufacturer for more information.
Heres an interesting dell article about this technology. The intel rapid storage technology intel rst floppy driver 17. Intel rapid storage technology gets more useful with raid page 1. Installs the intel rapid storage technology intel rst driver version 15. Intel skylake z170 rapid storage technology tested. What is samsungs ssd rapid mode and how do you use it. You probably can leave things well enough alone without losing much or anything performancewise for a single drive configuration. The technology is fully implemented in intels rapid storage technology rst drivers and software version 10.