Yes they do. Intel writes this for example (not all drives use it, but some definitely do): >Data compression via encoding algorithms enables a solid state dri

Yes they do. Intel writes this for example (not all drives use it, but some definitely do): >Data compression via encoding algorithms enables a solid state drive (SSD) to write less data, which in turn yields higher write bandwidth. With a significant amount of data being compressible, performance benefits can be substantial. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000006354/memory-and-storage.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000...