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Once your active working set starts spilling into swap, the performance degradation goes exponential. The difference in latency between RAM and SSD is orders of
by man8alexd 1y ago
Once your active working set starts spilling into swap, the performance degradation goes exponential. The difference in latency between RAM and SSD is orders of magnitude. Assuming 10^3 difference, 0.1% memory excess causes 2x degradation, 1% - 10x degradation, 10% - 100x degradation.