SSD hard drives

[OfficiallyMaize]

Hey guys, I am having a debate on whether SSD hard drives are slower with data on them but not accessed or if they are faster without out that data.

I think that it would have some sort of impact because the drive still will need to cross paths with that data when accessing other data at some point.

What for clarification:
Program files stored on and run from this SSD in their own folder
as well as saved files that are just sitting there in their own folders. There is approximately 120gb if files just sitting dormant. and approximate 200gb of programs. No OS is running from this drive and the drive is a 2tb SSD.

Could any of you gurus please put this debate to rest, we are seeking a 3rd party here because we cannot reach an agreement. Cheers and have a good day !

[sourcerer]

Interesting question! Empty SSDs are most likely faster due 2 factors:
For write-accesses, the wear leveling can take longer when the disk is filled since it can take longer to find an empty page. For read accesses, if the disk is TRIM-med then the SSD firmware can immediately return an empty sector to the computer, instead of having to load the sector from the Flash. But you most likely wont be interested in the read access to TRIM-med pages. And just formatting the disk will likely not TRIM it.