Something to consider with larger capacity hard disks - I'll try this the next time I do an install. Although I've done System and Data partitions in the past, I've never specifically made a System partition as small as possible for access time improvements - has anyone done this and seen a significant improvement?
https://www.pcmech.com/article/performance-tuning-black-art-short-stroke-hard-drive/
https://www.pcmech.com/article/performance-tuning-black-art-short-stroke-hard-drive/