If the bench doesnt look good:
Back up data.
Secure erase ssd.
Load os.
Use an up-to-date ssd tweak program and/or a guide, for things like:
Enable Write Caching
Disable indexing
Disable defragmentation
Turn Off the Disk Defragmenter Schedule
Disable Superfetch
There are others.
7 or the tweak prog. may do all or most of it for you. Best to check each and make sure.
And if you want to move data/temp/tmp, user/public folders from C: to conserve space & r/w's to the ssd, it may need to be done maually.
Then,,
As you load each other prog. to the ssd (after the os) you may also be able to move some of their storage folders from C: