Question Does faster NVMe m.2 SSD help load and boot times?

[bildeng]

Comparing a Solidigm P44 Pro verses a Solidigm P41 Plus. The Pro is definitely faster. TLC instead of QLC, has dram for cache, benchmarks notably faster. It's also considerably more expensive.

With your Linux or whatever OS and a game installed on Pro instead of Plus, might I be able to perceive any actual real difference between the two with boot and load times or anything else?

I've been trying to find online. I see comparisons with HDD, which obviously. And NVME verses SATA, which you can see the difference. But I can't seem to figure out the right search words to find tests for real world comparisons between different speeds of NVME. SSD reviews I find always use benchmarks not actual system performance.

One person told me that with NVME most programs have not been designed to properly use their code or whatever (can't think of best term for that) so alot of that speed goes to waste.

On a related note, I wish tom's hardware did benchmarks involving real system performance. How long it takes for the OS to boot, a game to boot, transition between areas etc.

 

[USAFRet]

There is little user facing difference between the various flavors of solid state drives.
Even going back to SATA III.

The main benefits of SSD is the near zero access time. Which applies to ALL solid state drives.,

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YoRKQy-UO4

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DKLA7w9eeA

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ9LyNXpsOo

 

[bildeng]

Thanks for the links though the "taste test" video wasn't that useful.

But forget gen 3 verses gen 4, what about SSD with dram cache verses without? Anyone know of benchmarks that compare those two for OS boot times and game load times that they can pls link me to?

 

[bildeng]

Also I wonder how much heat plays a role in this since most ssd's are not actively cooled.

 

[Lafong]

might I be able to perceive any actual real difference

I can easily perceive the actual real difference between 1 and 1.5 seconds.

Question would be "so what, how important is that?"

Personal decision entirely. Get the faster one if you are going to forever berate yourself for doing otherwise.

 

[bildeng]

Question would be "so what, how important is that?"

I can you give me benchmark tests that show actual differences?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkih1aSCHcg
like this. I'd like to see more though.

I wish Tom's Hardware was much better in their SSD benchmarks. How do you message them to request they do better benchmarks that test things like boot and load times?

 

[USAFRet]

I wish Tom's Hardware was much better in their SSD benchmarks. How do you message them to request they do better benchmarks that test things like boot and load times?

Boot and game load times is almost completely dependent on READ performance.
DRAM or lack of makes little difference for that.

 

[bildeng]

Boot and game load times is almost completely dependent on READ performance.
DRAM or lack of makes little difference for that.

How do I request the Tom's Hardware reviewers benchmark SSD's better in a way that will actually reach them?

 

[USAFRet]

How do I request the Tom's Hardware reviewers benchmark SSD's better in a way that will actually reach them?

They monitor these Forums. Given enough interest, they might add your concept into the tests.

 

[bildeng]

They monitor these Forums. Given enough interest, they might add your concept into the tests.

Is there no more direct way of talking to them?