[SOLVED] SSD underperforming?

bamitscon · May 28, 2021

I done a test on my hardware, my SSD is less than a year old and its saying its performing way below expectations?
here is a picture of the test:

https://imgur.com/a/OXelLyM

View: https://imgur.com/a/OXelLyM

also says my RAM is performing below potential?

what is there that could be the problem.

https://imgur.com/a/MVT6oRi

View: https://imgur.com/a/MVT6oRi

rgd1101 · May 28, 2021

full system spec?
better to link the result and not just a screenshot of userbenchmark

ram not runnning at 2400, but it might be your cpu

bamitscon · May 28, 2021

rgd1101 said:
full system spec?
better to link the result and not just a screenshot of userbenchmark

ram not runnning at 2400, but it might be your cpu

My bad, didnt realise i could link it..
does this work? https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/43399059
system specs:

https://imgur.com/a/I38p1rh

View: https://imgur.com/a/I38p1rh

rgd1101 · May 28, 2021

that cpu stuck at 2133 ram speed

check the bios to make sure the m.2 is running at x4

USAFRet · May 28, 2021

For the drive, ignore UBM.

What specific drive is this?
How is it connected?

Run CrystalDiskMark, and post that screencap here.

bamitscon · May 28, 2021

USAFRet said:
For the drive, ignore UBM.

What specific drive is this?
How is it connected?

Run CrystalDiskMark, and post that screencap here.

rgd1101 said:
that cpu stuck at 2133 ram speed

check the bios to make sure the m.2 is running at x4

how does one do this?

USAFRet · May 28, 2021

bamitscon said:
how does one do this?

Install and run CrystalDiskInfo. This will give us some info about the drive.

CrystalDiskInfo

About CrystalDiskInfo A HDD/SSD utility software which supports a part of USB, Intel RAID and NVMe. Aoi Edition Standard Edition Shizuku Edition Kurei Kei Edition Download System Requirements OS Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016/2019/2022 Architecture x86/x64/ARM64...

crystalmark.info

Install and run CrystalDiskMark. This will test its performance.

CrystalDiskMark

About CrystalDiskMark CrystalDiskMark is a simple disk benchmark software. Download Standard Edition Aoi Edition Shizuku Edition System Requirements OS Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016/2019/2022 Architecture x86/x64/ARM64 Key Features Important Notice -> FAQ Unit M...

crystalmark.info

bamitscon · May 28, 2021

USAFRet said:
Install and run CrystalDiskInfo. This will give us some info about the drive.

CrystalDiskInfo

About CrystalDiskInfo A HDD/SSD utility software which supports a part of USB, Intel RAID and NVMe. Aoi Edition Standard Edition Shizuku Edition Kurei Kei Edition Download System Requirements OS Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016/2019/2022 Architecture x86/x64/ARM64...

crystalmark.info

Install and run CrystalDiskMark. This will test its performance.

CrystalDiskMark

About CrystalDiskMark CrystalDiskMark is a simple disk benchmark software. Download Standard Edition Aoi Edition Shizuku Edition System Requirements OS Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016/2019/2022 Architecture x86/x64/ARM64 Key Features Important Notice -> FAQ Unit M...

crystalmark.info

https://imgur.com/a/oxTTysV

View: https://imgur.com/a/oxTTysV

USAFRet · May 28, 2021

Crucial P5
https://www.crucial.com/products/ssd/crucial-p5-ssd

"read/write speeds up to 3400/3000MB/s "

Your tested speed is a little low.
BUT....it is the C drive, and you almost certainly have other stuff running at the same time.

bamitscon · May 28, 2021

USAFRet said:
Crucial P5
https://www.crucial.com/products/ssd/crucial-p5-ssd

"read/write speeds up to 3400/3000MB/s "

Your tested speed is a little low.
BUT....it is the C drive, and you almost certainly have other stuff running at the same time.

is there anything that can be done? is this a normal read for an SSD with windows on? would only having 282GB free of 930GB cause this?

even worse now its running at 1914 read and 2000 write

i have a game running on the SSD but the game still seems to load slower than a lot of my mates, stuck on loading screens while they're in the game.

Maxxify · May 28, 2021

The P5 is notorious for overheating, so be sure to track the temperatures on that (CrystalDiskInfo).

USAFRet · May 28, 2021

bamitscon said:
is there anything that can be done? is this a normal read for an SSD with windows on? would only having 282GB free of 930GB cause this?

even worse now its running at 1914 read and 2000 write

i have a game running on the SSD but the game still seems to load slower than a lot of my mates, stuck on loading screens while they're in the game.

"is there anything that can be done?"

Yes.
Don't do benchmarks while a game is running! Or most other software.

The published numbers from Crucial are best case laboratory functionality. A mostly empty drive, with nothing else running on it.
Including Windows.

Your drive is fine.

USAFRet · May 28, 2021

Also, ignore UBM for most things. It is a poor tool that prompts users to freak out over nothing.

bamitscon · May 28, 2021

USAFRet said:
Also, ignore UBM for most things. It is a poor tool that prompts users to freak out over nothing.

I see, the game was closed during the benchmark, was just saying i have the game on that same SSD and still get slow loading times, could be numerous things tho, could be due to my CPU lacking. Can i not max out my RAM because of my CPU?

i also re done a test with everything closed, even chrome just sat on my desktop and the Read speed was coming in at 1623 now.., and writing at 1952 lol

bamitscon · May 28, 2021

Maxxify said:
The P5 is notorious for overheating, so be sure to track the temperatures on that (CrystalDiskInfo).

how would i check the temperatures on the SSD as speccy doesnt have a temperature

USAFRet · May 28, 2021

bamitscon said:
how would i check the temperatures on the SSD as speccy doesnt have a temperature

Crucial Storage Executive should do this.
https://www.crucial.com/support/storage-executive

bamitscon · May 28, 2021

USAFRet said:
Crucial Storage Executive should do this.
https://www.crucial.com/support/storage-executive

https://imgur.com/a/2AjsqAA

View: https://imgur.com/a/2AjsqAA
that is my current temp, how much free strorage space on a 930GB ssd would you say to leave free? also what would you suggest on terms of a better CPU for my system, as it is the least best thing on my system. would you upgrade from 16GB ram to 32 also?

why so low now lol

https://imgur.com/a/7IQbaH5

View: https://imgur.com/a/7IQbaH5

Bob.B · May 28, 2021

bamitscon said:
My bad, didnt realise i could link it..
does this work? https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/43399059
system specs:

https://imgur.com/a/I38p1rh

View: https://imgur.com/a/I38p1rh

UBM is saying you have a lot of background stuff running which can give some odd numbers when running the benchmark.
Reboot the machine and let it sit for 5 mins.
Run the UBM and post a link.

Ram.....enable xmp in the bios and see if it bumps the speed to 2400.

USAFRet · May 28, 2021

bamitscon said:
that is my current temp, how much free strorage space on a 930GB ssd would you say to leave free? also what would you suggest on terms of a better CPU for my system, as it is the least best thing on my system. would you upgrade from 16GB ram to 32 also?

why so low now lol

For a 1TB drive, don't go over 800GB consumed space. So you're fine there.

For the speed, again...you almost certainly have a lot of gunk running in the background. Not just the game.

bamitscon · May 28, 2021

USAFRet said:
For a 1TB drive, don't go over 800GB consumed space. So you're fine there.

For the speed, again...you almost certainly have a lot of gunk running in the background. Not just the game.

so i can go up to 200GB remaining space free? and is this a bad thing to be running at tho, or should i just leave it now, also this is my RAM atm,

https://imgur.com/a/6g2cKg8

View: https://imgur.com/a/6g2cKg8

do i see if i can enable XMP?

https://imgur.com/a/S5xkN58

View: https://imgur.com/a/S5xkN58

bamitscon · May 28, 2021

USAFRet said:
For a 1TB drive, don't go over 800GB consumed space. So you're fine there.

For the speed, again...you almost certainly have a lot of gunk running in the background. Not just the game.

oh, im guessing my CPU wont make it go over what it is at now 2133, thats a shame

bamitscon · May 28, 2021

Bob.B said:
UBM is saying you have a lot of background stuff running which can give some odd numbers when running the benchmark.
Reboot the machine and let it sit for 5 mins.
Run the UBM and post a link.

Ram.....enable xmp in the bios and see if it bumps the speed to 2400.

Couldnt find XMP but i think my CPU maxes it out at 2133 ..

rgd1101 · May 28, 2021

both your cpu and motherboard only support 2133
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/G1Sniper-B7-rev-10/sp#sp

bamitscon · May 28, 2021

rgd1101 said:
both your cpu and motherboard only support 2133
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/G1Sniper-B7-rev-10/sp#sp

Damn thats <Mod Edit> , so upgrading to anything more than 16GB ram isnt going to do much?

USAFRet · May 28, 2021

bamitscon said:
Damn thats <Mod Edit> , so upgrading to anything more than 16GB ram isnt going to do much?

More RAM is not the same as faster RAM.

Going to 32GB only helps if you are actually running of RAM at the 16GB level.
Which you are probably not.

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