GIGABYTE Intros AORUS Gen5 14000 M.2 NVMe SSD

[Shrek]

Usually CPU bottleneck loading the data into the game, direct storage optimisation is getting round that bottleneck.

I thought Direct Memory Access (DMA) was a way around the CPU

As usual, I'm learning here.


Too much going on; a full SSD is a lot slower than an empty one, so maybe things are actually consistent.

 

[chrcoluk]

Agreed. BUT! Let's say 10,000 people have bought a Gen 5 SSD so far. If no such SSDs existed yet, at least 100,000 angry individuals would be complaining every day on all tech forums because they would have nothing to plug into their shiny, expensive Gen 5 M.2 slots. Isn't it better the way it is?

Yep that's true as well. Lose either way I suppose.

I thought Direct Memory Access (DMA) was a way around the CPU

As usual, I'm learning here.


Too much going on; a full SSD is a lot slower than an empty one, so maybe things are actually consistent.

I over simplified it, there may well be other factors at play, but I think the changes in to how its processed is essentially what then enables them to take advantage of the extra threading you can do over NVME which unlocks the performance.

 

[Random_User]

I'm sorry for the jusk post, but the images, and the perspective...

Spoiler

 

[Wirko]

I'm sorry for the jusk post, but the images, and the perspective...

Spoiler

Fully on topic, a mint 2280 drive chewing through data at the speed of spear, with CDI showing all green.

Given how common bastardbranding is these days, I wouldn't be surprised if there's an actual SSD in the pic, a Corsair x Wrigley's or something.

 

[Frozoken]

Random file access applies to small scattered files like Office documents, etc. It has a minimal impact on the overall client performance experience. Sequential performance impacts the majority of SSD operations, including large file copies, moves, and more. Sequential performance also impacts the speed of opening large applications, including loading games. When you see that loading bar go across your screen, that's a large sequential read.

If random access speeds were so important and impactful, the Intel Optane drives would have been the fastest drives even today. But their overall performance was best experienced with demanding server applications with multiple users. Intel tried to market them to consumer desktops, and we know how that went.

No it doesnt ive literally tested it

 

[phints]

No it doesnt ive literally tested it

Yea he is completely wrong, low queue depth random reads is the most important thing for loading files, applications, OS, games, etc. Very little in file loading is large sequential reads.