SSD: How does it affect your FPS?

EucleX · Jul 23, 2014

I was wondering if SSDs affect your frame rate in games. If it does, what's the estimate FPS increase you'd expect. I own a ASUS 7770 HD 2gb and am going to get an i5 4690

Derza10 · Jul 23, 2014

It does not... In affects your load times.

13thmonkey · Jul 23, 2014

no effect on fps, some effect on level load times.

mapesdhs · Jul 23, 2014

It's not really the frame rate that is affected. Rather, it is loading times, and the reduction in stutter when
games load more data - helps a lot in large open world games where data keeps being loaded as one
roams around. What this can do as a result is increase minimum frame rates in some cases, so the perceived
average in a benchmark might be higher due to the math (though the real average in a game should be the
same), but it won't increase the max framerate.

My brother's PC had a typical 1TB SATA, with which the game he most likes to play would take about 2.5
minutes to load. I replaced it with a Samsung 840 250GB SSD and now the game loads in less than 20
seconds, so he's very happy, and this was only on a system with SATA2.

So, if you're playing a game which loads *everything* it needs at the very start, then an SSD probably
won't make anything faster except the initial loading time. But for most games, it definitely helps
reduce stutter (in my case, playing Stalker, Oblivion, etc.) Just remember to choose a model with a good
IOPS rating, no point skimping on an entry level model like an MX100. I'd recommend the 840 EVO 250GB.

Ian.

EucleX · Jul 23, 2014

mapesdhs :

It's not really the frame rate that is affected. Rather, it is loading times, and the reduction in stutter when
games load more data - helps a lot in large open world games where data keeps being loaded as one
roams around. What this can do as a result is increase minimum frame rates in some cases, so the perceived
average in a benchmark might be higher due to the math (though the real average in a game should be the
same), but it won't increase the max framerate.

My brother's PC had a typical 1TB SATA, with which the game he most likes to play would take about 2.5
minutes to load. I replaced it with a Samsung 840 250GB SSD and now the game loads in less than 20
seconds, so he's very happy, and this was only on a system with SATA2.

So, if you're playing a game which loads *everything* it needs at the very start, then an SSD probably
won't make anything faster except the initial loading time. But for most games, it definitely helps
reduce stutter (in my case, playing Stalker, Oblivion, etc.) Just remember to choose a model with a good
IOPS rating, no point skimping on an entry level model like an MX100. I'd recommend the 840 EVO 250GB.

Ian.

Alright, I might consider buying one. Thanks!

13thmonkey · Jul 23, 2014

mx100 trades blows with the evo in nearly every test:
http://www.storagereview.com/crucial_mx100_ssd_review

mapesdhs · Jul 23, 2014

Yeah right.

The MX100 has nowhere near as good write performance; it's a low-end model.
I wouldn't touch one, especially not when it comes to reliability, and Crucial has no decent sw
management tool either.

If you want to save some pennies, there's always eBay. Today I bagged two *new*
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB units for 63.50 UKP each (BIN listing I might add).

Ian.

PS. I own about 50 different SSDs, do lots of benchmarking, etc. If you want reliability,
you get what you pay for.

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