Why HDDs are out and SSDs are in for gamers – 3DMARK Storage Benchmark Tested
Why HDDs are out and SSDs are in for gamers – 3DMARK Storage Benchmark Tested
Using this benchmark, UL Benchmark hopes to allow gamers/reviews to more adequately test the performance of their storage devices and allow storage manufacturers to use their tools to help optimise future SSDs for real-world gaming workloads. Currently, most SSD manufacturers aim to deliver the most IOPs or highest peak sequential data rates, but these metrics scale poorly with game loading times.Â
Today, we will be testing 3DMARK’s new SSD benchmark with a wide range of storage devices, look at how these storage mediums perform and explain why the future of gaming storage lies far outside of the realms of HDDs. Â
Contents
– Conclusion – Why HDDs are no longer “Good Enough” for gamers
Drivers and System SpecificationsÂ
When testing UL Banchmarks’ new 3DMARK Storage tests, we used Nvidia’s RTX 3070 Ti graphics card with Nvidia’s most recent GPU drivers. Specifically, we used Nvidia’s 496.49 WHQL drivers.Â
Before testing, we fully updated our Windows 10 installation and ensured that no unnecessary background applications were running on our test system.Â
Full System Specifications
Below are the full specifications of our game testing system, which we built in mid-2020 to meet the needs of today’s gaming workloads games.Â
OC3D Game/GPU Test Rig (Affiliate Links Below)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor with Prescision Boost Overdrive
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Formula (X570) MotherboardÂ
Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB Series DDR4 3600MHz (2x8GB) Memory
Corsair RM1000i Power Supply
Corsair iCUE H150i RGB Pro XT All-in-One Liquid CPU Cooler
Corsiar Obsidian 500D RGB SE Case
Windows 10 x64
