You always hear about 4k read speed being the most relevant stat to look at when shopping around for SSD when it comes to real perceivable gains. This will influence general Windows or OS use the most.
What I'm wondering is whether or not this applies to things dynamically loading in as you walk around and turn in MMOs, and what kind of queue depth is obtained during this process. Would 4k-64 speeds be a more relevant stat to look at, or is single-threaded 4k the go-to stat even for this?
Neither on my 2-year-old SSD saturate SATA 2, and only 4k-64 on the fastest drives these days saturate it. I'm pretty sure I would notice a difference either way, but I just want to make sure 4k is even the thing I should be looking at in that specific situation. If sequential is more appropriate, then I'm already saturating. I'm content with my current speeds for everything else.
What I'm wondering is whether or not this applies to things dynamically loading in as you walk around and turn in MMOs, and what kind of queue depth is obtained during this process. Would 4k-64 speeds be a more relevant stat to look at, or is single-threaded 4k the go-to stat even for this?
Neither on my 2-year-old SSD saturate SATA 2, and only 4k-64 on the fastest drives these days saturate it. I'm pretty sure I would notice a difference either way, but I just want to make sure 4k is even the thing I should be looking at in that specific situation. If sequential is more appropriate, then I'm already saturating. I'm content with my current speeds for everything else.
