Question Game loading times with M.2 Gen 3 to 4 versus 5 ?

[Hardergamer]

Hi, I've just built a 9800x3d MSI X870E TH, and wondering what changing from a 4th gen WD SN850x to a high-end 4x 5th gen will do on game loading times? I know everyone keeps saying you won't notice it, but then why are the loading times so much slower on my 3thd gen Samsung 980, and Samsung MZVKV5 drives in a 14700kf build and a 3thd gen Crucial CT1000p in a 5800x3d? both take about 1 minute to load The Last of Us pt1, and the SN850x in the 9800x3d build takes just 3 seconds! it's that fast that the circle timer doesn't even show at all!

And it's not just the newer PC, as I've wiped the CT1000p and installed it into the second 5th-gen slot and moved the games over using Steam, and TLoU p1 is just as slow, and it's not just TLoU pt1 , or pt2, It's SOF, RDR 2, FC6 RE4, and the worst of all is moded FO-TO2W or FO4 in places like downtown Boston, were it takes anywhere from 1 to 2+ minutes to load on the 3thd gen's and around 30-60 seconds on the 4th gen, and only when installed into the X870E/9800x3d build, I also I have put the SN850x in the GA-Z790 board and It's just a tad slower than the X870E board with the same drive, but still much faster than the other 2 drives, and the GA-B450 board it about the same with any of the drives in, and it is not heat as all have heat sinks, and it's also not GPU shaders.

If I've seen massive speed gains moving from 3 to 4th gen, will I see a bit more going to 4x 5th gen? even 5-10 seconds will be a help.

Thanks all.

 

[evermorex76]

Do they appear as x2 in DiskInfo again? I don't see how any of these drivers are "out of date". Windows just uses standard drivers for stuff like ATA/ATAPI/SATA and has for many many years. There have been no dedicated Intel/AMD drivers for those for a long time (except when using Intel RST/RAID or AMD RAID). And how would MS Storage Spaces Controller be "unknown" and not automatically installed? It's part of the OS! Unless it's due to using the IoT version. You may just be causing your own problems by using that.

I generally suggest installing at least CPU and chipset drivers directly from AMD or Intel, when available (network controller, sound, etc. are also better that way). Motherboard makers never have the latest versions, and they don't customize those drivers in any significant way if at all to make it necessary to use their version.