This is a comparison of load times of a save game in Skyrim. The specs of my machine are: i7 930 OC @ 3.8GHz 12GB DDR3 1333MHz Triple Channel 9-9-9-24 RAM Nvidia GTX 560 Ti OC The test scenario was as follows: A saved game set at Lake Ilinalta, I chose this area because it is very large. From the second I clicked Load till the second you can see the world ingame is when I timed the loading times. Test 1: Data files stored on a 1TB SAMSUNG HD103UI hard drive, 5400RPM, 32MB Cache. A benchmark of the drives performance can be found here: gyazo.com As you can see, its pitiful and I should really move onto a better drive. From the video it may not be noticable but the loading screen at the start is a bit sluggish + once inworld it still lagged a little while it loaded the area. Test 2: I created a 6GB Ram Disk using RamDisk Plus. For those who don't know a ramdisk is a virtual hard drive made entirely of a portion of your RAM. That means it works like RAM, very fast i/o but if you switch off the computer, the data is lost. A benchmark of the 6GB RAM Disk is found here: gyazo.com A massive difference in random access speeds/times. Overall everything felt smoother than slicing through an imperial's body. The load time is drastically improved, I'll post another video wandering around a city, load times going in and out houses are negligible. By the time the screen darkens it comes back instantly. The video compromises the full two tests, from the Bethesda logo loading till I am ...
Skyrim Ram Disk vs Harddrive Loading Times
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Skyrim Ram Disk vs Harddrive Loading Times Tube. Duration : 2.65 Mins.
This is a comparison of load times of a save game in Skyrim. The specs of my machine are: i7 930 OC @ 3.8GHz 12GB DDR3 1333MHz Triple Channel 9-9-9-24 RAM Nvidia GTX 560 Ti OC The test scenario was as follows: A saved game set at Lake Ilinalta, I chose this area because it is very large. From the second I clicked Load till the second you can see the world ingame is when I timed the loading times. Test 1: Data files stored on a 1TB SAMSUNG HD103UI hard drive, 5400RPM, 32MB Cache. A benchmark of the drives performance can be found here: gyazo.com As you can see, its pitiful and I should really move onto a better drive. From the video it may not be noticable but the loading screen at the start is a bit sluggish + once inworld it still lagged a little while it loaded the area. Test 2: I created a 6GB Ram Disk using RamDisk Plus. For those who don't know a ramdisk is a virtual hard drive made entirely of a portion of your RAM. That means it works like RAM, very fast i/o but if you switch off the computer, the data is lost. A benchmark of the 6GB RAM Disk is found here: gyazo.com A massive difference in random access speeds/times. Overall everything felt smoother than slicing through an imperial's body. The load time is drastically improved, I'll post another video wandering around a city, load times going in and out houses are negligible. By the time the screen darkens it comes back instantly. The video compromises the full two tests, from the Bethesda logo loading till I am ...
This is a comparison of load times of a save game in Skyrim. The specs of my machine are: i7 930 OC @ 3.8GHz 12GB DDR3 1333MHz Triple Channel 9-9-9-24 RAM Nvidia GTX 560 Ti OC The test scenario was as follows: A saved game set at Lake Ilinalta, I chose this area because it is very large. From the second I clicked Load till the second you can see the world ingame is when I timed the loading times. Test 1: Data files stored on a 1TB SAMSUNG HD103UI hard drive, 5400RPM, 32MB Cache. A benchmark of the drives performance can be found here: gyazo.com As you can see, its pitiful and I should really move onto a better drive. From the video it may not be noticable but the loading screen at the start is a bit sluggish + once inworld it still lagged a little while it loaded the area. Test 2: I created a 6GB Ram Disk using RamDisk Plus. For those who don't know a ramdisk is a virtual hard drive made entirely of a portion of your RAM. That means it works like RAM, very fast i/o but if you switch off the computer, the data is lost. A benchmark of the 6GB RAM Disk is found here: gyazo.com A massive difference in random access speeds/times. Overall everything felt smoother than slicing through an imperial's body. The load time is drastically improved, I'll post another video wandering around a city, load times going in and out houses are negligible. By the time the screen darkens it comes back instantly. The video compromises the full two tests, from the Bethesda logo loading till I am ...
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