Why is input latency higher with games on secondary SSD?

[Polarisandneptune276]

I have windows installed on a Samsung evo 860, and other games are on another SSD. Games don't stutter and run much better on the secondary, but there is noticeably more input lag?

[NeuesTestament]

This is quite strange. First of all games shouldn't stutter due to being run on a primary vs. secondary SSD. Also running games from the secondary SSD should not lead to a noticable increase in input lag.

 

Can you post your full specs and the games you are running ?

[.Apex.]

41 minutes ago, Polarisandneptune276 said:

Games don't stutter and run much better on the secondary, but there is noticeably more input lag?

You sure it's not placebo? the game is stored in RAM so the secondary SSD only matters when you're loading into a different area in the game.

[Polarisandneptune276]

3 hours ago, NeuesTestament said:

This is quite strange. First of all games shouldn't stutter due to being run on a primary vs. secondary SSD. Also running games from the secondary SSD should not lead to a noticable increase in input lag.

 

Can you post your full specs and the games you are running ?

Sure. I'm pretty sure my 860 evo (with windows) is faulty, as I have not stuttering on the other drive.

 

When you say noticable, do you mena there will be some, even a little.

 

i7 4790

16gb 2400MHZ

1070 Strix

Samsung evo 860, Kingston a400

Evga g2 650w

 

[NeuesTestament]

23 minutes ago, Polarisandneptune276 said:

When you say noticable, do you mena there will be some, even a little.

Well, I can't rule out that there will be some difference. But in any case it should never be noticeable. And there shouldn't be any difference outside loading times if you have enough RAM.

[Mira Yurizaki]

38 minutes ago, Polarisandneptune276 said:

Sure. I'm pretty sure my 860 evo (with windows) is faulty, as I have not stuttering on the other drive.

If you want to prove that, run CrystalDiskMark. if you don't get numbers similar to this:

 

 

You can start suspecting the SSD.

 

EDIT: The values are representative of the 1TB model. Models with less capacity may have somewhat worse performance

[.Apex.]

16 hours ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

If you want to prove that, run CrystalDiskMark. if you don't get numbers similar to this:

Also to clarify that's CrystalDiskMark 3, so the order/names of the 4 benchmarks are different in Version 6.

[.Apex.]

This is CrystalDiskmark 6 done on 860 EVO