Stupid Slow Performance

[Macks]

I'm having some performance issues with my WD Caviar Blue 1TB HDD. In task manager, it says that the HDD is at 100% active time, but it is only working at >1MB/s read rate. It takes forever for games to load when it didn't used to before. I used to be able to launch games like Overwatch and Witcher 3 in a few seconds, but now it takes 20-30 min and then once I'm in game, it takes ever longer for the game and textures to load. I've looked at the disc's health on Crystal Disc Info, and it says that its SMART data is good. Any idea what is wrong?  Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.

[LewisSpring]

Download a disk bencmark software like this and now try, I'm not too expert in this but give it a go

[meenmeen1103]

Is Norton possibly running a scan on that disk at the time of those screenshots?

[kirby99_2016]

do you see that 'startup' menu at the top of task manager? well disable the apps that you don't need when you boot up

[Macks]

Just now, meenmeen1103 said:

Is Norton possibly running a scan on that disk at the time of those screenshots?

It isn't, but it is always in the background for some reason.

[LewisSpring]

1 minute ago, meenmeen1103 said:

If Norton possibly running a scan on that disk at the time of those screenshots?

Check if any programs are using your disk ect as well

[Macks]

1 minute ago, kirby99_2016 said:

do you see that 'startup' menu at the top of task manager? well disable the apps that you don't need when you boot up

I've already done that, and it hasn't done anything to change load times.

[Macks]

2 minutes ago, MineblockTechTips said:

Check if any programs are using your disk ect as well

this is most of them, the one using the most disc time is at the top with .1 MB/s

[LewisSpring]

Just now, Macks said:

this is most of them, the one using the most disc time is at the top with .1 MB/s

Try that benchmark software http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskMark/index-e.html

If you understand a bit of it that may help to see if your disk has problems

[meenmeen1103]

1 minute ago, Macks said:

It isn't, but it is always in the background for some reason.

Seems odd that an AV process is constantly utilizing Disk resources on a non-boot disk, at least mine doesn't at all times. Then again, I'm no expert on software resource usage. It could be doing a lot of random reads which ramp up active time and slow it down even when the read rate is low. I'd end that process and try launching games with the AV off. You could do a full scan beforehand if you suspect virus/malware trickery

[Macks]

1 minute ago, meenmeen1103 said:

Seems odd that an AV process is constantly utilizing Disk resources on a non-boot disk, at least mine doesn't at all times. Then again, I'm no expert on software resource usage. It could be doing a lot of random reads which ramp up active time and slow it down even when the read rate is low. I'd end that process and try launching games with the AV off. You could do a full scan beforehand if you suspect virus/malware trickery

It won't let me end the process, but I don't suspect any kind of malware to be slowing me down. I'm pretty safe on what I download.

[Macks]

3 minutes ago, MineblockTechTips said:

Try that benchmark software http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskMark/index-e.html

If you understand a bit of it that may help to see if your disk has problems

I'm running a test now.

[meenmeen1103]

Ok that other screenshot shows it isn't a constant thing. That's a weird issue

[LewisSpring]

Just now, Macks said:

It won't let me end the process, but I don't suspect any kind of malware to be slowing me down. I'm pretty safe on what I download.

Just to be sure, get a free trial on Kaspersky maybe.. 

[xAcid9]

Try open Resource Monitor and check Disk activity there.

[RadiatingLight]

There is a significant chance that your HDD is dying. back up anything important. slow performance is a sign of a dying HDD

[Macks]

It's only operating at 3MB/s max, but videos of the same hard drive show it working at 40MB/s

[Macks]

7 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

There is a significant chance that your HDD is dying. back up anything important. slow performance is a sign of a dying HDD

This drive is basically brand new, I've only had it for a few months. However, I have been suspecting this for a while now. When I was first puttung my PC together, I dropped my HDD from only a few inches, but I've been worried ever since.

[Macks]

24 minutes ago, MineblockTechTips said:

Download a disk bencmark software like this and now try, I'm not too expert in this but give it a go

I ran a quick test and it says that it's got 14.58 MB/s read and 12.11 MB/s write

[LewisSpring]

1 minute ago, Macks said:

I ran a quick test and it says that it's got 14.58 MB/s read and 12.11 MB/s write

Any bad sectors or anything failed or bad?

[Macks]

1 minute ago, MineblockTechTips said:

Any bad sectors or anything failed or bad?

not from what I can tell. I'm going to try a different SATA cable and port and see if that does anything.

[LewisSpring]

Just now, Macks said:

not from what I can tell. I'm going to try a different SATA cable and port and see if that does anything.

Good idea,

 

[Mr.Meerkat]

5 minutes ago, Macks said:

I ran a quick test and it says that it's got 14.58 MB/s read and 12.11 MB/s write

That's wayyyyy tooo slow for a WD blue...should be getting at least 90MB/s read and write (actually it's supposed to be more like 120-140MB/s).

[Macks]

35 minutes ago, MineblockTechTips said:

Good idea,

 

Well i switched the cables and that doesn't seem opt have done anything

 

[Macks]

33 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

That's wayyyyy tooo slow for a WD blue...should be getting at least 90MB/s read and write (actually it's supposed to be more like 120-140MB/s).

OK, I'm convinced that my hard drive is failing. Can you or somebody else link me something that shows me how to copy my hard drive so that I can take the bad one out and put the new one in and have everything work normally. This isn't my OS drive btw