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How Do My HDD's Speeds Compare to the Average?

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Hello,

 

I believe my hard drive is slowing me down, and I need your opinions. My HDD NewEgg listing and CrystalDiskMark scores are below. Are they normal for an HDD? Are they below average? Below is why I think the drive is sub-par.

 

Some backstory:

A friend recently got me PUBG and I've found that it's nearly unplayable on my computer. Before I explain my misery, all of my settings are on the minimum with the resolution at 1280x720 with the resolution scale at 70%.

 

 When I look around, the game stutters (presumably from assets popping in), and load times are aberrant; my game usually finishes loading when I'm manually kicked out of the plane (about 2 minutes after a match starts). After that, I have to lie down on the ground and wait for all the textures and most of the assets to load in. This process usually takes 2-5 minutes. Sometimes the game freezes to a point of no return. However, if everything does happen to load, the game stutters frequently, especially when I look around as mentioned above. Granted, the game is still in Early Access on Steam, but many people run it fine. I can't recall other games doing this on my PC, other than modded Skyrim.

 

I've personally come to the conclusion that my HDD isn't cutting it. So, I've gone ahead and bought an SSD (that arrives several days from now) to hopefully cure this problem. Though, that may not be the solution. Now, I've run CrystalDiskMark and want to see if my HDD is running as well as any other HDD, or if its speed has degraded over time. After all, it is eight years old.

 

If my HDD is not the problem, what might it be? For now, I'm not going to post the rest of my PC's specs. If many of you are led to believe my problems stem from another part of my computer, then I will.

 

The HDD:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148701

Device Manager just names it as "ST3500413AS ATA Device."

 

CrystalDiskMark Scores (0Fill):

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All the settings are what the software came set as when installed, but with 0Fill on (as I've heard it's recommended). The scores are not much different with 0Fill off except for the Sequential Write speed which is about 20 MB/s behind with 0Fill active.

 

Thanks ahead of time.

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comparable to my 2009 WD Blacks

Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017)

Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 

138 is a good number.

 

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1 minute ago, themctipers said:

comparable to my 2009 WD Blacks

Are those the speeds they start out at, though? Do HDD speeds even deteriorate over time?

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1 minute ago, Kyle8497 said:

Are those the speeds they start out at, though? Do HDD speeds even deteriorate over time?

no, because i didnt even have these drives until 2017

 

i think they do, if that is a main boot drive then GET A SSD! 

Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017)

Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 

138 is a good number.

 

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Seagate Barracuda:

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WD Blue:

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WD Red:

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Just now, themctipers said:

no, because i didnt even have these drives until 2017

 

i think they do, if that is a main boot drive then GET A SSD! 

It is the boot drive. However, I won't be able to move Windows over because the SSD is smaller in capacity than the HDD. I was planning on just putting all my games on the SSD.

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Just now, Kyle8497 said:

It is the boot drive. However, I won't be able to move Windows over because the SSD is smaller in capacity than the HDD. I was planning on just putting all my games on the SSD.

reinstall windows onto ssd

dont install apps onto ssd, install onto hdd (load times are only a few seconds faster, not worth)

 

windows on a ssd flies. its like using a 7700k with windows xp

Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017)

Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 

138 is a good number.

 

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Just now, themctipers said:

reinstall windows onto ssd

dont install apps onto ssd, install onto hdd (load times are only a few seconds faster, not worth)

 

windows on a ssd flies. its like using a 7700k with windows xp

I wanted PUBG to work properly, though. :/

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2 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Seagate Barracuda:

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WD Blue:

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WD Red:

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It definitely looks like there's something off with my drive.

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Just now, Kyle8497 said:

I wanted PUBG to work properly, though. :/

pretty sure PUBG doesn't require it to be installed on a ssd. 

Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017)

Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 

138 is a good number.

 

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Just now, themctipers said:

pretty sure PUBG doesn't require it to be installed on a ssd. 

It doesn't mention it, but what else would my issue be?

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Just now, Kyle8497 said:

It doesn't mention it, but what else would my issue be?

???

Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017)

Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 

138 is a good number.

 

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Just now, themctipers said:

???

The third paragraph of my OP.

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The third paragraph of my OP.

then install PUGB on your SSD (it sounds like your HDD might be dying, run crystal disk info and see if theres anything bad about it) 

Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017)

Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 

138 is a good number.

 

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3 minutes ago, themctipers said:

then install PUGB on your SSD (it sounds like your HDD might be dying, run crystal disk info and see if theres anything bad about it) 

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8 hours ago, Sierra Fox said:

thats about normal for a hard drive being that full. the speeds go down the more full they get. so yeah its "normal" but not ideal

So mine should be like Enderman's had I used less space?

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