PS4pro HDD vs SSD test up: DF tests & NXGamer. Final 5-40% perf improvement

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Conina said:

walsufnir said:

No it's not because there won't be much differences.

OG PS4 SSD vs Pro SSD would be interesting. Mechanical drives suck, no matter if you put them into a PS4, a Pro or a new computer. Especially the comparison is off if it isn't the same drive you are going to test.

The long loading times on PS4 (and other consoles) are only partly the fault of the HDDs inside, they aren't the only bottleneck. Something else has to be the cause of these long loading times on PS4, XBO and other consoles. Not only SSDs but also HDDs can't show their full potential in these consoles.

Or why else are multiplatform games (The Witcher 3, Fallout 4...) loading faster even from an HDD on a PC than from SSD on a PS4/Pro?

Yes, you are right. I can't recall where i read or watched it, but the PS4og had a southbridge that was all xonnexted via a USB3 interface. Thats HHD, USB ports, BT controllers...etc.

Usually, the southbridge on PCs either have multiple dedicated interfaces for every connection it supports or connects eveeything via a 16x PCiE lane. 

In the case of the PS4og, that would have been the biggest limiter and would have been something sony did to keep the cost of the Chip and board to a minimum. They most likely have changed that now with the PS4pro.