shikamaru317 said:
Sadly, though the PS4 Pro has a SATA 3 port, it still has the slow bus on the mobo, so there is very little difference.
Not 100% sure about XB1 X, but I seem to recall hearing that it was designed with a faster bus on the mobo than the standard XB1, so you should be able to get load times that are a good bit faster by replacing the standard hard drive with an SSD. |
The ps4 pro loads a bit faster as well
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-ps4-pro-ssd-upgrade-does-sata-3-make-a-difference
| Loading Time (Seconds) | PS4 500GB Stock Drive | PS4 OCZ Trion 100 SSD | PS4 Pro 1TB Stock Drive | PS4 Pro OCZ Trion 100 SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witcher 3: Novigrad City (Initial Load) | 92.5 | 69.2 | 78.1 | 67.5 |
| Witcher 3: Woesong Bridge Fast Travel | 46.8 | 35.5 | 44.5 | 34.1 |
| Fallout 4: Concord Town (Initial Load) | 55.5 | 29.1 | 48.9 | 26.6 |
| Fallout 4: Exiting Vault 101 | 25.7 | 17.2 | 24.2 | 15.9 |
| Just Cause 3: New Game | 69.9 | 43.8 | 76.6 | 42.4 |
| Just Cause 3: Mission Respawn | 28.9 | 21.1 | 33.4 | 17.8 |
| Project Cars: Azure Coast (31 Cars) | 50.5 | 40.4 | 43.9 | 41.0 |
| Project Cars: Quit To Menu | 21.4 | 20.5 | 21.6 | 20.5 |
| Loading Time (Seconds) | PS4 500GB Stock Drive | PS4 OCZ Trion 100 SSD | PS4 Pro 1TB Stock Drive | PS4 Pro OCZ Trion 100 SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield 1: Through Mud and Blood | 109.6 | 47.7 | 95.3 | 41.2 |
| Battlefield 1: The Runner | 70.2 | 31.5 | 60.0 | 27.8 |
| Skyrim: New Game | 22.1 | 16.7 | 19.0 | 13.7 |
| Skyrim: Helgen Save Game | 27.9 | 20.9 | 24.5 | 16.9 |
It depends on how the game was made, and the cpu is likely also a bottleneck. In theory, even on SATA 2, an SSD should be at least 3x faster than the stock drive. In practice in's 1.04 to 2.31 times faster.
The XBox One X's cpu is a little bit faster again than the pro which should help. Ofcourse the 4K texture packs will add a bit to the load times. I assume DF will do the same tests for the X when it's out. Ofcourse with games already over 100GB, that SSD upgrade will be costly. However with an external 4tb drive, copying the game you're currently playing to an internal 256GB SSD could be a good option. (I guess you can freely move game data without reinstalling?)
