Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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PCIe 3.0 vs PCIe 4.0 vs PCIe 5.0 SSDs compared in 8 games, 3 of which use DirectStorage. SSDs were all tested in the same slot (the fastest one available.)

00:00 - Intro
00:05 - Hellblade II
02:28 - Alan Wake 2
04:17 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
05:17 - Horizon Forbidden West
06:50 - Forza Motorsport
07:47 - Cyberpunk 2077
09:11 - Starfield
10:49 - F1 23
12:42 - Outro

System specs:

➤ MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM X
➤ Ryzen 7 7700X
➤ 32 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5
➤ ASUS ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WiFi
➤ Crucial T700 SSD Gen5
➤ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus-G SSD Gen4
➤ ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro SSD Gen3
➤ Seasonic Focus GX-1000
➤ Arctic Freezer 34 CO
➤ Phanteks Eclipse P500A DRGB
➤ Windows 11

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