Intel Optane - Just as good as an SSD, right?

[Murphoid]

Anyone running the game with Intel Optane? I'd like to know how your game experience is going.

I just upgraded my PC's GPU. Here are my specs now:

Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 22621) (22621.ni_release.220506-1250)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Alienware
System Model: Alienware Aurora R8
BIOS: 1.0.17 (type: UEFI)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9400 CPU @ 2.90GHz (6 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16204MB RAM
Page File: 13082MB used, 9010MB available
Card name: AMD Radeon RX 6600
Display Memory: 16249 MB
Dedicated Memory: 8147 MB
Shared Memory: 8102 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Drive: C:
Free Space: 174.1 GB
Total Space: 938.5 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: Intel Optane+932GBHDD


What will my game experience be like?

[Rubitron 5001]

No, optane is not as good as an SSD. It's 2023, you can get a 1TB SSD for like $40. Throw your ancient hard drive in the trash where it belongs.

[Murphoid]

::GROAN:: I don't want to open my computer again, but I fear you are correct.

[otakufreakmonkey]

I'm running a 32gb optane and a 2080. I'm getting smooth frames and running it at 4k.

[Rubitron 5001]

Originally posted by otakufreakmonkey:

I'm running a 32gb optane and a 2080. I'm getting smooth frames and running it at 4k.

Disk read/write speeds will not change your FPS, it will however cause way longer loading screens and the game may momentarily pause or hitch to load more data into memory.

[Fishboy11]

You can get an optane with enough onboard storage to install starfield in which case it will be no different than an SSD

[Adam Beckett]

Optane ... didn't Intel discontinue it, incl. support?

[ewitte]

Optane is good but it isn't going to make a huge difference from gaming. Outside of launching fast the first time after a OS reboot. I have two 960GB drives in my server and a few 58/118GB drives for various purposes. I'm not doing RAID off it because of the cost/GB but it doesn't matter if you are running a Kubernetes cluster off multiple drives and even machines.

BTW I also have (4) 2TB 970 evo drives in that machine.

[Jack]

Originally posted by Rubitron 5001:

Originally posted by otakufreakmonkey:

I'm running a 32gb optane and a 2080. I'm getting smooth frames and running it at 4k.

Disk read/write speeds will not change your FPS, it will however cause way longer loading screens and the game may momentarily pause or hitch to load more data into memory.

In what year was that true? Predicted pre load have been utilized for quite a while.
Slow HDD speeds can indeed drop frames or texture quality if its adaptive.

This is old tec, but expect to se much more of it now that the only place a HDD is used is on PC.

[ewitte]

Originally posted by Adam Beckett:

Optane ... didn't Intel discontinue it, incl. support?

A lot of people have been buying on firesale. It is still not the best GB/$ but there are specific usages that can't be matched by normal NAND based drives. Even the "cheaper" 905p drives.