BumblebeeCody
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Probably depends on which disk he tried. Other source:
This is good news!
Probably depends on which disk he tried. Other source:
Any test with an external SSD yet? It will be interesting to see with an SSD if the loading times are at least cut per 2 for some games. After it will be an expensive solution SSD, external are not cheap actually.
Are you seriously telling me you couldn't remove seven characters from the post to put the time
One minute long load times? Is that real?
I don't believe you.What if I tell you that the multiplayer loads 2 minutes and 25 seconds?
I don't believe you.
We don't know what the os is doing on the HDD while running games. If the drive is in some way used while gaming it's only natural that an (external) drive which only is used for loading the game data is faster. Shame on you, mechanical drives, SSD ftw!
What is this, a Commodore? Please tell me this is an isolated game and not a problem across the XB1 and/or PS4 platforms.But it's true
1:33 to load a solo MP match. Around 2 minutes for a 2 player match.
What is this, a Commodore? Please tell me this is an isolated game and not a problem across the XB1 and/or PS4 platforms.
What if I tell you that the multiplayer loads 2 minutes and 25 seconds?
Important note( I didn't see it mentioned. Sorry if I missed it): your external drive needs to be USB 3.0. I just found out my 7200 rpm 2TB hard drive is not compatible
well, I just got the black wd drive, it matches the xbone pretty-pretty well, I put it to the right side of the xbone and halfway back. could pass as an official ms xbone accessoryI still hate the idea of having an external hard drive next to my console, but I guess I could put it behind the console.
Time to look for external hard drive 3.0 deals then, nearly a 50%+ faster load times is just huge! Plug it in and play, MS hit a slam dunk with this feature!
Does this mean the internal harddrive is really slow?
Probably depends on which disk he tried. Other source:
The Seagate External I bought is also 5400RPM. I am pretty sure it is down to it using USB 3.0 versus the internal's sata connection.
But did he post SSD results?
Surprised this type of information is taking so long to appear.
None of the big sites seem to have benched external SSD/HDD for the Xbox yet :S
You don't need an inside lane to have guessed this. Not all drives/interfaces are created equal. It's not even a surprise, let alone some technical feat to question.
So USB 3.0 is actually faster than SATA II? Interesting, I didn't know that.Yep. One could assume that it's simply a virtue of not being constrained by SATAII.... SATAII tops out at 300MB/s bandwidth, USB 3 regularly gets 300-400 in real-world applications.
As promised here are some more results. This time I used Forza. I did separate tests and using two different tracks and different number of AI opponents, since the more AI opponents the more data the game needs to load.
Test #1: Free Play, Track: Prague, AI Cars: 7
Internal HDD - 39.88 Seconds
External HDD - 26.59 Seconds
Test #2: Free Play, Track: Long Beach, AI Cars: 15
Internal HDD - 49.38 seconds
External HDD - 34.71 seconds
I started my timing as soon as the first load screen appears after hitting start race, I stopped the timing as soon as the track image disappears and shows information on times etc.
I am using a Seagate 4TB External Self Powered Drive STBV4000100. When I bought it at Fry's the sales person said it was a 5400rpm drive, but no where on Newegg or Seagate's website does it show the drive speed. So it may be faster, but not sure. As others pointed out, the size of the drives platter can also be the reason. I am not sure if there is a difference due to USB 3.0 or the internals SATA connection, I was just postng what I had heard in another thread. Regardless, load times in my tests are significantly faster than that of the internal HDD, which is good for me.
noob question:
so 2.5 usb 3.0 hdd won't make a difference?
something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E83X9P8/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Most 2.5" externals seem to be 5,400 RPM, which is the same as the internal drive. Whether the areal density of a bigger drive would make a difference, I don't know. I'm trying to find a 2TB 7,200 2.5" external drive myself, so I'll let you know if I find anything fast/good.noob question:
so 2.5 usb 3.0 hdd won't make a difference?
something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E83X9P8/?tag=neogaf0e-20
The Hitachi Touro Desk Pro drives are 7,200 and they're really fast. I used to have a 2TB one, now I have a 4TB. The only thing I don't like about those drives is that there's no on/off switch on the drive itself, but that shouldn't be an issue for Xbox One use as the drive would turn off when the console is off. Oh yeah, the included cable is pretty short, but again, that should be fine for Xbox use as you'll likely keep it right next to the console.hwalker84 said:Need a list of 7200RPM 3TB External drives.
The Touro price seems pretty decent for a 7200. We need more tests..Most 2.5" externals seem to be 5,400 RPM, which is the same as the internal drive. Whether the areal density of a bigger drive would make a difference, I don't know. I'm trying to find a 2TB 7,200 2.5" external drive myself, so I'll let you know if I find anything fast/good.
The Hitachi Touro Desk Pro drives are 7,200 and they're really fast. I used to have a 2TB one, now I have a 4TB. The only thing I don't like about those drives is that there's no on/off switch on the drive itself, but that shouldn't be an issue for Xbox One use as the drive would turn off when the console is off. Oh yeah, the included cable is pretty short, but again, that should be fine for Xbox use as you'll likely keep it right next to the console.
The Hitachi Touro Desk Pro drives are 7,200 and they're really fast. I used to have a 2TB one, now I have a 4TB. The only thing I don't like about those drives is that there's no on/off switch on the drive itself, but that shouldn't be an issue for Xbox One use as the drive would turn off when the console is off. Oh yeah, the included cable is pretty short, but again, that should be fine for Xbox use as you'll likely keep it right next to the console.