Gaming & DirectStorage Performance
On this page, we will examine the game load time performance of the SSD, using a game, as well as the 3DMark DirectStorage test. We will utilize the DirectStorage test in 3DMark to look specifically at the DirectStorage benchmark on the SSD.
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Benchmark
We are now including the Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Benchmark as well, which benchmarks the load times of several game scenes. This new and updated benchmark utilizes a new updated engine with updated and improved graphics textures and fidelity. The benchmark calculates the sum load time of the scenes and reports the number. We run the benchmark three times and take the average of the load times. This provides consistent, objective game load testing data we can use for comparison in a game scenario outside of DirectStorage. This benchmark uses DX11.
In Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail benchmark, the Acer FA200 4TB PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD does very well. In this game loading time benchmark, the Acer FA200 4TB PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD does it in 6.469 seconds, which puts it toward the higher-end of game load times on this graph, which honestly is impressive. It is faster here than the Netac NV7000-Q and even the Samsung 990 PRO, only the Western Digital SN7100 and Teamgroup MP44 really beat it here. Considering no DRAM cache, this is very solid and a good indication for PC game loading times.
3DMark DirectStorage Benchmark
We are running the 3DMark DirectStorage feature test, and showing the overall feature test score, and individual test results as displayed when run on the SSD.
According to the 3DMark DirectStorage test, the Acer FA200 4TB PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD is 168.7% faster with DirectStorage enabled. It shows that with DirectStorage off, we get 5.52GB/s, and then with DirectStorage on, that results in 14.82GB/s. Individual scores show the bandwidth of each run with and without DirectStorage.