Steam Deck Storage SHOWDOWN | 5 Drives Tested!

Hey everyone, welcome back!

I’ve spent the majority of the last 2 weeks testing 5 different drives with several games and figuring out exactly what performance implications there are, I hope you enjoy!

Written article on SDHQ: https://steamdeckhq.com/news/can-steam-deck-drive-size-impact-performance/

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Setup

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Chair - Herman Miller Aeron w/ PostureFit - https://amzn.to/3Yrm1cz

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Microphone - Rode PodMic - https://amzn.to/3KGyoxq

Audio Interface - Scarlett Solo (3rd gen) - https://amzn.to/3MpWPR3

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Case - SSUPD Meshilicious - https://amzn.to/40wjSyf

CPU - AMD 5600x - https://amzn.to/3lcu8vw

CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 - https://amzn.to/3JKmNgX

RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DDR4 4600Mhz - https://amzn.to/3wXvn4j

Storage - SAMSUNG 980 PRO 1TB - https://amzn.to/3RJfUOU & Samsung 870 QVO 2TB - https:// amzn.to/40vAAxI

PSU - Cooler Master V850 Gold V2 - https://amzn.to/3XodBSF

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Case Fans - 2x Noctua NF-A14 - https://amzn.to/3Yqfa3d

Chapters

00:00 - The Hook

00:22 - Introduction

00:51 - Test Methodology

03:10 - KDiskMark Benchmarks

04:57 - Load Time Testing

06:31 - Framerate Testing

08:24 - Swappiness Testing

10:12 - What We’ve Learned

13:31 - The Bottom Line

14:12 - Wrapping Up