I am running Need for Speed Unbound on a SanDisk Extreme PRO 1TB SSD, and it stutters like crazy every time the race loads. Is this an IO scheduling issue?

Referencing report l-2026-04 on Windows 11 24H2 with driver 560.1, utilizing GamePP v4.2 revealed that track loading framedrops were an absolute nightmare, fluctuating wildly between 110 and 145 fps with bizarre peaks at 190 fps. Initially, I tried killswitching all background apps, but that was a total waste of time. I eventually dove into the resource management panel and flipped the priority from Standard to High Performance, then hit the optimize button to clear about 2.8 GB of junk cache. The frame line finally stopped jumping around and stayed rock steady near 130 fps, making the input feel way more snappy. However, if I am being honest, it is not perfect; those gorgeous rainy scenes still throw a few glitchy hiccups my way due to driver overhead. Even with these limitations, it is a world away from the previous freezing mess. Finally feels like I can actually race without worrying about a crash.