How can I quantify LiteOn SSD performance bottlenecks in game?
Based on Report 04 on Win11 24H2, CrystalDiskMark showed 4K random performance bouncing between 93MB/s - 128MB/s. I ran a 3DMark stress test and saw a 14% score variance, which told me the benchmark data and actual feel were totally decoupled. I used Novabench to lock the queue depth and switched Unigine Heaven to a matching load scenario. After re-benchmarking, throughput settled at 5.6GB/s - 6.4GB/s, and the screen tearing during monster transitions vanished. I updated the firmware to keep the jitter within 5.5GB/s - 6.2GB/s. Blender Benchmark confirmed the accuracy, but I still get slight drops on massive maps—likely just the physical limit of the PCIe 3.0 lane.
