PCIe Gen5 vs Gen4 vs Gen3 SSDs Compared in Forspoken with DirectStorage | Forspoken PC

Forspoken is the first game to support DirectStorage on PC. Last week, I tested the game on the fastest SSD available - the Phison E26 Gen5 SSD. Today, I compare 3 generations of NVMe PCIe SSDs in Forspoken - Gen5 vs Gen4 vs Gen3. The comparison is performed in the game’s built-in benchmark, and a total load time across all 7 scenes is presented and compared at the end of the video. The SSDs used in this comparison are: ➤ Gen5: Phison E26 ➤ Gen4: Samsung 990 Pro ➤ Gen3: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro The Gen5 SSD in this video (Phison E26 engineering sample) is using Micron’s 232L NAND which supports up to 2400 MT/s. However, the Phison E26 SSD is only using 1600 MT/s. So in Q2 and beyond, once E26 based Gen5 SSDs hit the market, you will see even faster drives with 2000 MT/s and 2400 MT/s NAND. System specs: ➤ RTX 3080 Ti ➤ Ryzen 7 7700X ➤ 32 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 ➤ ASUS ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WiFi