Boot and load times
To test system boot and game level load times, we busted out our trusty stopwatch.

Only a few seconds separate the quickest-booting SSD from the slowest on our test system. Our mechanical hard drives are actually quicker overall, with nearly a two-second lead on Intel's quickest SSDs.

Our SSD level load times are all within a few seconds of each other, but the solid-state drives have a clear advantage over their mechanical counterparts. Among the SSDs, the Intel, Corsair, and Samsung drives emerge at the front of the field.