ESR vs Original vs HDD load times

**flammingcowz** · 06-24-2012,06:26 PM

So I was kind of curious how this would play out, so I took my GTA 3 and made a ESR copy, and installed it to the HDD to test the load times.

The original copy is very scratched and i'm surprised it still even works, the backup is on a TDK disc with absolutely no scratches at all, and the HDD is... a HDD.

Here are the results:

1st load screen:
Real: 26.4s
Backup: 27s
HDD: 13s

Island load screen:
Real: 4.5s
Backup: 4.6s
HDD: 2s

I'm surprised that the backup was slower, and that the HDD was only twice as fast. Just thought i'd post this in case someone else was curious.

**ace99** · 07-15-2012,01:21 PM

Was the HDD internal or external? I know that internal is typically faster, but hard drives can also vary. When I get my hands on an internal and external HDD, I'll post my load numbers on some games.

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