SSD Drives - Build time

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Hello!
Does anybody have comparison on how SSD drive improves UE4 (full) build* time ?
Thanks :slight_smile:

Edit:
*full build -> C++ compilation of all UE4 sources

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i have a 250GB sandisk ssd. I must say it takes around 5 to 7 seconds to build any small scene such as the example levels. So SSD is i guess vital for production :D. Dont have comparisons but its pretty obvious

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Both building the source code and building lightmaps depend on processing power, not disk speed.

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Your hard drive has no relevance with your build speed. I have SSD drives and standard, and it makes no difference what drive I’m loading assets from. It’s all governed by your CPU!

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Sorry guys, I forgot to mention that I’m considering C++ compilation time of all engine sources. I’m going to perform some tests… until that I have to collect hardware.