SSD vs HDD load times in open-world games

Been chewing on this for a while, so I figured I would ask here. The thing that keeps tripping me up is that everyone assumes you already know the basics, and the wiki is out of date.

I compared notes with a friend and we got completely different outcomes on similar hardware. Curious whether that matches what everyone else is seeing.

Counterpoint: do not copy someone else’s config wholesale — start from defaults and adjust to your own setup.

Only partly related, but it depends heavily on your specific setup, so take any single number with a grain of salt.