With Native NVMe Driver, NVMe SSDs Deliver Double-Digit Gains In Random Read/Write On Windows 11
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Key Points:
- Consumer Windows operating systems like Windows 10 and 11 use a SCSI emulation layer for NVMe SSDs, causing higher latency and CPU overhead that limits SSD performance.
- Microsoft has released a native NVMe driver for Windows Server 2025, but it is not yet available for regular consumer Windows versions.
- Some users have successfully enabled the native NVMe driver on Windows 11 through registry tweaks, resulting in significant improvements in random read/write speeds—up to 85% in some benchmarks.
- Despite the performance gains, enabling the native driver can cause system instability and drive inaccessibility, making it risky for most users to implement currently.
- There is a strong call for Microsoft to expedite the release of the
