ssd speed for tablebase

[zecke345]

hi

i wanna know if there is a noticeable strength difference putting 6-men tablebases on different speed SSD's.
For ex is SF much stronger when tablebases are on a normal Sata SSD, m.2 with 3k gb reading, and highend m.2 with 7k reading speed.
is there a difference, if any?

should the tablebases be on a different ssd than the operating system

ty

[vondele]

So, even putting TB in a RAM disk, there is really little Elo to be gained:
https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/wiki/Useful-data#tb6-testing-for-various-versions-of-sf

With a slower SSD you might be losing Elo... but I have no explicit numbers.

[zecke345]

so there is basically no difference if u use a tablebase or not? because with 6man its only 3 elo more?

[vondele]

correct. There might be a difference when studying endgames specifically, but the benefit is surprisingly small. SF has gotten really good at endgames.