How Long Does It Take to Boot Up with a 2TB Samsung 990 Pro and Windows 11?

If you have the fast startup feature enabled and no USB devices plugged in, you could see boot times drop to under 10 seconds with any SSD. Without that, and doing a thorough POST, you're looking at around 30 seconds. A well-maintained Windows install generally boots up in under 5 seconds, even on basic SATA SSDs. So, with a Samsung 990 Pro, you should expect fast game loading times as well, although Mortal Kombat 11 can be a bit glitchy and may not load as quickly as you’d hope.

Yeah, it's disappointing sometimes. I have a 990 Pro, and I was expecting even quicker startup times. I’m still figuring things out, especially with the Samsung Magician app. My setup runs on Intel, so maybe that has something to do with it. If anyone has tips on optimizing startup, I'd love to hear them!

Once I got everything set up, my system took about 24.8 seconds to get to the login screen. It’s got a decent setup with a 7950x and 7900xtx paired with 2TB and 4TB 990 Pros. Initially, it took over a minute due to memory training, but it's much quicker now. For comparison, my main rig boots in about 23 seconds with a 9800x3d and 9070xt. I think a lot of it depends on how cluttered the system is too, so keep that in mind!