I'm getting write amplification and slow speeds in The First Descendant because my GW3300 512GB is almost full. Should I fix alignment?

The moment a raid portal opens, the game hitches hard, which is the last thing you want right before a big fight. Since the Great Wall GW3300 512GB is a smaller drive, once the free space drops below 15%, write amplification kicks in and random write speeds tank from 200MB/s to about 80MB/s. I tried the built-in Windows Disk Cleanup, but it only freed up 2GB, which did absolutely nothing for the speed. I ended up using a professional tool to force a 4K partition alignment and moved the game directory to a partition with more breathing room. AIDA64 tests showed random write latency dropping from 35-50ms to 18-24ms, making the loads way faster. I did have a startup error after moving the folder, but a quick registry path edit sorted it out. Temps are steady at 35℃ - 42℃ now. The system performance panel confirms the read/write mode has successfully shifted.