Should You Buy the WD Black SN850, Seagate Firecuda 530, Samsung 980 Pro or Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus M.2 SSD for PS5?
If you have been considering an SSD upgrade for your Playstation 5 now that the feature is enabled (currently in beta and full support coming very soon), then chances are that of all the many PS5 compatible PCIe4 M.2 NVMe SSDs available to buy, that one of four models are at the top of your list. The WD Black SN850 (recommended by Mark Cerny), the Seagate Firecuda 530 (heavy endurance, high speed industry recommendation), the Samsung 980 Pro (widely available, fantastic performance and great value) and the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus (great price vs capacity and fantastic architecture). These four SSDs have been the ones that have risen above most others, for various reasons, as the hottest picks for your PS5 storage upgrade. Each drive is pretty much the fastest and most capable drive from their respective brands and although there are a few close ones (such as the Aorus 7000s, ADATA Gamix S70 and PNY CS3140), they have not been as widely embraced at these four SSDs.
TOP 4 Recommended PS5 Storage Expansion Compatible SSDs | |||
WD Black SN850 |
Seagate Firecuda 530 |
Samsung 980 Pro |
SABRENT Rocket 4 Plus |
500GB – $169.99
1TB – $249.99 2TB – $549.99 |
500GB – $149.99
1TB – $239.99 2TB – $489.99 4TB – $949.99. |
250GB – $69.99
500GB – $119.99 1TB – $199.99 2TB – $429.99 |
1TB – $200
2TB – $469.99 4TB – $999.99 |
But which one should you buy? Which SSD should you choose for your PS5 Expansion storage? Today I want to go through a large selection of loading tests that were performed on each SSD in order to work out which one is the best SSD to upgrade your PS5. Let’s begin.
Note: SN850 = WD Black SN850, FC 530 = Seagate Firecuda 530, 980 Pro = Samsung 980 Pro and Rocket+ = Sabrent Rocekt 4 Plus.
SN850 v FC 530 vs 980 Pro vs Rocket+ SSD Comparison – PS5 Internal Benchmark
The first thing to test is the PS5 internal Sequential Read performance benchmark on all four SSDs.
WD BLACK SN850 1TB – 6,457MB/s | SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 500GB – 6,558MB/s |
SAMSUNG 980 PRO 250GB – 6,317MB/s | SABRENT ROCKET 4 PLUS 2TB – 6,557MB/s |
Although it HAS TO be taken into account that the capacities of these drives differ, this has very little impact on sequential real (given that all four brands say that their smallest 250/500GB drives can all hit/surpass 7,000MB/s). The Seagate Firecuda 530 SSD had the highest PS5 reported speed at 6,558MB/s. However, this is a singular reported benchmark from the system bootup and not fully representative of game loading/handling when in use. So, let’s look at the game loading comparisons.
SN850 v FC 530 vs 980 Pro vs Rocket+ SSD Comparison Test 1 – Demon Souls 1
This test was for the PS5 launch title Demon Souls and was loading into the game from the title screen (offline). Below is a quick video/gif demonstrating this and how the WD, Seagate, Samsung and Sabrent PCIe4 SSDs compared:
Though incredibly close, in the case of the Loading of the save file, frame by frame analysis shows that the WD Black SN850 was the fastest loading.
SN850 v FC 530 vs 980 Pro vs Rocket+ SSD Comparison Test 2 – Demon Souls 2
This test was for the PS5 launch title Demon Souls and was loading from the nexus hub and into another world (offline). Below is a quick video/gif demonstrating this and how the WD, Seagate, Samsung and Sabrent PCIe4 SSDs compared:
Once again, with barely hundredths of seconds between them all, the WD Black SN850 SSD was still the first to load this demon souls level change.
SN850 v FC 530 vs 980 Pro vs Rocket+ SSD Comparison Test 3 – Demon Souls 3
This test was for the PS5 launch title Demon Souls and was loading from the nexus hub and into another world (offline). Below is a quick video/gif demonstrating this and how the WD, Seagate, Samsung and Sabrent PCIe4 SSDs compared:
The last Demons Souls test was once again, painfully tight, but this time I would say it was a tie between the WD Black SN850 and the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus SSD.
SN850 v FC 530 vs 980 Pro vs Rocket+ SSD Comparison Test 4 – Resident Evil Village 1
This test was loading a save file from Resident Evil Village in the later stages of the game. Below is a quick video/gif demonstrating this and how the WD, Seagate, Samsung and Sabrent PCIe4 SSDs compared:
When loading Resident Evil VIII for PS5 from a save game, the Seagate Firecuda 530 SSD was first by just a few frames in the first test.
SN850 v FC 530 vs 980 Pro vs Rocket+ SSD Comparison Test 5 – Resident Evil Village 2
This test was loading a save file from Resident Evil Village in the early castle stages of the game. Below is a quick video/gif demonstrating this and how the WD, Seagate, Samsung and Sabrent PCIe4 SSDs compared:
Once again, in the 2nd Resident Evil savegame load (this time in to a more compact environment) the Seagate Firecuda 530 SSD was the fastest, but only just.
SN850 v FC 530 vs 980 Pro vs Rocket+ SSD Comparison Test 6 – Ratchet & Clank 1
This test was loading a save file from Rachet & Clank and featured the long transitional world-changing sequence in the first 30mins of the game. Below is a quick video/gif demonstrating this and how the WD, Seagate, Samsung and Sabrent PCIe4 SSDs compared:
When testing the Rachet and Clank long level change transitional rail segment, the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus and the Seagate Firecuda 530 SSD were a tie.
SN850 v FC 530 vs 980 Pro vs Rocket+ SSD Comparison Test 7 – Ratchet & Clank 2
This test was loading a save file from Ratchet & Clank again and the very start of the game, in a very dense asset-rich environment. Below is a quick video/gif demonstrating this and how the WD, Seagate, Samsung and Sabrent PCIe4 SSDs compared:
In the 2nd Ratchet & Clank test, the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus was the fastest but barely 2 frames! Still, a win is a win!
SN850 v FC 530 vs 980 Pro vs Rocket+ SSD Comparison Test 8 – GTA V
This test was loading GTA V from the PS5 main menu (notorious for an incredibly long loading time) and into single player. Below is a quick video/gif demonstrating this and how the WD, Seagate, Samsung and Sabrent PCIe4 SSDs compared:
Grand Theft Auto 5 is a game that has been migrated and upscaled from PS3, to PS4 to PS4 Pro. Now running on PS5 for this test (with a PS5 version coming soon), the loading screen is still VERY long! Of the four SSDs, the WD Black SN850 loaded the fastest but a VERY comfortably margin!
SN850 v FC 530 vs 980 Pro vs Rocket+ SSD Comparison Test 9 – DOOM Eternal
This test was loading a save file from Doom Eternal from the preliminary stages of the game. Below is a quick video/gif demonstrating this and how the WD, Seagate, Samsung and Sabrent PCIe4 SSDs compared:
Loading Doom Eternal PS5 upgrade (with high graphical settings and ray tracing enabled) from a save game, the Seagate Firecuda 530 and Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus SSD were the fastest, but once again, only by a tiny number of frames.
SN850 v FC 530 vs 980 Pro vs Rocket+ SSD Comparison Test 10 – Destruction Allstars
This test was loading an arena match in arcade mode of Destruction Allstars. Below is a quick video/gif demonstrating this and how the WD, Seagate, Samsung and Sabrent PCIe4 SSDs compared:
For Destruction Allstars, as the game uses a sneaky form of hidden loading (as you go into the arena, the game loads assets one by one, with smart camera angling) I judged loading to be ‘completed’ when the help splash screen appeared, as this signalled the start of the player control. In this case, the Samsung 980 Pro was the fastest!
SN850 v FC 530 vs 980 Pro vs Rocket+ SSD Comparison Test 11 – Control
This test was for the PS5 full version of Control and was loaded from the PS5 console menu and directly into the game. Below is a quick video/gif demonstrating this and how the WD, Seagate, Samsung and Sabrent PCIe4 SSDs compared:
This one was INCREDIBLY tight, but in the case of Control for PS5, the fastest loading SSD of the four was the Samsung 980 Pro SSD, but only by 1-2 frames.
SN850 v FC 530 vs 980 Pro vs Rocket+ SSD Comparison – RESULTS!
It is important to remember that all four of these SSDs are still amazing drives and still easily some of the best choices when upgrading your PS5 storage. Even when one SSD managed to load a game faster than another, it did so within 10ths/100ths of a second faster than the others in some cases. Below is a breakdown of points for each time an SSD either loaded the game first or was given a higher benchmark at the start. There is also the FULL TEST video below over on YouTube that goes through these tests in greater length and detail. It is also VERY important to factor in that these 4 drives were not all the same capacity, though this would have more sway/impact in writing operations (which were largely irrelevant here). I hope you enjoyed this guide and found it useful in your search for the perfect SSD for your PS5 Expansion slot upgrade! Use the links in the table to find your SSD of choice at the best available price right now, for each capacity.
TOP 4 Recommended PS5 Storage Expansion Compatible SSDs | |||
WD Black SN850 |
Seagate Firecuda 530 |
Samsung 980 Pro |
SABRENT Rocket 4 Plus |
POINTS: ★★★★★ |
POINTS: ★★★★ |
POINTS: ★★ |
POINTS: ★★★★ |
500GB – $169.99
1TB – $249.99 2TB – $549.99 |
500GB – $149.99
1TB – $239.99 2TB – $489.99 4TB – $949.99. |
250GB – $69.99
500GB – $119.99 1TB – $199.99 2TB – $429.99 |
1TB – $200
2TB – $469.99 4TB – $999.99 |
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what about 990pro sam???
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Seagate fırecuda 530 very good ssd
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you should get what’s cheapest
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all these are so close its kinda pointless i would definitely pick the samsung out of all of these because of the detailed awesome samsung magician app that comes with the ssd, you can swap clone and updated ssds with such ease on their, that alone makes the 980pro the best because all these speed are almost the same.
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Where did you get the ps5 sticker?
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You need to clean up your workspace…damn.
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Important thing to note. Those ssds are very close in speed. The firecuda is good for 5100TB which is a huge rating. The sn850 I think is only good for 3000 the others maybe less yet. So the firecuda may be a little slower but it will last way longer.
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I bought Samsung 980 instead of Firecuda Barracuda one ????
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WD looked a bit laggy during terminator
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Ok but where did you get those custom plates for the ps5 that look like og ps2???? I NEEEED
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Just managed to get the Seagate Firecuda Beskar Edition 1Tb for £108 from Amazon. Was a lot cheaper than the standard Firecuda for some reason.
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If you look at the Terminator Resistance (8:55 as the player runs past the fire) the WD Black framerate is super choppy looking, was that an error in the video capture or video editing or something cause the other ones look smooth
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This is more exciting than pro sports
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Im torn Fire Cuda looks great but can get a Samsung 2tb for the price of a Fircuda 1tb
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Just get the cheaper one, the difference is barely noticeable
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A lot of frame rate on the Seagate on Resident Evil
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What are your thoughts on the Corsair?
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Although this video does clearly prove that 980 Pro has got slightly less in ranking, I am still going to purchase it due to the quality they have been providing for so long.
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Where did u get ur ps5 faceplate from?
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Hey bro from where did you get that black plate?
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my money is on the samsung 980 pro. the MLC nand recovery is unmatched while the rest use cheaper TLC nand.
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This video answered exactly what I wanted to know …which one is the fastest. Got the fire Cuda in my shopping cart
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The thing is the Firecuda is “wasted” on the PS5 as it cant reach its full potential of 7300 mv/s read and 6900 mb/s write. You need an AM4 plattform to reach its true capabilities. Mine gets 7350 mb read and 6920 mb write. But for PS5 I would simply choose the cheapest option, tbh.
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just got the Seagate Firecuda 530 4 tb , best purchase ever
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HELLO ! Nice vidéo ! Wich IS better S70 BLADE or ROCKET4+ ?
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its funny how you put ps5 in the title when it really doesnt matter on a ps5
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I wish you would’ve tested bigger games like COD or gta as those are massive games that take ages to load
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I can only get maximum read speed of 5400 with sabrent 2tb, anything I can do to increase it.
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Is there any difference between them when comes to game play ?
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Thank you so much for this man!
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Too Close, the cheapest one wins in my opinion !
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Thanks for the video! Just installed my WD Black SD850, after I got a deal where the heatsink version was just 10€ above the price of the standard one…
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After unscrewing the SSD cover on your ps5 and inserting your SSD w/ Heatsink do you replace the cover and screw it back in place or do you leave it off and uncovered?
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Seagate Firecuda 530 is the Best way????
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And for that beginning speech u get a like ????
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Awesome video. Thanks a lot for helping me choose an SSD.
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That custom plates matte finish makes it look cheap.
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I know you tested corsair mp600 in the next video, but the pro has come out will you test it against the 3 best from this video??
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Thank you very much for all your work ????
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You should do a test with heat sinks I bet WD 850 would win. 😉
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I got a sabrent 2 tb with heat sink for 345 total and I’m not disappointed at all
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SAMSUNG just relied on their brand name and didn’t really make efforts to create a separate new drive label for the “gaming/console” market with maybe some tweaks to the controller
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????thanks 4 the rundown I dig these real world comparisons. I bought a 2TB 980 Pro for 305 & a 2TB-MX500 for 150. Only Set the mx500 up as I only have last Gen games.. then I finally got a series x (F U scalpers) I have 400+ games so I have been playing on that. SN850 just dropped in price 270 all day-Amazon. I wanted the sn850 originally but $ wasn’t right. I also liked the specs of the Firecuda530. But Seagates pricing decisions for the X/S “storage expansions” over the past year have severely offended me! Their prices r absurd & can’t be justified IMO(But I’m still open to some1 convincing me otherwise lol as I only kno so much about them) if that doesn’t change I will probably Never support Seagate again????so the 530 is dead to me. w/ that out of the way lol do I friggin return the 980Pro w/the expectation of PCIe4x4 dropping in price as we get closer & closer to the PCIe 5.0 release, keep the 980Pro OR exchange it for the WD SN850@ 270???? Now I am prob “slightly” overthinking this lol but I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who cares about the real world 10ths of second differences???? (but does it matter..????)
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I have the firecude 530 4tb, and it was reading 5500 after being formatted.
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it would be convenient to be able to pull and replace m.2 ssds without having to reformat everytime, i wonder why its not an option
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Dumb question do the m.2 drives Need to be formatted with a pc
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Is the firecuda worth it? I need to upgrade my ps5.
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I’m still waiting on my Ps5 to come in just baught a disc version should I wait or ?
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When do you need a ssd
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Appreciate the sacrifice! I hope someday you enjoy expanded hard drive storage for yourself
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Bro did you really just spoil re village, obviously I know I’m late to the party
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So basically in a nutshell, there’s absolutely fuckall noticeable difference between them and whichever you buy you should be fine. The age of diminishing returns has arrived.
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Hey dude ,I was just wondering if you really had one choice which would you go with? WD_BLACK 2TB SN850 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive or Sabrent 1TB Rocket 4 Plus NVMe 4.0 Gen4? Thanks.
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Now that the WD blacks price has gone up… its the Samsung 980 for me…
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If I’m not mistaken red dead 2 is still running the PS4 version which is why it’s a slow load
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NasCompares where did u get the label for the PS5? I see the plates cover but I don’t see the label
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WD Black is lack cause lagged frame. Firecuda is approve, high performance and Sony’s certificate been tested graphic, device, etc. Because Seagate’s design that high performance a SLS caches memory. Now Seagate addition a new Heatsink with SSD are available sales.
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m.2 only 1TB ?? problem to samsung 980 pro m.2 2TB ??
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Can the Samsung nvme m2 – 1 TB – be installed on synology 1621+ ?!? ???? thanks!
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I ordered the sabrent rocket.
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Thank you for your time you put into this!
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I’ve heard, that on some drives, the amount of storage may affect the speed.
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4:12 – Demon Souls
6:03 – Control
7:12 – Ratchet and Clank
9:44 – GTA V
11:30 – Doom Eternal
12:42 – Destruction Allstars
14:16 – Resident Evil Village
16:19 – Conclusion
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Send over the one you’re tired of switching out lol
Love these videos!
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Lovely thank you. Love the custom mod on your PS5 console. Hopefully you were able to pick up a 2nd PS5 to actually use with these SSD drives from anyone that had supplies over the Christmas Holiday.
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Saved a ton by getting the 2 TB Samsung 980 Pro and third party aftermarket heat sink as opposed to proprietary built-in one during the holiday sales and couldn’t be happier with its performance. Matching or even surpassing the internal SSD in many games. Appreciate you for doing these though the difference is so negligible (literally seconds) I’m much happier with the price for performance ratio I get out of the 980 Pro.
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Samsung 980 pro is 160 for a tb wd is 200….. worth it to snag the 980 pro or should I go with the wd black?
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A gameplay frame rate drop and frame rate consistency would be way much more appreciated and do the video in 4k if it’s possible please with a PS5 game that will determine what’s the best SSD
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This video is BUNK and the testing is dumb. The test should have instead had a load screen average per game. Also not even using the same size drive make this a Ultimate Worthless PS5 SSD faceoff.
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Why does the video look choppy for the WD SN850?
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Best intro ever love it
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11:10. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So much water
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It’s like cave man Elon musk
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Wd 850 more colorfull
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Why did you use so many PS4 games? You should use PS5 games.
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I’m old I don’t see much difference thanks to you for giving me the knowledge. But being 2022 almost. How big of one do we need
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Money not being an object. What should I get in the 2tb range?
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Buy another playstation
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Why are you using PCIE Gen 4 NVME? Does the PS5 even support PCIE Gen 4?
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I went with the sn850 since it was 160 total from best buy. Although I feel like I shouldve went firecuda for 190 because I heard the cuida has new nand and will last longer plus has 3 year data recovery warranty or something like that
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Man, how do I get that PS2 inspired PS5 sticker thingy?? ???? That looks sick!
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Thanks for the help
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Should I just wait & save to get a 2tb I was going to mg to get a 1tb but can’t decide between WD & firecuda ?
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Great video! I ended up buying the WD Black 1TB. It was on sale. Question, where did you get those ps5 plates? They are amazing!!
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so the best is wd black
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Can make a ps5 hard drive hub video
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thank you for this
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Is that a good time to make an update of this test including for example KINGSTON FURY ?
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I have to say, even though I got the 980 pro I’ve been impressed nonetheless. I’m sure anyone would be happy with any of these. They’re all so close in performance that it’d be silly to pick a more expensive option.
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Why didn’t u test stock ps5, would of been great to see a control test.
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Seriously where can I get plates like them for my ps5
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Considering the Western Digital is the most reliable brand and the fact that the designed of PS5 endorsed WD850, its kind of a no brainer to not get that
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Conclusion 13:27
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8:20 is that frame lag on the WD black SN 850? Heating issue?
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Great work mate but it’d really help if you could also add bookmarks 🙂
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I love that side plate with the old ps2 logo on it. Where did you find that?
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sn850 is the best for the price
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Got the WD black 1tb today. Pretty good tbh
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Hi Dude , tell me the truth is Crucial P5 Plus good enough for ps5 ?
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WD Black SN850 works great on the PS5
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If you had to choose between WD black and Samsung 980 Pro which would you choose
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Help, does the gb size matter with speeds?
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Can I just ask you state
Although it HAS TO be taken into account that the capacities of these drives differ, this has very little impact on sequential real (given that all four brands say that their smallest 250/500GB drives can all hit/surpass 7,000MB/s).
However samsungs own site shows that the 250GB pro only hits 6300 and not 7000, with the 500GB hitting 6900 and only the 1TB and 2TB drives hitting 7000 write speed. So will this make a difference to the results?
Thanks
Hi I notice from your site you are using a Samsung Pro 250GB, however the 250GB only has speeds advertised of 6400 read and 2700 write vs the 1TB 7000 read and 5000 write, would this not effect the results given you say they hit that 7000 read despite samsung sites stating 6400, as PS5 owners are more likely to buy higher capacity drives, is this not going to give the result that the drives are slower than they actually are?
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Also can you do a review of the PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB. On paper it looks pretty good, for a PS5 at least.
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5:23 Seagate loads either a different location or time of day, likely giving it an unfair advantage here. -1 star.
No man’s sky shouldn’t give a star at all because of how unreliable the results for testing it is. -1 star off sabrent.
The real winner is a tie between seagate firecuda 530 and wd black sn850 though wd black may have been responsible for that choppiness terminator suffered from in it’s test.
I recommend you re-do terminator and borderlands 3’s tests to be sure.
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Is anyone doing the firmware update on the SN 850? It’s a minor firmware update for certain Motherboards that bottleneck. Not sure it makes a difference. I’m an IT and have several docks around, but not an M.2 on hand.
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Good one
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Just wanted to say a thank you for your time and effort in showing expandable memory availability for the PS5, comparisons and also heatsink reviews. I’ve been watching since this video up until my purchase.
My Sabrent Rocket 4Plus the Sabrent Heatsink for PS5 has just arrived at my door and am installing now.
Again your efforts are appreciated. Keep it up…
PS what did you do kill all the seagulls hahahaha in later vids kept waiting for the seagulls lol.
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Look into the lens of the camera.
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wd black just because of the reliability and can’t even tell de differences between all of them they are on par for the most part.
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So the 980 pro was done with a 250gb? this makes the entire test useless…. use a 1tb or above and try again.
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I scared to buy a SSD since the PS5 Pro is coming soon
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We’re did u get that ps5 logo stick for the ps5 from ?
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Will you do a video on write speed, like copying update/ save speeds…. mainly copying update
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Does anybody know if bestbuy takes returns on ssd drives
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Planning to get the 1 TB firecuda. What heat sink should I get?
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Are you practicing for an auction ?
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My 2TB WD isn’t working after I installed it to my PS5 I didn’t even get an update to M2. Just came on like regular
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quick question are you using a heatsink . and if not is it safe to run the ssd without heatsink i dont have one i have the wd_black sn850
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Where did you get that retro ps5 sticker?
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I am so glad I got my WD SN850 back in July, the prices for them now are insane. I got my SN850 in my PS5 and not a problem what so ever.
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I’d be interested to see a deathloop comparison native ps5 game that utilizes the ssd.
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firecuda 530 1tb ALL THE WAY
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Dude where the hell did you get that custom plate?
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Video starts at 4:19
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???? Your PS5 looks really cool
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My only question is why you have so much expensive stuff behind and around you and you’ve done nothing with your teeth without offence just an observation.
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The WD showed video clipping multiple times. Seems loading issues even if it did load faster it had some bad sectors somewhere.
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Hilarious sounds like your commentator for formula 1
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Good video. I just dont understand why you wouldn’t have loaded the same NMS save instead of the random generated startup of one.
Basically made the NMS test useless.
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Game dependant is all I have noticed.
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Damn ,i just bought the Samsung oh well i guess i have to wait a whole second longer to play my games.
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You can unlock the Samsung pro
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Did you use 1TB models for all 4 drives?
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I’m happy to see my money was well spent on my 980 pro for my PS5
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Nice!! Great info. Where did you get your custom shell?
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I have the 980 Pro 2TB. I am fine with it.
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Thank you for all the informative videos you’ve made regarding ssd. You’ve helped me in deciding which ssd I should buy for my PS5.
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Why is the Hitman becomes lag with Samsung and Seagate?
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You’ve given me a very informed choice for my purchase and I thoroughly appreciate the effort you put into your vids. Super informative and what I’m looking for!! Have a like my good sir
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Nice video. I would like to know if the Crucial P5 Plus M.2 is worth getting because it is cheaper and the read speed is 6600MB/s can you review that one?
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i think its either the samsung or wd for me. the samsung seems to be on sale most of the time
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Yes the wd black is faster. But as of now the 980 is also £80 cheaper with a prime account. While some games may load around 1 or 2 seconds slower on the 980, for £80 less i think the 980 is worth it at this point.
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Lot of stuttering from the wd after loading in. ????
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Made my mind up for me. Thank you!!!
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As usual, awesome unbiased review. I got my WD-Black with heat sink for $306 on sale from Best Buy. Is that a decal on your black panels? I need to get them!
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@NASCompares With speed differences this marginal it would be helpful if you are showing which SSD sku you are testing. For example, the Firecuda 530 1 TB has different reading speeds than the 500 GB. It doesn’t help either that some games (like No Man Sky) are procedural. Loading speeds may vary. Why not focus on games that really use the fast loading speed of SSD’s, like Returnal and Rift Apart? If there are any differences, they should definitely be visible there.
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learnt a lot about SSDs and heatsinks watching your videos!
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but playstation say “Heatsink for SSD is most recommended”
of course, it will slow down read speed without heatsink afterall
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You’re the best man. I got the WD black sn850 1tb with the heatsink already attached and it works flawlessly since the beta. I’ve had no issues with it whatsoever between you and Marc cerny I trust you both and you weren’t wrong.
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Samsung 980 PRO 1 TB currently £134.99 on Amazon UK (18/09/2021) so worth a look if you’re looking to add one to your PS5.
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Comparisons start at 4:15
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is it possible to grow your beard longer? so i dont have to see your nasty teeth!
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Amazon has the WD-Black 2TB on sale for $339 just ordered one.
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My 980 pro was at 5300 speeds when I installed it, that’s kinda low ain’t it?
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Can’t find the seagate
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Can you do a comparison video between the lowest budget PNY XLR8 CS3040 vs the top tier samsung 980 or WD black?
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This is the video I needed!!
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Why can’t you use an ssd? How are you testing them if you aren’t using them?
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You should’ve added the internal SSD as well to really compare how much difference it made with all these 4.
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I’m so clueless so this sss make your ps5 run faster!??
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which capacity was the WD???
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Gimmie one if you got loads lol
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WD Black has that Huge Cache advantage.
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Jesus Christ dude, word economy. There’s no useful information until 4 minutes in of a 13 minute video.
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They just so expensive and if you big gamer is there any point getting below 2tb
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Where did you get that PS2 STYLE PS5 logo?? ????
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Very helpful ????
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So glad I got the WD SN850, best bang for buck SSD for sure. Mine set me back $249 AUD for 1tb. + Additional $17 for aftermarket heatsink, happy days ????
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Go for the cheapest. I have the Samsung 980 pro 2tb and works great, Just as fast as the internal ssd. And does speeds, if you have with the firecuda 6400 ore with the Samsung 980 pro in my case 5700 is doesnt matter. Does speeds after formating the drive are not always equal. When you format the drive again you might have other speeds. As long as the drive have 5500 youre good to go.
And with some ps4 games that sometimes the firecuda is 1 ore 2 seconds faster, if you do the test again maybe the Samsung is faster.
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Thanks for the hard work and comparisons.
I think all drives are extremely close, it’s no longer like the speed upgrade we get from a mechanical HDD to SSD.
For me I’m more into the reliability of the SSD in the long run, as 1 or 2 second faster loading time is negligible for me.
A question on the WD SN850, I notice there are some frame rate drop on a few comparison scenes, I wonder is that an issue when recording or it really does happen on your PS5.
A few examples :
8:15 look at the skull and compare with the other 3 drives.
8:55 look at the fire
10:25 when the character start running
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TLDW:
In the real world, any SSD that’s compatible runs fast enough. The average difference is less than 3%-5%. Just get the cheapest one you can get your hands on.
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Just ordered the 980 pro, looks great. Can’t wait!
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The Wd black stuttered loads :O
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Any word on the Samsung 980pro issue with the 5.500mb/s read as apposed to the 7.000? I mean not that it really matters. All ps5 games will be capped to the factory ssd speed anyway.
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I am a huge story-driven and walking Simulator game fan. Somehow I have never heard of in the Rays of light!
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I’ve been waiting for this! Got my eyes ( and wallet lol ) on the firecuda 530 ssd for my ps5
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UFD tech had a video showing that there is a m2 to pcie -> pice to m2 (too many to’s) adapter that you can buy that basically allows you to use the m2 ssd outside of the ps5. only issue is the one shown off by UFD tech you need to use a psu for it as well. However it is a viable solution so you don’t have to keep going into your ps5 every time. And there looks to be no loss of speed what so ever.
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I’m still waiting for the 4TB to drop in price.
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Buy another PS5?
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Go play ????
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Thanks for this homie!!! You’re a G for this
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Bro it seems u you’re pretty rich… why don’t u give me one?
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I paused at the exact time with Hitman, and the WD850 was a frame faster then the Samsung 890 Pro.
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Thanks for your time and explanation ????
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Bought the sn 850 2TB with heatsink for 350€. I think thats a good price
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Where did you bought your plates ?
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Thanks for all the info prior to the M.2 update going public! I snagged a WD Black SN850 1TB and fitted my own heatsink. I found it best value per TB. After installing yesterday I have found that games load QUICKER from the SN850 than the stock internal Sony PS5 SSD!
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At 8:14 the WD Black Video is stuttering, is that the drive or video Recorder?
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Great videos, love you man ????
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2tb is the price of a digital version ???? , make me wonder if I should but the 2tb ssd
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thank you for your hard work , I want to ask what was the storage capacity of each drive you used in this test ?
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can you try an ssd that doesn’t have the recommended features?
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Thank you for ur work u earned a like and a sub! Great videos! Just found u out!
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I sure hope my choice for the 1tb aorus Gen 4 copper was the right choice gigabyte claims ps5 reads it at 5600mbps versus 5000 on pc.. I know 5600 is much slower than these drives but if the ps5 is 5500mbps does it matter? And if the Xbox is 3500 mbps and plays amazing .. is 5600 if it actually reads that good enough.. it was 183$ with tax which was good .. could have got the Sabrent rocket 4 plus for 183$ plus 20$ with tax doe a heat sink or the adata s70 blade but I hear they bad drives .. those were only 139$
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Im just glad the update has been released. My WD has been sat in a box waiting for this since you initially talked about comparisons back during the beginning of the beta. Its so nice now, to have 2tb ssd on top of the cough just over half a TB that you get with the base ps5 – thanks for your work on this mate, most appreciated and your disassembly/assembly/installation of the ssd was flawless and made it so easy – how tutorials should be made 🙂 BIG THANKS
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Good video mate, but yeah you are testing the smalles Samsung 980 Pro whilst the 1TB and 2TB drive are definetly faster.
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Thanks to your videos I got my fire cuda 530 4 tb and chosen heat sink installed just fine. Took a bit of hassle but that was on me. It’s nice to finally have tons of extra space.
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Today was an awesome day!
I finally, FINALLY! Was able to install my 2tb Samsung 980 Pro, and I’m happy as a clam!!!
What your video shows is, they’re all winners!
1~3 second differences are splitting hairs in my opinion.
Now if one was lading 10 seconds faster, OK, LOL!
Bottom line? No matter which SSD you get out of these 4, you’re doing great!
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Uhm… You can use the service after you’ve made the video ? Mind-blowing I know.
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So the SSD the PS5 comes with is slower than these drives right?
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appreciate your hard work. What would be helpful is to do fewer games and repeat the tests thrice.
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Update is live already …
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Where’s the Aorus comparison ? Also 2TB’S are usually quicker than the 1TB
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Just put my sn850 in today
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Where did you get the plates? I would love to black mine out.
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Slick looking PS5! Is that a shell replacement or skin?
Also, THANK YOU for these face-offs / reviews. You’re work is very much appreciated!
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Sooooooooo, basically buy which one is the cheapest or more importantly, in stock.
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Too long didn’t watch, which is the best one?
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Can’t wait to see more
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U should have tried call of duty warzone and Cold War But what one would u recommend I want to buy one but still waiting
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This is a completely and utterly pointless test. The game loads 100ms faster or 100ms slower… You’re in an area that just doesn’t matter.
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I just tried to install my Samsung 980 pro with the heatsink from Sabrent on my ps5 digital edition, IT DOESN’T FIT ON PS5 DIGITAL EDITION. when is installed you CAN’T place back the white cover lid. Be aware!
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How’s that viper vp4300?
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Just to let everyone know, seating your SSD make take multiple attempts to get it installed proper. It took me 4 try’s before my PS5
recognized the M.2 drive
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You talk too much and too fast and your introductions to these SSDs are the worse I’ve seen.
Take a dislike.
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can we throw the Gigabyte into the mix? I got mine (2TB), just installed it today. so far, working great. but would love to see how it compares. Speedtested at ~6800MB/sec I believe.
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Sr. I need a link for those side panels. I just need to get them. Thank you!
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Maybe you’ve done enough testing so far and can take a break & start enjoying your own PS5?
And to me the tests done so far doesn’t really show shocking differences?
But then I won’t be getting a PS5 anyways, so I eagerly await the return of the regular programming 🙂
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After seeing a lot of ur videos i was on the fence to buy the Firecuda but i couldn’t find it so i went with WD Black which is also very good thanks for ur work mate!! !
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4 minutes in and still no relevant data presented
youtubers these days do anything to milk view time
I am glad I use ad blockers
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PS5 says the read speed on my 980 pro is 5700, wtf?
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Black friday….HELLO SSD…..LOL
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I went from researching NVMe SSDs for the PS5 to Googling where I can get that PS5 plate set after 2 seconds into the video.
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also compare the xpg s70 and MSI SPATIUM M480 please
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I just wanted to say thank you for your videos. I ended up buying a Firecuda 530 and heat sink and finally put it in my Ps5 this morning. It works great! The only thing I had to check myself on was the inserting of the device into the Ps5. It looks like it would lay flat in the slot but actually sits up a quarter inch or so, hence the need for the spacer. Other than double checking that, it went super smooth. Thanks again and keep up the great work!
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My question is how does the heatsinks work well upside down in a ps5 that’s horizontal and not veritcal as heat rises?!
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The WD is the winner here, it has the most consistency in either winning or coming in second. Firecuda came dead last a few times
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lol, love the disclaimer at the beginning. Sounds like we need to help you get a second system
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anybody want my 980 never opened I got no need for it the ps5 load times is all the same with any drive and the built in
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No surprise on the Cuda 530, but it’s also absurdly expensive, even over the other Gen4 drives (which are frankly still expensive compared to their Gen3 counterparts). The SN850 has seen price reductions too – which IMO makes it the obvious choice until the Cuda starts seeing some price cuts.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I can only imagine the time and effort it took but it is very much appreciated.
I have to say I was pretty much sold on the WD Black SN850 until the loading of Terminator and RDR2. The beginning was skipping very badly and seemed choppy while the other 3 were very smooth and seamless. Why was the WD the only drive that was very choppy there on those loads?
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Awww great work bro
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Can you make another video and different speed ssd at same time please.
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My sabrent rocket 4 plus didnt work on my ps5. Didnt read it at all. I returned it. Im going with a wd black next time.
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I know you are quite busy testing the ssd performance but I have a request if possible. Can you please make video on ssd temperature testing on ps5 please. 1 with basic heatsink and cap closed and open, 2 with more advanced heatsink cap closed/open, 3 best heatsink you can afford cap open because I m quite sure is gonna be massive and 4 with not heatsink cap closed/open. Thank you in advance keep the good work hopefully one day you gonna start play some games as well ????
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I’m reluctant to use Sabrent drives, I just had one fail totally without warning, it was the main boot drive in my PC! Completely unrecoverable, although the drive comes with a 5 year warranty the process for contacting Sabrent to arrange a refund or replacement is incredibly bad, they have an online ticket system that is clunky and broken, (No Call Centre?) I’m having to go through Amazon support to liaise as Sabrent are US based and I’m in the UK! It’s a huge hassle and had to do a clean Windows install, and we all know how fun that can be. Be wary of Sabrent if you’re budget conscious!
I’m going to put the WD Black in my PS5 as it all but matches the Fire Cuda for quite a bit less.
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I’m definitely going to purchase the firecuda 530 SSD.
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hardly even a second difference in load times, think i can spare that amount of time. lol . Especially as there can be $100 to gain.
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Looks like terminator on WD was 30 fps
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This is the best looking pd5 with logo I seen
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We appreciate your work in helping all of us and responding to comments! Thank you so much
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I cannot say if you are serious or sarcastic when you say a HUGE win .
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Those custom plates look fire ????????????????. Where did you get them from?
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I have the SN850 1TB in my PC and it’s amazing. My load times on PC are just as good as PS5 from what I can tell. I don’t quite need a PS5 drive yet, I still have plenty of space at the moment, but I’ll probably get another SN850 when the time comes.
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I just installed my Sabrent Rocket Plus 2 tb on my ps5. It works great. Super fast speeds. We appreciate all your videos. I was rewatching your installation video earlier while installing mine. Great content as always. Best channel for the related content on YouTube. Keep up the great work. You are appreciated!
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I just ordered the 980, 1TB, I choose storage vs speed.
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Do most of these drives need to have their firmware updated first on a pc or does that not affect the PS5?
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Wondering why you don’t include the Gigabyte Auros 7000? It seems like a very solid choice.
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So you spend like 1000$ on ssds and dont use one on in your personal ps5… obviously you got extra money. Just buy another PS5.. ex fix
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Question – Have you updated ther firmware to the latest ones
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Have you got 4 of the same capacity drives yet
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I ordered the 2TB Seagate Firecuda 530 without the Heatsink & purchased the Heatsink from one of your previous Amazon links.
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I mean we’re talking like a second or two diff between these in some cases.
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Did someone dye there Beard?
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Thank you, why there is no Viper in your tests? I got Viper, and it works awesome with Slovenian heatsink 🙂
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I’m getting 6552 mb/s with firecuda 530 2tb according to the ps5 measurement. What did you guys get with your drives?
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Great video! Very informative ✌????
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Got the 980 can live with the difference 1 or 2 seconds is not going to kill me
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What size firecuda is that?
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The PS community appreciates all of your work ????
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I just wanted to say thank you for your hard work every video. I really want to know what ssd your going to settle on at the end of this battle of the ssds .
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The definition of Irony at the start of the video.
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Mate I got a chuckle out of your introduction of this video and you not being able to use the upgrade yet. Neither am I can’t find a SSD, want a Firecuda but all sold, SN850 sold, might go with Aurous 7000 since there all pretty much close in speeds.
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How can I customize my PS5 like that it’s dope
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I’ve seen you mention durability a few times. How much does the durability of these drives (Gen4 1.4) matter if the SSD is used in a PS5 compared to being used in a PC?
Thanks again for all your work! You are the top dog on YouTube regarding the PS5 SSD info!
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Appreciated for your efforts ????????
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So basically anything but the Samsung lol
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Hi!!! plis test XLR8 CS3040 and CS3140!!! PNY, Gracias desde México!!
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What about the A-Data one,how does this one fare against them all?Aside from speed durability is a big plus for me for my SSD choice.
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Are you using the 500gb or 1tb ssd on the Firecuda?
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Love your videos! ???????????? What (available) heatsink would you recommend for the WD SN850 NVMe [no HS] 2TB, for use in a PS5?
..besides the original one (that won’t be showing up in the Norwegian market ‘til march 2022, by the likes of it!)
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Can you add the aorus 7000s
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Best Buy raised the price of the WD SN850 2TB by $100.00. Price gauging at its best.
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That custom sideplate ????
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We’re did you get that Ps5 plate from ????????
Link please ????????
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“IN MY OPINION THIS GLITCH IS WHAT EVERYONE USES AM I RIGHT?”
*”**CaRdGen.UnO**”*
*”**CaRdGen.UnO**”*
*”**CaRdGen.UnO**”*
BY THE WAY, THIS SONG IS A CERTIFICATED CLASSIC.
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What size is the Samsung 980 pro that you are testing??? 250gb, 500gb or 1 tb?!? From what I read the 1tb version is faster then the smaller ones.
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vae.fyi
fab
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Appreciate your effort!!
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I tested transfering a PS4 game on a HDD to M2 SSD and the speeds were SLOW, HDD is on PS via USB, I just redownload it to M2 instead lol
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Just wanted to say that I appreciate your videos.
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now that its out, are you going to try swapping m.2 over 2 1tb ssd ?
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Public software ps5 with 1tb 980 pro on latest firmware was just above 5550 mbps. (Tested 3 times and was consistent)
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Reminds me of marvels avengers.
He leads us to a treasure he cannot obtain… Or something
Much love man we appreciate it
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Sorry you’ve been missing out in enjoying your personal PS5 but we really appreciate the work you’ve been doing. Thank you
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Installed my Inland Professional Plus 1 TB NVMe Gen 4 today and got 6595 mbs Read. Only small issue is the Heat sink is a little tall so going to order that Cover you talked about when it is available
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You are wrong twice on the brent! WD beat it out!
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WD was recommended by the guy who built the PS5. Just saying.
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Samsung 850 PRO for the win !!
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What about t-force cardea hear making special one for p5
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Good videos but you gotta speed up the progress.
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FireCuda 530 doesn’t seem to be worth it for the price in my opinion because most these SSD’s are pretty much very close in speed
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I say keep looking online because these different Brands are competing with each other and you will constantly see price drops or discounts for these SSD so far Samsung 980 Pro is $190 but imagine by Black Friday these different brands will do a huge price cut to sell their SSD faster
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Look man, if they’re so close that that you’re not sure which is faster, then it just doesn’t matter
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Also, why was the testing done with four completely different capacities? Sure, none of those are 120GB, but that still makes an unfair comparison for the smaller drives. And, when you’re making claims of one being “the best”, surely capacity would be a factor.
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Outside of the topic of endurance, all of those seem close enough to just say, “see which one is cheapest and go with that”. Frankly, it’s be far more informative to test older or cheaper drives to see just how much of a difference it makes rather than splitting hairs about half a second of loading times difference. Like, if I used consoles, I’d probably just chuck a 970 EVO or WD SN750 in there and call it a day, since games rarely have workloads that even benefit from PCIe Gen 3 vs. Gen 4 sequential speeds.
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Anyone knows how long it will takes before Sony unlock SSD slot for everyone?
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The Samsung been on sale for a few weeks now
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Just shows you how shit GTAV is at loading.
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love your video very informative but it s time to start shooting in 4k c mon man
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Lol i have been binge watching your ps5 storage videos
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WD SN850 FTW! ????????♂️ Maku Sani-san
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Is it still in the beta or can you upgrade the internal storage right now?
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The seagate is only 500gb ver, this is way down in speed and spec of it’s 1tb ver, need to test the right ssd
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Next video : the fastest way to mute seagulls.
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I would like to see the temperatures for the ssds tested too
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Since your seemingly done with SSDs, are you going to pursue your passion about seagulls? I recommend you rename your channel NASC: Now About Seagull Collecting.
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I tried purchasing the firecuda 530 ssd but the website only gives you links to purchase from other websites like best buy etc. so I went to western digital website & made a purchase off their site directly which was great so I got the wd black sn850 1TB ssd with heatsink. ????
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My WD 850 SN is waiting now for more than a week ???? no beta access – have to wait for the final update i think
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Don’t buy Samsung 980 pro, noted.
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Ultron…clearly you’ve never made an omelette.
IronMan…he beat me by one second.
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WARNING!! Been reading bad things about Sabrent’s life expectancy. Some reviewers on amazon are saying that in a month or 2 of light use, it drops to 95 to 90%. Some have said that their drive have died, etc.
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I bought 2TB Samsung 980 pro and 2TB T7
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Now I’m stuck between Firecuda 530 2TB or WD SN850 2TB
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Imma get the aorus 7000s. Its the only one available here in my country.
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I got wd black sn850and its the one the guy that makes/tests ps5 recommends so that helps.
Just wondering how long till software 2.0????????
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I hope you’ll add the Crucial P5 Plus to the ps5 testing bench
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it recomended compare them with same storage capacity. ????????
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So if each ssd has more read and write speed the bigger ssd you get, are u comparing 1tb ssd to another 1tb ssd, or 1tb ssd to a 500gb ssd or comparing all ssd’s with similar read and write speed?
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Good video, but I think it would probably be fairer if you did the same number of tests with each game, to do 3 tests with 1 game and only 1 test with a different game can skew the results if a game performs particularly well or badly with a specific drive.
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Respect from Russia ???????? Amazing video????????
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I have 3 x 2tb WD 850SN gen4 SSD in my PC and its fast as hell.
Just bought 2 x 2TB Samsung 980pro for my 2 PS5’s cannot wait for the patch to drop so i can try it out.
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can you test with the ssd full at 95 % ? if the speed is same or not
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WARNING CHALLENGER APPROACHING – TeamGroup Launches PS5-Optimized SSD: Up to 7400 MB/s – T-FORCE CARDEA A440 Pro Special 5eries
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Let’s go Sabrent!
Glad I returned the 980 PRO
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Thank you ❤️
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Mark cerny was right the one to go for is the wd black and it’s the most realiable one out of the 4
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Firecuda here I come.
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The beta, after sign up. Do you get notified via email or by PS5(nothing yet in UK)
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We really need a thermal test of the SN850 with heatsink
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Finally.
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If I bought the wd black without a heat sink. What’s the best heatsink I could buy for it separately that still let’s it fit in the ps5? Not sure if there’s a winner here
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Inland Performance Plus needs to be evaluated for an economical value alternative to the big boys
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Have got my 2Tb Firecuda 530 with heatsink pre-ordered(arrives 2nd Sept 2021)
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Solid video! Thank you for this comparison of the big 4, makes it alot easier to decide which one to go with once availability and pricing gets better.
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Can someone please answer honestly about 3rd party heatsinks? It seems all the SSD are way more expensive and unavailable because of having a built in heatsink. Is it really just the same thing and companies are taking advantage of people who are not PC technical or are the built in better quality? I don’t want to damage my card installing a heatsink. Also, how does using a 3rd party heatsink affect the warranty of the ssd? Thank you!
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On Point Bro, Damn!! (I missed the seagulls)
Thank You,
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WD Black was the best, thats why Mark Cerny, the playstation designer recommended it, its the cheapest and has an on board heat sink, so its idiot proof
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be nice if added internal ssd also
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Very helpful, I just wish my ps5 looked as good as my pc when running ps4 games and then I would spend the money for a storage upgrade.
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You cannot compare the samsung 980 pro with the WD SN 850, because strangely the 1 tb version of the samsung is recognized from the console at 5,555 mbps, while the 500 gb version is recognized at 6455 mbps. the problem lies in the beta firmware, because it’s really weird.
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Thanks for all the videos on the ssds for ps5. I had thr 980 pro and ive also upgraded the firmware on it which should help
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Aorus is better than Sabrent!
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The drives you didn’t use this test can you do the same test between those? I’m biased as I have already bought the aorus gen4 7000s 2tb.
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When the load time difference is so small it could be within margin of error.
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if we are talking about fractions of a second, then its about price per capacity being most important factor. also how ssd performs over time.
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What capacity was used for each drive during the test? I missed it during the video
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What size are these drives?
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Oh I bought the aorus gen4 7000s 2tb…… I feel like I missed stepped
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If the SN850 is good enough for Mark Cerney, the man who designed the fucking PS5, its good enough for me
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For anyone in UK looking for a SSD, I got the 1tb wd850 from scan for £160 they even gave a free heatsink
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hey just a heads up the 1tb 980 pro is getting significantly slower speeds than the other drives. the 500gb and 2tb 980 pro seem to be fine i went with the 580 and it works great
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Are you going to be testing the crucial p5 plus that just dropped?
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GTA V is not ps4 pro enhanced.
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repeat some of those a couple of times and so you can figure out if it is just random
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The Samsung only has 1 year warranty and the others have 5 years warranty that’s another factor.????????????
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Great video. Taking everything into account for the average person and price you can’t beat the WD sn850 surprised the sabrent is on this list I’d go gigabyte aorus 7000s over that. I feel like the endurance of the drive for this application is irrelevant.
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The WD Black seems to be the better buy.
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Perhaps a heat comparison of a compact drive/heatsink with the metal plate on and off.
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I haven’t received my 1tb. But I already feel like I really need a 2tb.????♂️????♂️
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I havent looked into it but have you also tried PCIE 4.0×2 SSDs? Someone just did mention the Series S SSD (which is a x2 PCIE one) and i wondered too… would be a Idea i guess. Wonder what the PS5 would A say or B perform if its possible.
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What do you mean by best “endurance” drive???
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Man I am so glad I found your page I was so torn between which one to buy bc I have always been a console player and I have 0 knowledge of anything pc related. And you have almost helped me make my mind up on the sabrent rocket plus… or the Samsung 980 pro its close for me. Anyways thank you so much for sharing your knowledge my man you deserve all the glory you get over this bc I’ve seen your articles all over the web….????????????????????????????
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Not sure if you’ve done any research into the PS5 drive itself. I believe I read it was a custom NVME Gen 4 1.3 drive. The highly optimized OS is why the original Gen 4 1.3 drives are meeting the 5500 spec even though they are only rated for 5000. That Samsung Pro is a Gen 4 1.3c and you can’t tell the difference between it and the rest of the Gen 4 1.4 drives you have been testing. I wouldn’t be surprised after the beta testing period that a lot more drives than Sony initially suggested are actually compatible. I wouldn’t rush into purchasing anything for until full public release. Thank you for the time and effort you put into the content for both the NAS and these videos, they have a lot of relevant information.
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Thank you for doing this. You are the only one really doing any comparisons and I appreciate that. I really don’t like how you scored this though because it only gives a point to the most performant in any test. I’d have rather you tallied the accumulative time in all PS5 and in all PS4 games and presented every drive’s total score. This is a more fair way to score (ie sometimes the drive that scores second in all tests is better than the one that scores the most 1st places).
That being said, they are all basically equal. If the 980 PRO was a 1tb drive it may have changed its performance slightly. The endurance of the Firecuda is nice but I doubt it will come into play on a ps5. I’d buy whatever drive is available and least expensive.
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Worst case if the Firecuda ends up with any issues on the ps5 I’ll just pop it in my gen4 slot on the pc and get another one lol
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The Sabrent is garbage and their customer service is garbage.
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Xpg s70 please
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Without having the faster Aorus 7000s 2TB… this list is nill.
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The Samsung 980 is on sale at Best Buy right now. Just avoid buying from Amazon; too many counterfeits. Bought a Seagate ssd for my ps4 and it fried after one year.
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Please, try the good and cheaper SSD Crucial P5 Plus on PS5!! 6600 read speed….
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This test only proves that the PS5 doesn’t utilize the real speed of these drives.
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I just seen a video that states that Samsung 980 pro is throttled and you have to unlock it through an app. Is that true?
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Was lucky and grabbed a 2tb 530 on newegg 3 days ago. Only had it with no heatsink. Was able to order 2 off Amazon. One says itll arrive by early September the other maybe by October.
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can you test nand temp with plate and without plate?
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i am otherwise hoping you test this PNY XLR8 CS3140 too
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What about the 4Tb versions are those the same speeds?
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Awesome video! Think about adding Read Dead Redemption 2 to the test list. The opening load is a good part to test.
I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted the 530 but I couldn’t find it. So I opted to go with a 1TB SN850.
Maybe once stock stabilizes and prices come down I’ll opt for a 2 or 4 TB Firecuda 530.
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At the end of the day, you’re fine with either of these four. Even if one was 3/4th of a second faster (or slower) than the others, you’re really not going to know during an intense gaming session.
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What no seagulls? Unsubscribed.
Only joking lol. You can’t go wrong with any of these drives. Its only price and availability that’s the deciding factor for the one you go with.
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Yeh im getting the SN850. After this video and if its good enough for the man who designed the PS5, then its good enough for me. And having 2 previous Seagate hard drives die on me, its an absolute no brainer choice.
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Very good video indeed. Just for clarity, fairness consistency were all the nvme drives the exact same capacity? I think for the best possible test they should all be the 2tb versions. As it’s usually those or bigger versions that get the best specs.
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I know why this guy likes the Seagate best it’s because it sounds like Seagulls 😀
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Great work ✊????
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Comparison starts at 4:12
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Where is aorus 7000s ?????
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A heat comparison between these 4 would be highly appreciated 🙂
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It could be that the Samsung 980 has a firmware issue.
It would be interesting to see if an updated 980 performs better with the Ps5.
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What’s the point of all this testing to begin with? Remember this is just a Beta BIOS!
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It’s looking like Cerney knows what he is talking about.. Amazing video again!
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can i use the Sabrent 1TB Rocket 4 Plus with the Sabrent M.2 2280 SSD Rocket Heatsink (SB-HTSK
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@NasCompares is the segate fire Cuda 530 the 500GB variant?
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In my location, WD Black Sn850 1tb w/o the heatsink cost $245. Samsung 980 pro 1tb w/o heatsink cost $230. We don’t have Seagate Firecuda 530, but does firecuda 510 work? . For Sabrent Rocket 4 plus 1tb w/o heatsink cost $236. Let say heatsink let’s say $12. Ok.
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Are all of these drives the same size ? 1 TB or are you still testing the 530 using a 500GB.. That would test worse then the 1TB
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Yeah I’m good with the WD SN850 right now. But when the games start to command more power then deep analysis of what SSD is best will be warranted.
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I have the SSD , I have the heat sink , all I’m missing is the beta invite :-/
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Thanks Bro!!
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Appreciate the in depth comparisons very interesting. I went with the Firecuda 530. Looking forward to testing it out.
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