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The Best PS5 SSD Upgrades to Buy on Black Friday 2021

Ever since Sony enabled the SSD upgrade slot of the PS5, many buyers have been waiting till the bargain heavy period of Black Friday to finally take the plunge and buy a storage upgrade for their Playstation 5 console. Unlike previous generations of SSD supported in PS3 and PS5, the Storage upgrade slot in the PS5 utilizes a particularly cutting edge kind of SSD media, known as PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSD. This form of media was first commercially released back at the start of 2020 and even then, some PS5 compatible SSDs (such as the WD Black SN850 and Samsung 980 Pro) were featured on Black Friday that year. Fast forward to this latest Black Friday 2021 event and there are ALOT of PS5 Compatible SSDs planned for sales/bargains and today I wanted to help you make sure you picked the RIGHT SSD FIRST TIME! I will be updating this page regularly throughout the week of Black Friday with more PS5 SSD deals as they appear. Alongside this, I have broken down the best PS5 SSD upgrades this black Friday to look out for based on Price, Performance, Capacity, Durability and even Recommended PS5 Heatsinks. So, let’s take a look at those SSDs that are compatible with PS5 and which SSDs will be on sale. IMPORTANT – Remember that any SSD in the Amazon Warehouse department (opened/used/refurbished) will be 20% off this Black Friday.

Recommended PS5 SSD Upgrade Guides Recommended PS5 Compatible SSDs & Heatsink to Buy – https://nascompares.com/2021/08/03/recommended-ps5-compatibile-ssds-heatsinks-updated A Guide To Compatible M.2 Heatsinks For PS5 – https://nascompares.com/2021/07/30/compatible-ps5-ssd-heatsinks-stay-cool PS5 SSD – WD vs SEAGATE vs SAMSUNG vs SABRENT – https://nascompares.com/2021/08/13/ps5-ssd-comparison-wd-black-sn850-v-seagate-firecuda-530-v-samsung-980-pro-v-sabrent-rocket-4

The Best PS5 SSD Upgrades for SPEED on Black Friday

The internal SSD of the Playstation 5 is one of the fastest console media drives in the world. This allows the console to load games that in the previous generation might have taken upwards of a minute in a fraction of that time (with games like Spiderman and Demons souls loading in single seconds). For those that have been looking at upgrading their PS5 storage capacity this Black Friday, one big, BIG focus for some will be buying the FASTEST PS5 SSD that they can. Performance of an m.2 SSD is typically measured in Sequential Read and Write (i.e big data) and all three of my recommended high-performance PS5 compatible SSDs below are among the fastest in the world right now. Take a look this Black Friday:

ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70	Patriot Viper VP4300	Seagate Firecuda 530

The Best PS5 SSD Upgrade for PRICE on Black Friday

The current generation of PS5 compatible SSDs are arguable the most expensive types of media currently available in the market, hence why many have waited till black Friday to buy their PlayStation 5 storage upgrade. For many, the price of the price-point/cost of an SSD is going to be the deciding factor, in efforts to make sure they get as much bang for their buck as possible. Below is my top three recommended SSD to buy this Black Friday for the lowest price, all of which are compatible with PS5:

Addlink A90 SSD	Sabrent Rocket PCIe 4.0	Seagate Firecuda 520

The Best PS5 SSD Upgrades for VALUE on Black Friday

Slightly different to the cost of an SSD, the Value of an SSD is much more about getting the best price for the best hardware. Often measured in SSDs in terms of the price-per-terabyte, or the price-point of the hardware it uses (or even inclusive extras like heatsinks or services), buyers who are looking for the best value PS5 compatible SSDs will already have their budget in mind and will look at getting as much inside that budget as possible. Due to the large number of PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSDs released in 2021 (many of which were delayed down to the pandemic), there is a tremendous range of SSDs available and all competing in price. This is especially true during Black Friday and therefore the opportunity to get some series value in your PS5 SSD upgrade is possible. Below are the best three SSDs for PS5 upgrades that I recommend based on value:

WD BLACK SN850	Samsung 980 Pro	Gigabyte Aorus 7000S

The Best PS5 SSD Upgrade for CAPACITY on Black Friday

Given that the PlayStation supports the storage and playback of both PS4 and PS5 games (as well as allowing playback and storage of PS3 titles via PS Now), recording and storage of 4K capture up to an hour in length and downloading of media from popular streaming services like Netflix and Disney+, it is VERY easy to see why a lot of PS5 SSD buyers are heavily focused on big, BIG capacity SSD upgrades on their PS5 this Black Friday. Unlike a lot of the most recent PS5 releases, the rest of those other services will not see any benefit in the 7,000MB/s+ SSDs (such as the Seagate Firecuda 530, Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus or XPG Gammix S70). Therefore, there are several SSDs in the market that can provide as much as 4TB of storage at almost half the price of top tier SSDs out there, whist STILL being PS5 compatible. Below is the lowest Price per Terabyte SSDs that you can install in your PS5 this Black Friday:

Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 4TB	Titanium Micro TH7175 4TB	Addlink A95 4TB

The Best PS5 SSD Upgrade for DURABILITY on Black Friday

Although SSD technology has been around for well over a decade, it has only been in the last few years (thanks to the arrival of superfast M.2 NVMe SSDs) that the subject of endurance and durability has risen in conversation quite loudly. Although PS5 SSDs will largely be focused on ‘read’ activity when loading games etc, there are still some activities (and potentially more in future) that will utilize ‘write’ activities (gaming recordings, professional streamers direct from the system, bulk multimedia activities, etc). Write activity on an SSD requires electricity to be passed through the drive to allow data inside to be entered onto the NAND (the bit that holds your data) on the SSD. the more and more this happens, the larger the potential for wear on the NAND. SSDs for PS5 that have high durability (typically measured as drive writes for day or terabytes written over 5 years) mean that they will last for much, much loner with heavier write activity, as well as maintain sustained high performance throughout that time (rather than drop over time). The following three PS5 compatible SSDs are all very high in durability, whilst still appearing at a great price point this black Friday. Let’s take a look:

Seagate Firecuda 530	Patriot Viper VP4300	Teamgroup Cardea Zero Z440

The Best PS5 SSD HEATSINK to Buy this Black Friday

You may not know (if you are new to PS5 m.2 SSDs) that due to their high performance, compact nature and energy/electricity focused use, that they can get very, VERY hot. This is much higher during write activity, but can still rise in read activity. When an SSD gets hot, it can affect several things. The performance of the drive can decrease (known as throttling, when internally as the SSD controller/brain fears potential harm), it can highly reduce the SSDs durability and lifespan AND it can negatively impact the running of your PS5 and it’s operation! Therefore it is pretty important that with any PS5 compatible SSD upgrade you buy, that you ALSO buy a heatsink. Some SSDs (such as the Gigabyte Aorus 7000s or Patriot Viper VP4300 PS5 SSDs) include a PS5 compatible heatsink with the drive. ut many, many do not and that means you will need to purchase one separately OR look at alternative SSDs for PS5 this Black Friday that include one. Below I have added my three highest recommended stand-alone PS5 SSD heatsinks you should consider this Black Friday. Each is quite affordable, 100% PS5 compatible and includes the thermal pads, screws and accessories you will need in order to install on ANY SSD for your console. Take a look:

PS5 Heatsink	Eluteng M.2 Heatsink	Warship Pro Heatsink

All PS5 Compatible SSDs in 2021 – UPDATED

Although Sony enabled the Playstation 5 SSD expansion slot in Summer 2021, they have yet to issue a FULL compatibility list of ALL drives that can be used. I have been testing a huge number of M.2 NVMe SSDs with PS5 in the last 3 months in order to create a master list of all the drives that work (here on the blog, as well as over on YouTube in my PS5 SSD Test Series HERE). Below is a breakdown of all the currently available and supported SSDs that are compatible with PS5 (with help on Reddit, Twitter and others).

BLUE = COMPATIBLE

GREY = UNCONFIRMED

BRAND	MODEL ID	SIZES	CONTROLLER	NAND	R/W SPEED	CHECK AMAZON
Acer	Predator GM7000	512, 1TB, 2TB	Innogrit 1G5236	Micron3D TLC	7,400 / 6,700 MB/s
ADATA	XPG Gammix S70 Blade	1TB, 2TB	Innogrit IG5236	3D Nand	7.4K / 6.4K MB/s
ADATA	XPG Gammix S70	1TB, 2TB	Innogrit Rainer IG5236	Micron 3D TLC	7.4K / 6.4K MB/s
ADATA	XPG Gammix S50 Lite	1TB, 2TB	Silicon MotionSM22 67	Micron 3D TLC	3.9K / 3.2K MB/s
ADATA	XPG Gammix S50	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Toshiba 3D TLC	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Addlink	A95	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5018-E18	Micron3D TLC	7.1K /6.8K MB/s
Addlink	A92	1TB, 2TB, 4TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Micron QLC	4.9K / 3.6K MB/s
Addlink	A90	1TB, 2TB	N/A	3D TLC	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Addlink	H90 with heatsink	1TB, 2TB	N/A	3D TLC	5.0K / 4,4K MB/s
Addlink	S90 no heatsink	1TB, 2TB	N/A	3D TLC	5.0K / 4,4K MB/s
Apacer	AS2280Q4	500, 1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	3D TLC	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Asgard	AN4	512, 1TB, 2TB	Innogrit IG5236	YNTC 3D TLC	7.5K / 5.5K MB/s
Corsair	MP600 Pro XT Hydro X	2TB, 4TB	Phison PS5018-E18	Micron3D TLC	7.1K / 6.8K MB/s
Corsair	MP600 Pro XT	1TB, 2TB, 4TB	Phison PS5018-E18	Micron3D TLC	7.1K / 6.8K MB/s
Corsair	MP600 Pro Hydro X	2TB	Phison PS5018-E18-41	3D TLC	7.0K / 6.55K MB/s
Corsair	MP600 Pro Standard	1TB, 2TB, 4TB	Phison PS5018-E18-41	Micron3D TLC	7.0K / 6.55K MB/s
Corsair	MP600 Core	1TB, 2TB, 4TB	Phison PS5016-E16	3D QLC	4.95K / 3.95K MB/s
Corsair	MP600	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Toshiba 3D TLC	4.95K / 4.25K MB/s
Crucial	P5 Plus	500, 1TB, 2TB	Crucial NVMe	Micron TLC	6.6K / 5.0K MB/s
Galax	HOF Pro	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Toshiba 3D TLC	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Gigabyte	Aorus 7000S	1TB, 2TB	Phison E18	Micron TLC	7.0K / 6.85K MB/s
Gigabyte	Aorus	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Toshiba 3D TLC	5.0K / 4.0K MB/S
Goodram	IRDM Ultimate X	500, 1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Toshiba 3D TLC	5.0 / 4.5K MB/s
Inland	Performance Plus	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5018-E18	Micron3D TLC	7.0 / 6.85 GB/s
Integral	Ultima Pro X3	500, 1TB, 2TB	N/A	3D TLC	5.0 / 4,4K MB/s
Intel	DC P5800X	400, 800, 1.6TB	Intel	InteL Optane 2nd Gen	7.4 GB/s / 7.4
Kingmax	PX4480	500, 1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	3D Nand	5.0 / 4.4K MB/s
Klevv	CRAS C920	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5018-E18	3D TLC	7.0K / 7.0K MB/s
Lexar	NM800	500, 1,000 GB	InnoGrit IG5236	3D TLC	5.8K / 7.4K MB/s
Micron	3400	512, 1TB, 2TB	Micron Based	Micron 3D TLC	N/A
Micron	2450	256, 512, 1TB	N/A	Micron 3D TLC	N/A
MSI	Spatium M480	500, 1TB, 2TB	PhisonPS5018-E18	Micron 3D TLC	7.0K /6.85K MB/s
MSI	Spatium M470	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Kioxia 3D TLC	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Mushkin	Gamma	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5018 E18	Micron 3D TLC	7.1 / 6.8 MB/s
Mushkin	Delta	1TB, 2TB, 4TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Micron 3D TLC	4.9 / 3.9 MB/s
Patriot	Viper VP4300	1TB, 2TB	Innogrit Rainier IG5236	Micron 3D TLC	7.4K / 6.8K MB/s
Patriot	Viper VP4100	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Toshiba 3D TLC	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Plextor	M10P Series	512, 1TB, 2TB	Innogrit Rainier IG5236	Kioxia TLC	7.0K / 5.0K MB/s
PNY	XLR8 CS3140	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E18-41	Micron 3D TLC	7.5K / 6.85K MB/s
PNY	XLR8 CS3040	500GB, 1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16-32	Toshiba 3D TLC	5.6K / 4.3K MB/s
Sabrent	Rocket 4 Plus	500, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB	Phison PS5018-E18	Micron 3D TLC	7.2K / 6.9K MB/s
Sabrent	Rocket Q4	1TB, 2TB, 4TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Micron 96L QLC	4.9K / 6.85K MB/s
Sabrent	Rocket NVMe 4.0	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Toshiba 3D TLC	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Samsung	PA9A1 (OEM)	250, 500, 1TB, 2TB	Samsung Elpis	Samsung 3D TLC	7.0K / 5.2K MB/s
Samsung	980 Pro	250, 500, 1TB, 2TB	Samsung Elpis	Samsung 3D TLC	7.0K / 5.0K MB/s
Seagate	FireCuda 530	500, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB	Phison PS5018-E18	Micron 3D TLC	7.0K / 6.9K MB/s
Seagate	FireCuda 520	1TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Toshiba 3D TLC	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Seagate	FireCuda 520	500, 1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Toshiba 3D TLC	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Silicon Power	US70	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	3D Nand	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Smartbuy	Stream E19T	500, 1TB	Phison PS5016-E19-35	Toshiba 3D TLC	3.3K / 3.0K MB/s
Smartbuy	Impact E16	500, 1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	3D TLC	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Team Force	Cardea Z44Q	2TB, 4TB	Phison PS5012-E161	Micron 3D QLC	5.0K /4.0K MB/s
Team Force	T Create Classic	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Kioxia 3D TLC	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Team Force	Cardea Ceramic A440	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5086-E18	Micron TLC	7.0K / 6.9K MB/s
Team Force	Cardea Ceramic C440	1TB, 2TB	Phison PS5016-E16	Toshiba 3D TLC	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Team Force	Cardea Zero Z440	256, 512, 1TB	PhisonPS5016-E16	Toshiba 3D TLC	5.0K / 4.4K MB/s
Transcend	MTE240S	512, 1TB	N/A	3D TLC	3.8K / 3.2K MB/s
Western Digital	Black SN850	500, 1TB, 2TB	SanDisk 8-Channel	96L Bics4	7.0K / 5.1K MB/s

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PS5 SSD Upgrades To Buy this Black Friday

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