Crucial P5 Plus SSD – PS5 EXPANSION GUIDE & TEST RESULTS

PS5 SSD Expansion Testing with the Crucial P5 Plus SSD

One of the lowest priced SSD’s that is supported by the PS5 SSD expansion bay os the Crucial P5 Plus. Although it is not the highest performer, it is still more than enough to support your storage upgrades on PS5 when you have the software update installed that enables this handy m.2 slot. Whether you are looking at upgrading the SSD on your PS5 because you are running out of space or because you heard that some SSDs can increase load times for your favourite games, it is always going to be sensible to spend a few minutes researching before pulling the trigger and spending hundreds on the Crucial P5 Plus to avoid finding out that the benefits are negligible or, worse still, actually slow your games down! Equally, you should always factor in that the PS5 is a relatively new console and games developers are still in the early stages of maximizing how much they can do with the CPU, Memory, GPU and (of course) super-fast NVMe M.2 SSD. Therefore the commitment you make on buying an SSD upgrade to your PS5 needs to also factor in that it will still perform well in the years to come. The Crucial P5 Plus meets a number of the key specifications of the PS5 storage bay, but then again many, MANY SSDs do. So today I want to put this SSD through it’s paces with many games to see how well it compares against the internal PS5 SSD doing the same thing. NOTE – FULL Videos of the testing of the Crucial P5 Plus that combined cover more than an hour can be found at the bottom of the article. This article primarily covers the load times of games and saves on the PS5 using the Crucial P5 Plus SSD and how they compare with the internal PS5 loading the same game. If you want to watch the full videos that cover PS5 Crucial P5 Plus use that feature frame rates, texture swapping, asset management and more, I recommend you watch those videos at the end of this article.

Here is the PS5 internal Benchmark for the Crucial P5 Plus SSD at the initialization of the system:

What Are the Specifications of the Crucial P5 Plus SSD?

Before we go through the load time testing of the Crucial P5 Plus on the PS5, it is worth taking a look at the hardware specifications. Unlike traditional Hard Drives and SSDs that were using the PS3 and PS4 that used SATA connectivity, this new generation of SSD storage using M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 architecture. This is a very, VERY big difference physically, in terms of maximum performance and opens up ALOT of specifications that you should keep an eye on. Aside from the capacity (i.e the amount of data the Crucial P5 Plus can hold in gigabytes and terabytes) the key ones to factor in when buying an SSD are the following:

  • Controller & NAND – These are the brain of the SSD (handling the transfer of data as quickly and efficiently as possible) and the physical cells on the Crucial P5 Plus SSD that hold the data. As long as you are using 3D TLC NAND (the industry preferred middle ground for price vs performance), you should be ok. Though the better the quality of NAND, generally the better the performance and durability long term.
  • Sequential Read – This is the reported maximum access speed that the data on the Crucial P5 Plus SSD can be access when accessing large blocks of data
  • Sequential Write – This is the reported maximum speed that data can be written to the Crucial P5 Plus SSD. As far as the PS5 architecture goes, this is much less important right now but could become important later in the system’s life as games, services and the level to which the Crucial P5 Plus can be accessed changes.
  • IOPS – These represent the number of individual operations the Crucial P5 Plus SSD can handle per second, based on the smallest size possible. Again, not strictly relevant in the PS5 right now because of the way data is largely front-loaded on modern games, but may well impact how larger and evolved worlds and multiplayer games are developed in future
  • TBW, MTBF & DWPD – Terabytes Written and Drive Writes Per Day, these indicate how much the drive is designed to withstand in activity over a 5 year or daily basis (respectively), Before the drive begins to deteriorate in performance or eventually fail. The PS5 will hardly be able to hit these kind of numbers daily BUT these figures will give you a good idea of the lifespan of the SSD beyond 5 years. Given the lifespan of some consoles can cross over a decade, the higher these numbers are, the better!

Here are the official specifications of the Crucial P5 Plus SSD:

CRUCIAL P5 PLUS

250GB – $64.99, 500GB – $104.99, 1TB – $179.99, 2TB – $364.99
PCIe Generation PCIe Gen 4
NVMe Rev NVMe 1.4
NAND 3D TLC Micron 176L
Max Capacity 2TB – Single Sided
Controller Crucial NVMe Arch.
Warranty 5yr
500GB Model CRUCIAL P5+ 500GB
Price in $ and $ $105 / £90
1TB Model CRUCIAL P5+ 1000GB
Price in $ and $ $170 / £155
2TB Model CRUCIAL P5+ 2000GB
Price in $ and $ $365 / £305
4TB Model N/A
Price in $ and $ N/A
500GB Model CRUCIAL P5+ 500GB
Total Terabytes Written (TBW) 300TB
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF, hours) 2,000,000
DWPD 0.3DWPD
1TB Model CRUCIAL P5+ 1000GB
Total Terabytes Written (TBW) 600TB
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF, hours) 2,000,000
DWPD 0.3DWPD
2TB Model CRUCIAL P5+ 2000GB
Total Terabytes Written (TBW) 1200TB
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF, hours) 2,000,000
DWPD 0.3DWPD
   
Brand/Series CRUCIAL P5 PLUS
500GB Model CRUCIAL P5+ 500GB
Sequential Read (Max, MB/s), 128 KB 6600MB
Sequential Write (Max, MB/s), 128 KB 4000MB
1TB Model CRUCIAL P5+ 1000GB
Sequential Read (Max, MB/s), 128 KB 6600MB
Sequential Write (Max, MB/s), 128 KB 5000MB
2TB Model CRUCIAL P5+ 2000GB
Sequential Read (Max, MB/s), 128 KB 6600MB
Sequential Write (Max, MB/s), 128 KB 5000MB
4TB Model N/A
Sequential Read (Max, MB/s), 128 KB N/A
Sequential Write (Max, MB/s), 128 KB N/A
Brand/Series CRUCIAL P5 PLUS
500GB Model CRUCIAL P5+ 500GB
Random Read (Max, IOPS), 4 KB QD32 360,000
Random Write (Max, IOPS), 4 KB QD32 700,000
1TB Model CRUCIAL P5+ 1000GB
Random Read (Max, IOPS), 4 KB QD32 630000
Random Write (Max, IOPS), 4 KB QD32 700000
2TB Model CRUCIAL P5+ 2000GB
Random Read (Max, IOPS), 4 KB QD32 720,000
Random Write (Max, IOPS), 4 KB QD32 700,000

So, now you know the hardware specifications of the Crucial P5 Plus SSD and you also know that (at the time of writing!) the Crucial P5 Plus is supported by the PS5 SSD expansion bay.

IMPORTANT – This article contains ALOT of gifs to demonstrate the loading times of the Crucial P5 Plus SSD versus the internal PS5 SSD, so the page/gifs might take an extra minute to load. Please be patient OR watch the videos of the full testing a the bottom of the page.

Testing the Crucial P5 Plus SSD with the PS5 – Test Parameters

All of the tests of the Crucial P5 Plus SSD on the PS5 were conducted in groups of 5 games at a time. In the event of a game arriving on a disc, the full disc data and all current updates were transferred over the Crucial P5 Plus SSD. The disc might be present, but it is only for system verification and would be an identical setup to the PS5 internal SSD that it is being compared against. The SSD was tested using the latest PS5 Beta Firmware update (3.0 or 3.1 depending on the time of testing as a further update was made available during the widespread testing) and although the supported drives when the SSD expansion feature might change, the Crucial P5 Plus SSD is fully functioning and supported on the PS5 at the time of writing. So, let’s get started on the testing of each game:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – In Rays of the Light Loading Test I, Outside

This test was loading the outside world area of In Rays of the Light, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – In Rays of the Light Loading Test II, Inside

This test was loading the underground bunker area of In Rays of the Light, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – Borderlands 3 Full Loading Test I

This test was loading Borderlands to the Title Screen fro the PS5 Main menu on Borderlands 3, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – Borderlands 3 Level Load Test II

This test was loading a save game from the title screen to the Pandora World Area, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – Demon Souls Nexus Loading Test

This test was loading from the title screen to the central hub world (Nexus) of Demon Souls, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – Demon Souls Archstone 2 Test

This test was loading to the Smithing Grounds of Demon Souls, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – Demon Souls Archstone 1 Test

This test was loading to the first main area of Demon Souls, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – Ratchet & Clank World Loading Test I

This test was loading to the starting area of Ratchet & Clank Rifts Apart, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – Ratchet & Clank World Loading Test II

This test was loading to the first main transitional area of Ratchet & Clank Rifts Apart, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – Resident Evil Village Castle Loading Test I

This test was loading the Castle Area of Resident Evil Village, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – Resident Evil Village Stronghold Loading Test II

This test was loading the Stronghold of Resident Evil Village, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Corsair MP600 Pro SSD Testing – Oddworld SoulStorm Loading Test

This test was loading from the title screen to an early, lighting heavy area of the 2.5D platformer Oddworld Soulstorm for PS5, comparing the Corsair MP600 Pro vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – GTA V Full Game Loading Test

This test was loading the Grand Theft Auto V from the PS5 menu to gameplay on the Single Player Mode, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – Star Wars Fallen Order Level Loading Test I

This test was loading the Kashkykk area of Star Wars Fallen Order from the title screen, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – Star Wars Fallen Order Trial Loading Test II

This test was loading a combat challenge, mid-game, of Star Wars Fallen Order from the title screen, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – Doom Eternal Level Loading Test I

This test was loading a level in Doom Eternal from the title screen, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

PS5 Crucial P5 Plus SSD Testing – Subnautica Loading Test I

This test was loading from the title screen to a fresh creative mode save load on Subnautica, comparing the Crucial P5 Plus vs the internal PS5 SSD:

 

Full Crucial P5 Plus SSD PS5 Test Videos

If you want to see the FULL testing of every PS5/PS4 game with the Crucial P5 Plus SSD, you can watch the videos below. These tests have been grouped into 5 games per video, with each game being assessed on Loading Times, Frame Rate, Texture swapping, Asset Popping and compared against the exact game being loaded on the PS5 SSD. NOTE – These videos are being edited and published throughout September and October, so if a video is showing as ‘unavailable’ below, it might not be published yet, but should be up shortly!

CRUCIAL P5 PLUS NVMe SSD

250GB – $64.99, 500GB – $104.99, 1TB – $179.99, 2TB – $364.99

Crucial P5 Plus PS5 SSD Test 1

 Crucial P5 Plus PS5 SSD Test 2
Crucial P5 Plus PS5 SSD Review & Benchmark

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      221 thoughts on “Crucial P5 Plus SSD – PS5 EXPANSION GUIDE & TEST RESULTS”

      2. Very (very) detailed testing.
        Well done!
        I am going to install a 500 GB, P5 Plus in my Aspire 5, (i-5). May have to use a copper heat shield if the temps are all that high. (There is precious little space in there.) Wish me luck.
        Cheers!
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      10. brother i bought this p5 plus today.
        its working and showing up fine.
        i even installed its driver from the websites but it’s not showing up in device manager detail that its storage control is by micron ????????
        its driver installation went absolutely fine but still isnt showing up rather showing the standard Microsoft driver ????????????. please help what is going on with me
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      13. Another idea I had that my brother changed my mind about. For external storage on PS5, I assumed a standard external hdd would be just fine. However, my brother who is more technically inclined then myself, he says I should consider using a 2.5 hdd like we use in in a laptop? With a external 2.5 hdd case so it can plug in to the ps5 with usb. My brother says the external hdd are very finicky and easy to damage. Just that the 2.5 hdd is the best option is what he says, is that true?
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      14. Can I use this in my sons PS5?

        After watching your videos, I grabbed the WD black 4tb with the Elecgear heatsink for my personal PS5. Thanks for al the detailed reviews! You’re by far the best at doing this. The extreme details and tests you do have been the game changer we’ve been in need of! You rock dude! ????lol
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      22. I don’t get why are people so afraid about these temperatures? It is perfectly fine for the controller and flash chips operate better at this temperature, you are actually lowering their performance a durability when cooling them too much. Quick temperature changes are the worst you can do for flash chips. The only thing that might need cooling is the controller.
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      23. I put the 2TB model in my PS5 and it’s telling me the read speed is 2324 MB/s 🙁 In my PC I get 6800 MB/s. I don’t think the issue is my PS5 because I had a Firecuda 530 in there before that was reporting well over 5500 MB/s
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      27. So much cheaper buy directly from crucial, especially here in Malta where amazon charges about 20 euro shipping on even small items like this and forget about retailers here, add about 30 percent on pretty much every computer component. Not only free shipping from crucial, only 9e for tracking and 3 day delivery. Wish all manufacturers cut out the middle man and sold and shipped direct.,
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      30. Good job as always. I like your movies.
        Could you (or anyone) recommend some SSD m.2 gen4 x 4 drive that has electronics (memory, controller, etc.) on one side of the board (laminate)?

        I need these for the Asus G14, because the Kingston KC3000 2 TB SSD has memory on both sides. The lower memories (the ones from below) are in contact with the wi-fi/bluettotch card 🙁
        Sorry for my english.
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      32. I got it for 66.27 pounds to death, lightning deal, I also got their 8gb bloody you kit stick for 23 pounds to death. I didn’t know it was that absurd world wide quenched.
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      35. i got a p5 and just upgraded from a ryzen7 to ryzen9 5900x doing a bench check the p5 doesnt seem to be performing that great why is this? i have 64gig ram 8gig gpu r9x temp running at an awesome 50c and 68 on load which is brilliant.
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      38. 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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      42. I used this same ssd after having it in my PC for less than a year and it shows the speed as 2324.392MB/s which is way too slow. I’ve got a heatsink, I’ve got the cover on. What’s going on?
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      43. Most of the head scratchers you have are because if you do a tad of homework
        the P5 model is for, you guessed it, the PS5.
        Sure it will work on any nVME supporting system, but its features were made for console.
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      44. I dont get why you check textures. They are loaded into memory from disk. So once you load the game the disk is not working anymore (unless you save or load another place)
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      51. 6000 – 7000 makes zero difference if you are gaming.
        Hell a 570 blue would be a better buy for gaming.

        Saying that these are coming up for sale at £69 for the 500GB which is a tempting price.
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      52. ????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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      54. 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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      59. Great information ????
        I hope the 2TB version works as well. I bought a new never used (but no box) with heatsink for £199 … Should have it mid week.
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      60. 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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      61. I don’t know about prices in the UK, but right now firecuda goes around 120 quid, while Crucial sits firmly at 75 quid. I triple checked and the firecuda is 500gb. You can get 1TB Crucial and it still would be cheaper…
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      62. 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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      66. With gen 3 PCIE in x8 on SSD if no compressed Data on NTFS you can write 3000MB/s and Read 3000MB/s but ! il you activate NTFS compress you can give : write 400MB/s and Read 5000MB/s yes!! Read 5000MB/s ! but incheck indexing option in NTFS. for gaming Read is the best !
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      67. My main kick point for Crucial and Micron is that they are both American based companies. So I love supporting them. High quality American made. First gen AMD Ryzen had issues with Samsung NVME drives. Second gen solved the issue but still. Meanwhile Crucial had no issues day one. And moving forward I see Crucial and Micron beating Korean and Chinese brands.
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      71. Thanks for such wonderful video, I’m interested in getting this SSD because it seems like its pretty much up there with the PS5 internal drive, good enough for me. If I get the 2TB model, will that affect the results compared to the 1TB model you tested?
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      74. 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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      75. So I have a msi gf65 thin 10SDR should I get the crucial P5 plus or just the crucial P5? Cause this laptop is only gen3 I guess but I want the most latest SSD this being the P5 plus but would I get less performance than the regular P5 or should I go ahead and get the P5 plus?
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      76. I wouldn’t buy this one until the price drops significantly. for 4.0, you can get better options at a cheaper price. for example: the WD 850 is on sale at cheaper prices.
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      77. I just did a test to see if the Precision 5550 had PCIe Gen 4.0 and it does not. However, I got 3400MB read and 3200MB write and the #’s the rest of the way were pretty solid and close to each other. The last two write tests were faster than the read. Overall nice drive. This after me cloning a 500GB to 1TB and the data cloned was 80GB. Took 4min 30 sec.
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      101. When gta v came out on ps3 and 360 years ago on disc. Rockstar actually optimized the game to pull data from the disc and hard drive simultaneously to increase bandwidth. On 360 if you forced installed the full game to the hdd or got the digital edition on ps3 the game actually has worse texture quality and pop in.
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      103. Please, any plan to test the Viper VP4300? It seems to be one of the most promising out there, I bought it but I had no chance to download the beta. Thanks a lot! ????
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      104. I had the 2tb version of this drive and got the same speed so I tried to reformat the drive by the 3rd time the speed dropped to 2755 and I got a yellow hazard sign saying drive is to slow so I returned it
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      107. Please can some one give me some advice on what is the best heatsink to buy in the UK for the Samsung 980 pro 2tb. I have no idea about ssd’s. I don’t care about the cost I just need to order one as my ssd will be here by Wednesday and I already run the beta program. Many thanks
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      108. hello, from a video of a Japanese or Chinese guy I do not understand the writing. there is a test of the xpg s70blade inside the ps5, everything seems ok and work perfectly with high performance, you have way to test nmve mentioned. Thank you
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      109. “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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      115. 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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      117. 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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      118. 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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      129. 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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      130. 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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      134. 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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      141. 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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      142. 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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      144. 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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      154. 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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      158. 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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      160. 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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      163. 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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      174. 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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      179. 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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      183. 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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      185. 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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      186. 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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      187. 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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      192. 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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      196. 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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      200. 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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      201. 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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      202. 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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      203. 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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      204. 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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      215. 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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