This SSD posted previously is back on sale and for a lower price.
It offers a seq. read up to 4,950MB/s, seq. write up to 3,700MB/s and a large aluminium heatsink for heat dissipation. It uses QLC NAND flash with sufficient DRAM and pSLC cache so you still get good performance with sustained writes.
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Gen4 and heatsink, I reckon it's good for ps5. cmiiw.
Read speed is below Sony's recommendation so probably not ideal, they recommend 5500MB/s.
You can use it on PS5 (even though it is technically below specs). After the SLC cache runs out, the write speed is about 200MB/s (it's kinda good this is 2TB, coz. if this were 1TB, that would drop to 100MB/s). It's not really a big deal for PS5 since you will most likely only experience that slowness for the initial transfer of games from internal SSD to this one. But, if you do intend to transfer between internal SSD to this one a lot (and multiple games each time), then it might get a bit annoying.
PS5 only cares about read and E16 is known to cheat in zero fill test quite well, yet, this one still didn't manage to cheat its way through to trick PS5 to reach at least 5000MB/s sequential read it seems.
There is competition from PNY CS2140 M.2 2280 NVMe 2TB at $229 + postage. That one has an inferior controller (E19) and is DRAMless. Weirdly, it is TLC (though average grade TLC). Amazon has a similar deal, but it is from Amazon US. You also need to factor in cost of a heatsink. E19 feels more like PCIe gen 3 in reality.
I understand some people feel that you should get one that's above the minimum specs. However, do bear in mind both PS5 and XB Series X use DRAMless SSD and Series X's SSD is PCIe gen 4 x2 (which has the same bandwidth as PCIe gen 3 x4). Microsoft is technically doing that to get the PCIe gen 4 tag.
Unless you can justify and point out how game developers can take advantage of PCIe gen 4 x4 to the full extent, please don't go and neg people using cost effective PCIe gen 4 SSDs. We already have an OZBer commenting below that he experienced no issue with this SSD.
Don't get me wrong, quite happy to be negged for the comment above. I just want to know how to fully utilised true / high end PCIe gen 4 x4 SSDs in terms of game development. We are not seeing PS5 loads the same game 2X faster than XBox Series X in the same game.
By using gen4 X 2, it uses less physical lane and cheaper to manufacture.
@Richardc: Use less PCIe lanes, yes. Cheaper to manufacture, that's a nice spin of using a cheaper SSD. That SSD is normally a PCIe gen 3 x4 DRAMless OEM SSD. PS5's internal SSD isn't that fast either. It does have a custom controller supporting six priority levels.
Both PS5 and Series X internal SSDs use "cost effective" grade NAND flash so sustained write level cannot even beat high end PCIe gen 3 x4 SSDs. Try moving games from NVMe SSDs back to PS5 / Series X's internal SSD. They do not feel anything like a proper mainstream PCIe gen 4 SSD.
Works well on ps5
Would this be compatible with a laptop e.g. intel nuc 15 or the gigabyte Aorus range?
Look at the big heatsink.
This thing will run hot.
Dont use it in a laptop
This is exactly what I was thinking because I have the Intel nuc 15 as well…
https://help.corsair.com/hc/en-us/articles/4407803750669-How… - Corsair provide a guide on how to remove the headsink, they also don't void the warranty if you do, which is nice of them.
Got one in my ps5 and haven't noticed any slowness! Running all my games off this drive at the moment.
Did it fit with the included heatsink, I read some people had issues closing the case?
The heatsink pops out a little… But if you don't mind bending the metal cover over a little so you could screw it in it fits fine… That's how I did it anyway. :)
Curious as to why you just didn't leave the metal cover off?
I just installed mine leaving the metal cover off.
@LuI3: i tend to lose things so to keep it intact with the playstation i know it'll be there :)…. just bend it back if i do end up selling the playstation and simply remove the drive.
Anyone know if this works well to upgrade a Samsung X5 thunderbolt enclosure?
Anyone know why my heatsink on a different ssd stopped my system from detecting it? Running it without heatsink it shows up
Super weird, maybe the heat sink is pulling/leaning it one way and breaking the connection?
Maybe thanks, built pc for friend 2 years ago, no heatsink on ssd though 150W ryzen system vega graphics.
Probably doesn’t matter. I think they just slow down a bit if they get hot. He’s probably not pushing it that hard.
can you remove the heat sink? my motherboard has its own heat sink and fan design for 2 nvme drives so I don't need the included heat sync.
You get 200 to 800 TBW, 800 is fine, but 200? It looks like a bit risky…
450TBW.
damnit, i need 1tb for my ps5, can’t justify a 2tb drive :(
this is a good price though
Should try to aim for at least 2TB.
So far, the cheapest deal on 1TB technically was PNY CS2140 1TB NVMe M.2 Gen4 SSD $109 + $9.90 Delivery. However, that one is really below the specs (too much). It is PCIe gen 4 in spirit, more like PCIe gen 3 in reality.
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Newb question… Is this any good for the Lenovo laptop from earlier last week?
Can you put a case on this and make it a portable hdd
Don't think USB speed is quick enough to keep up, ie you'd be better off getting a cheaper PCI-E Gen 3 drive.
is this a reliable/good ssd?
or should i wait for a good 980 pro deal ???
(worth the extra?)
N00b question, will this work in an "Ultra M.2" socket?
Is this better or worse than Crucial P5?
if you mean standard P5, then better, if you mean p5 plus, its complicated
Obligatory is this good for ps5 question?