PS5 compatible SSDs at the lowest price, Amazon madness

The right plan

Fast, efficient and reliable, the SSD are on the rise. The latest generation of SSD has never been so fast and thus offers a perfect solution for gamersallowing lightning loading times. sony understood it well and installed within its console ps5 a unit of 827 GB. Unfortunately, between the weight of the system and recent games, this integrated unit quickly reaches saturation. Fortunately, the gamers can be reassured since it is possible to extend the internal storage from the console. However, care must be taken that the solid state drive meets certain technical specifications.

In terms of speed, the PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD must reach at least in reading 5500 MB/swhile it should preferably be equipped with a heatsink. This Heatsink aims to maintain the temperature rise of the components at a certain level ensuring the reliability and stability of the system. In order not to get confused, there are PS5 Certified SSDs. This is the case of WD_Black SN850 with heat sink.

This SSD is able to climb up to 7000 MB/s in reading and 5300 MB/s in writing. As can be seen, the required minimums are largely achieved and even exceeded. In its version with Heatsinkit has a wide heatsink with a sharp design reminiscent of its orientation gaming. Whatever your storage needs, there are multiple capacities available, ranging from 500 GB at 2TB. Thanks to spring flash sales at Amazonall versions are in promo.

For version 500 GBit will cost you €104.99 instead of €169.99, i.e. a 38% reduction. In case you choose the version 1TBthe most relevant in our opinion, you will have to pay €169.99 against €299.99 at launch. Finally, if you never want to run out of space, the 2 TB version is yours for €319.99a trifle when this SSD usually trades at more than 400 €.

Its strengths, according to Digital

• Very high flow rates.
• Stable flows.
• Thermal management.
• Fairly large SLC cache.
• 5 year warranty.

The reserves of the same Digital

• We find a little faster in writing.

What alternative?

If your banker frowns upon seeing you add this WD_Black SN850 SSD to your basket, it may be wiser to opt for a slightly less expensive model. Fortunately, Amazon is always there with his Flash sales and suggest another PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD Low price. True reference of the medium, Samsung comes with a 980 Pro equipped with a heatsink and PS5 compatible. At the level of the velocity of this PS5 SSDthe disk of Samsung need not be ashamed, also displaying 7000 MB/s in reading and up to 5000 MB/s in writing. His heatsinkless gamer and more sober does not remain less effective and preserves the fleas well from heat strokes. The differences in terms of performance are minimal, but the price is impacted.

Available in 1 TB versions and 2TBthe Samsung SSDs is offered to €159.99 for the smaller version, and at €284.99 for the variation of 2TB.