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WD Black SN750 SE NVMe Internal Gaming SSD: 500GB $52, 1TB

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Various retailers have Select WD Black SN750 SE NVMe Internal Gaming SSD on sale below for prices starting from $54.99 ---> Now $51.99. Shipping is free.

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Model: WD_BLACK 500GB SN750 SE NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 3,600 MB/s - WDS500G1B0E

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This drive is about half the speed of the sn850 (and priced accordingly ofcourse)

Read: 3600 MBps
Write: 2830 MBps

For comparison SN850 speeds are

Read: 7000 MBps
Write: 5300 MBps
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Fast SSD but def slowest Gen 4 drive (at least read speed wise) on the planet. Still works decently for ps5 from what I read in this article:
https://www.eurogamer.net/article...station-5. If you're looking for the cheapest ssd usable for your ps5, this may be it.
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Manufacturer listed SSD spec sucks.


It never says "3600 MB/s". It always says "up to 3600 MB/s". Technically anything is "up to 3600MB/s".
There is always a cache, because flash is much slower. So this speed you quoted should be qualified with how large is the cache, because once you read/write something beyond the capacity of the cache, the speed drops dramatically. Being able to write 100GB on cache vs 10GB makes a big difference.
Where is the speed spec for the flash after the cache runs out? Nowhere to be found. (That is how Crucial and WD switches the TLC flash to QLC and don't get sued, because there is no speed spec on the flash itself). Persistent write speed drops from 180MB/s to 40MB/s for the SN550 after the QLC switch. It is still "up to 19xxMB/s" though. Good luck suing them.


So essentially quoting the manufacturer's spec is useless. Quoting a review is much better, and a good review should contain


The speed of the cache
The capacity of the cache
The speed of the flash when the cache runs out
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pekinggeese
10-31-2021 at 09:55 AM.
10-31-2021 at 09:55 AM.
Got one. Amazing deal on a fast Gen4. Thanks!
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Lomna17
10-31-2021 at 10:27 AM.
10-31-2021 at 10:27 AM.
Quote from pekinggeese :
Got one. Amazing deal on a fast Gen4. Thanks!
Fast SSD but def slowest Gen 4 drive (at least read speed wise) on the planet. Still works decently for ps5 from what I read in this article:
https://www.eurogamer.net/article...station-5. If you're looking for the cheapest ssd usable for your ps5, this may be it.
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10-31-2021 at 10:36 AM.
10-31-2021 at 10:36 AM.
Quote from Lomna17 :
Fast SSD but def slowest Gen 4 drive (at least read speed wise) on the planet. Still works decently for ps5 from what I read in this article:
https://www.eurogamer.net/article...station-5. [eurogamer.net] If you're looking for the cheapest ssd usable for your ps5, this may be it.
According to this video, this drive seems on par with the fastest 850 in general performance, but not write speeds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWQs4UpiKlg
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10-31-2021 at 10:43 AM.
10-31-2021 at 10:43 AM.
Wasn't there another post about the SE versions being awful, and not really an SN series?
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DealDude2014
10-31-2021 at 11:09 AM.
10-31-2021 at 11:09 AM.
This drive is about half the speed of the sn850 (and priced accordingly ofcourse)

Read: 3600 MBps
Write: 2830 MBps

For comparison SN850 speeds are

Read: 7000 MBps
Write: 5300 MBps
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10-31-2021 at 11:12 AM.
10-31-2021 at 11:12 AM.
So this is compatible with PS5? Does it have a heat sink?
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10-31-2021 at 11:26 AM.
10-31-2021 at 11:26 AM.
Quote from solidsnake222 :
So this is compatible with PS5? Does it have a heat sink?
Yes, it works on PS5 , Digital Foundry did video + article on it. I heard like all Gen 4 NVME SSD are whitelisted for work on PS5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWQs4UpiKlg

https://www.eurogamer.net/article...ystation-5

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/4...ystation-5

It doesn't have a heat sink built in, I bought a cheap one from Aliexpress - "Jonsbo M.2 SSD NVMe Heat Sink".

You can ask or follow advice from others at - https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5/comm...egathread/

Sony recommends putting a heat sink on M.2 SSD
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aixio
10-31-2021 at 11:45 AM.
10-31-2021 at 11:45 AM.
Quote from DealDude2014 :
This drive is about half the speed of the sn850 (and priced accordingly ofcourse)

Read: 3600 MBps
Write: 2830 MBps

For comparison SN850 speeds are

Read: 7000 MBps
Write: 5300 MBps
Manufacturer listed SSD spec sucks.
  1. It never says "3600 MB/s". It always says "up to 3600 MB/s". Technically anything is "up to 3600MB/s".
  2. There is always a cache, because flash is much slower. So this speed you quoted should be qualified with how large is the cache, because once you read/write something beyond the capacity of the cache, the speed drops dramatically. Being able to write 100GB on cache vs 10GB makes a big difference.
  3. Where is the speed spec for the flash after the cache runs out? Nowhere to be found. (That is how Crucial and WD switches the TLC flash to QLC and don't get sued, because there is no speed spec on the flash itself). Persistent write speed drops from 180MB/s to 40MB/s for the SN550 after the QLC switch. It is still "up to 19xxMB/s" though. Good luck suing them.

So essentially quoting the manufacturer's spec is useless. Quoting a review is much better, and a good review should contain
  1. The speed of the cache
  2. The capacity of the cache
  3. The speed of the flash when the cache runs out
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DoobieBrother
10-31-2021 at 12:25 PM.
10-31-2021 at 12:25 PM.
Dramless, but yes pcie 4 compatible.. I would think if you are going to use it in your laptop, the regular SN750 (NON SE version) would be preferable but is $20 more..
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10-31-2021 at 01:07 PM.
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Quote from DoobieBrother :
Dramless, but yes pcie 4 compatible.. I would think if you are going to use it in your laptop, the regular SN750 (NON SE version) would be preferable but is $20 more..
The SN750 doesn't score very well in tests. At $120 the Hynix P31 is the one to get, currently it's that price at Amazon.

SK hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe NVMe Gen3 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DKB5...ACDH?psc=1
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Mutantchipmunk
10-31-2021 at 02:25 PM.
10-31-2021 at 02:25 PM.
I bought this 2 weeks ago and can confirm it works for ps5. I played one game on it so far and had no issues.
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10-31-2021 at 05:03 PM.
10-31-2021 at 05:03 PM.
Quote from Mutantchipmunk :
I bought this 2 weeks ago and can confirm it works for ps5. I played one game on it so far and had no issues.
How comparable is it to the SSD that comes with the PS5?
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10-31-2021 at 06:48 PM.
10-31-2021 at 06:48 PM.
Quote from NateN8140 :
Wasn't there another post about the SE versions being awful, and not really an SN series?

It's not awful but this drive is a downgrade to the SN750. The og would be the preferable choice but only at the same price. Otherwise this is totally fine for pretty much everyone
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