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Our top PCIe 4.0 SSD pick is back down to $99.99 for 2TB at NeweggThe WD SN850x is a tremendous performer.
The WD SN850x is a tremendous performer.
A month after the 2TB WD SN850x dropped to a historic low price of $99.99, ourtop PCIe 4.0 SSD pickhas returned to this price over at Newegg when you use codeLDCV29378in your shopping cart. This is an awesome price for this drive, and a worthy pickup for anyone building a new PC or upgrading an existing one with more game storage.
Get the WD SN850x 2TB for $99.99 w/ code LDCV29378 (was $119.99, MSRP $199.99)
The SN850x made it to the top of our list of PCIe 4.0 recommendations after offering similar performance to the class-leading Samsung 990 Pro, while costing less in most regions. (The 2TB 990 Pro is currently$149.99 at Amazonwith heatsink, for reference.) Like the Samsung drive - anda drive from SK Hynix we covered yesterday- WD’s flagship option benefits from being a complete bottom-to-top WD production, with the flash memory giant supply its own controller, NAND flash and DRAM. That allows the company to hit some excellent speeds while keeping costs reasonable, versus smaller SSD companies that have to use third-party parts to assemble their drives.
In terms of raw specs, the SN850x is impressive - its TLC NAND and DRAM cache allow it to hit up to 7300MB/s sequential reads and up to 1.2M IOPS random reads, with a max of 6900MB/s sequential writes and 1.1M random writes as well. Those are among the very highest figures we’ve seen and run right up against the limits of the mature PCIe 4.0 interface.
To use this drive at its maximum speed, you’ll need a PC motherboard or laptop that supports the PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 standards - which includes most models released over the last three or four years; Google is your friend here to confirm. You can also use this drive in the PS5, though Sony recommends you add a heatsink like this$9 option.
That just about does it, so thanks for reading and we’ll catch you again soon!
