Matching all time low on this excellent boot/OS drive
Single sided PCB suitable for laptops
PS5 compatible
WDS200T3B0E
Controller: WD
Memory: Kioxia BiCS5 112L TLC
DRAM Cache: None, HMB Supported
Sequential Read: 4150 MB/s
Sequential Write: 4150 MB/s
Random Read: 600,000 IOPS
Random Write: 750,000 IOPS
Endurance (TBW): 900 TB
Warranty: 5 Years
Surcharges: 1.2% Card & PayPal, 2% AmEx
Any alternatives you'd suggest?
Edit to the below - https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/1bkwadm/1tb_nvme_… Seems like the WD is a better model. Maybe this is a good deal.
I'm not 100% sure. I have been doing research but keep doing the thing where I end up at the 990 Pro from samsung. It will be about 80 more when it is on super sale (ATL).
Ignoring that you can also maybe look at this -
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/hard-drives-&-ssds/solid-state-drives-(ssd)/98797-ct2000p3pssd8?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw-JG5BhBZEiwAt7JR619go6yvmjEYt986gKhUSh_mdlyJ5VvNPiNTxUUGa4_uZv7g9xXymhoCrA0QAvD_BwE
Toms gave it a slighter better review - https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crucial-p3-plus-ssd-rev…
Honestly, I am not sure sorry.
The SN580 at this price is the 2019 Toyota Camry of SSD's - durable, reliable, well supported, fast enough for everyday usage and without the post-pandemic inflation
The Crucial P3 Plus is well below this drive - with the inferior QLC NAND, you will notice the much slower write speeds on any decent sized files
The 990 Pro is good but at current prices, you would need to be a content creator, video editor or running intensive workstation or database workloads to justify the extra cost
Wait it out for a deal on something like the SK Hynix Platinum P41.
Got it for $180 in the past during in nov sales. Absolute beast as my boot drive.
I would second this but the SK Hynix Platinum P41 has a pretty nice firmware bug that doesnt dump the pSLC cache to TLC so once you reach about 40% full the write speeds go down, lowest ive seen was like 2600 SEQ1M Q8T1 and 1800 SEQ1M Q1T1 which is horrendously below spec, SK has not addressed this but accepts this for RMAs of the drive stating it is a fault but seeing as it's been a thing for several years I very much doubt SK is doing anything about it at this point, hold out for a better drive than the P41 plat
It's good enough, where as something like a P3 plus or NV2 would be unusable at this price range. (10x slower sequential, tested by tom's hardware)
You'd need a heat sink to use this with a ps5?
From memory PS5 needs 5500MB/s. don't quote me so happy to be corrected!
I think that’s just “recommended” speed
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/4/22608153/ps5-ssd-speed-tes…
And I don’t think it’d get hot enough with ps5 use to need a heat sink, but happy to be corrected on that.
In reality the internal SSD in PS5 reads about 5GB/s on paper but rarely achieve that speed in gaming, while writes are significantly slower (<1GB/s), especially when you've moving games between SSDs. Probably because it is heavily read-optimised.
So 4GB/s m.2 SSD in PS5 may not fulfil what SONY recommends, but may actually be as fast (if not faster) than its internal SSD. Of course, none of existing games would be able to take advantage of 6GB/s read speed on higher-end gen4 SSDs. So I'd say pick the cheapest and largest capacity gen4 SSD for PS5 is the logical choice.
Thanks OP. Used $5 signup voucher to get it delivered for $144.
CentreCoom
WARNING
please read before purchase, I have 3 of these drives all BSOD.
https://community.wd.com/t/windows-24h2-wd-blue-screens/2978…
The registry change seems to help but still acting flakey with significant delays accessing the device manager.
Just have another BSODi think mine are going back
Try this update from WD:
Internal SSD Critical Firmware Update Available for Solving BSOD on Windows 11 24H2 Update
If you don't mind, please let me know the result. I don't have one of the affected SSDs to test. Affected WD SSDs:
Why is it from Sandisk?
Mine are 500gb and 1tb
WD bought Sandisk's SSD division. The controllers and flash chip relationship are still through Sandisk.
@Gusper: If there is a firmware update for your SSDs, upgrade to the latest version and try. So this issue is not limited to 2TB SSD models. That means my SN770 1TB is affected.
You can download from WD Web site. Currently, the only release note I can find is from Sandisk Web site, but the page is informing people to download WD Dashboard.
@netsurfer: Had to install on another computer as the computer kept BSOD, might need to do a reinstall before I can confirm it’s fixed.
@netsurfer: So trying to install 24H2 still causes BSOD, I’m back to 23H2 or sending the SSD drives back.
@Gusper: I tried Windows 11 24H2 on an WD DRAMless NVMe 1TB SSD and not able to re-produce the issue (touch wood). The SSD firmware has not been updated at all. I don't have a WD SN580 SSD.
However, two weeks ago, that AM4 PC did blue screen with Kingston NV2 1TB running Windows 11 23H2, I did reduce the RAM timings (because it was set to fairly aggressive timings before) back then. Maybe you want to try reduce the RAM timings (and/or frequency).
I'm looking to upgrade my hard drive so this is looking good.
It's not urgent though, so any thoughts on whether it's worth waiting a few weeks for black Friday etc?
let's HODL together :)
Am I holding on to you?
Yep, then I’ll hold onto you
Depends.
The drive depends on pseudo cache.
Meaning
When you write to the drive. It will be fast for 1/3 of the available free space.
Then it drops from 4150 MB/s to 545 MB/s ( sata speeds ).
Which is totally fine. especially for desktop usage. but depends on your use case
Thanks, will do some more research.
If you are looking at USB 3.2 gen 2 enclosure, then you can only get about 1000 MB/s max sequential read/write. You won't get 4150MB/s. USB 3.2 gen 2 only supports PCIe gen 3 x2.
It's true once the pSLC cache is used up, this SSD can only write at 545 MB/s. Normally, I use even cheaper SSDs (and PCIe gen 3 x4 or x2 SSDs) for USB 3.2 gen 2 enclosure.
Great find op!
I need one for my external storage, 2 or 4tb with high speed and reliability. Is the samsung 980 , 990 better than sabrent ultra?or WD 850x?
Which one do you guys recommend?
For USB4/TB3 external enclosures, such as ones uses ASM2464PD, the max speed is capped around 3.6-4GB/s both directions on PCIe Gen 4 mode.
Kind of a waste to use higher-end drives for external storage, unless you need great 4K performance (which is uncommon for external drives).
Yes i have a thunderbolt 4 enclosure. It read that i can get up to 40gb/s. Its top end.
It's 40Gbps = 5GB/s. Though you'll get up to 4GB/s if you're lucky when counting overheads on ASM2464PD. Intel chipset would be even slower.
PCIe Gen 4.0 x1 or x4?
Guessing x1
PCIe Gen 4.0 x4. No need to guess, you can go to WD Web site and verify:
Under Specifications:
Interface
PCIe Gen4 x4
I need to upgrade my Dell 7530 I9 that has 64gb RAM.Main usage will be to store more than 1TB of Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol Ultimate version sound sample libraries etc for a USB Music keyboard controller and am a total newbie.I am trying to avoid any delays in accessing the data as there are many,many thousands of sounds that are designed to play a preview of before loading up to play live music.This could be by installing this as internal or maybe keeping separate to the operating system and using this in a USB external enclosure.Am i on the right track or better to just buy a sealed off shelf 2TB external SSD already in enclosure. The current internal SSD is only 1TB and definitely insufficient space for my storage needs.
If you're using this machine for live events, the less external boxes you carry and have a chance to lose, the better
Since you're a content creator, 2TB won't last so upgrade to a 4TB internal drive and use the swapped out 1TB drive as a backup drive in an external enclosure
…and am a total newbie
Thank you very much for such expert advice.Much appreciated.
Deal back on
Is this expired? I'm seeing $189.
So I am in the market for an SSD for my Nebula prebuild (want a 2tb drive). I checked this guy out on toms https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/wd-blue-sn580-ssd and it isn't a glowing review. The price seems okish, but considering the RRP on this drive, I don't think it is a huge discount.