The Best Budget Ssd For Gaming of May: Reviews by Experts

Fast start up, loading and file transfers

More reliable and durable than a hard drive

Multiple capacities with space for applications or a hard drive replacement

Boost your system's performance with next-gen NVMe SSDs

Over 4 times faster than our SATA SSDs

Western Digital designed controller and firmware for optimized performance

Western Digital SSD dashboard constantly monitors the health of your SSD

NVMe drive not compatible with SATA interface

Top-tier performance – Read speeds up to 3,500 MB/s and write speeds of up to 3,200 MB/s with proprietary SK hynix HYPERWRITE cache technology

Pioneering thermal efficiency – allowing the Gold P31 to run extremely cool while being primed for performance

5-year warranty, superior reliability and stability – Tested and validated through 1,000 hours of HTOL (Stress Test) with MTBF reaching 1.5 million hours, up to 1,200 TBW (TeraBytes Written)

Premium SSD powered by the global top 2 memory manufacturer, a tech leader since 1983

Easy installation across multiple devices, pairing with our custom SK hynix edition Macrium cloning software

UPGRADE TO IMPRESSIVE NVMe SPEED Whether you need a boost for gaming or a seamless workflow for heavy graphics, the 980 is a smart choice for outstanding SSD performance

PACKED WITH SPEED 980 delivers value, without sacrificing sequential read write speeds up to 3,500 3,000 MB s

KEEP MOVING WITH FULL POWER MODE Keep your SSD running at its peak with Full Power Mode, which drives continuous and consistent high performance

BUILT FOR THE LONG RUN With up to 600 TBW and a 5 year limited warranty, the 980's optimized endurance comes with trusted reliability

RELIABLE THERMAL CONTROL 980 uses nickel coating to help manage the controller's heat level and a heat spreader label to deliver effective thermal control of the NAND chip.SMART THERMAL SOLUTION Embedded with Samsung's cutting edge thermal control algorithm, 980 manages heat on its own to deliver durable and reliable performance, while minimizing performance fluctuations during extended usage.SAMSUNG MAGICIAN SOFTWARE Monitor drive health, optimize performance, protect valuable data, and receive important updates with Magician to ensure you're always getting the best performance out of your SSD

THE SDD ALL-STAR: The latest 870 EVO has indisputable performance, reliability and compatibility built upon Samsung's pioneering technology

EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE: Enjoy professional level SSD performance which maximizes the SATA interface limit to 560/530 MB/s sequential speeds*, accelerates write speeds and maintains long term high performance with a larger variable buffer

INDUSTRY-DEFINING RELIABILITY: From everyday computing to 8K video processing, you can multi-task efficiently with up to 600 TBW**, low lag with the 6th generation VNAND, and powerful MKX controller

MORE COMPATIBLE THAN EVER: 870 EVO has been compatibility tested*** for major host systems and applications, including chipsets, motherboards, NAS, and video recording devices

UPGRADE WITH EASE: Simply plug 870 EVO into the standard 2.5 inch SATA form factor on your PC or laptop computer and let the renewed migration software take care of the rest

SAMSUNG MAGICIAN SOFTWARE: Make your hard drive work smoothly with enhanced Samsung Magician 6 software so you can manage your drive, get the latest updates, monitor the drive's health and status, or even enhance its performance

Available in capacities up to 5TB(1) that can hold up to 125 games(2), so that you can save old favorites and still have room for new titles. |(1)As used for storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. |(2)Number of games based on a 36GB average per game. The number of games will vary based on file size, formatting, other programs, and factors.

Comes with an 18-inch (457mm) USB Type-A to Micro-B cable with SuperSpeed interface up to 5Gbps. (Cable length may vary.)

Compatible with Xbox Series X|S (play and store Xbox One games / archive Xbox Series X|S games) and PlayStation 5 (play and store PS4 games/archive PS5 games) consoles.

Portable form factor with sleek metal top covering that provides fast access to your growing game library

Premium HDD with 3-year limited warranty, purpose-built for gamers based on WD_BLACK quality and reliability.

GO BIG, DO MORE: The 870 QVO is Samsung’s latest 2nd generation QLC SSD with up to 8TB of storage capacity. Compatible with SATA 3 Gbps & 1.5 Gbps interfaces

ENHANCED IN EVERY WAY: With an expanded SATA interface limit of 560/530 MB/s sequential speeds, the 870 QVO improves random access speed and sustained performance

BOOST CAPACITY: The 870 QVO is available in 1, 2, 4 and 8TB

RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE: The capacity of the 8TB 870 QVO increases reliability up to 2,880 TBW using a refined ECC algorithm for stable performance

UPGRADE WITH EASE: Upgrading to 870 QVO is now easier than ever for anyone with a desktop PC or laptop that supports a standard 2.5 inch SATA form factor

SAMSUNG MAGICIAN SOFTWARE: Manage your drive and enhance its performance with tools that keep up with the latest updates and monitor the drive's health and status

WORLD'S #1 FLASH MEMORY BRAND: All firmware and components, including Samsung's world renowned DRAM and NAND, are produced in house, allowing end to end integration for quality you can trust

An industry leading 1.75M hours mean time to failure (MTTF) (1) and up to 600 terabytes written (TBW) (2) for enhanced reliability. | (1) MTTF = Mean Time To Failure based on internal testing using Telcordia stress part testing. (2) TBW (terabytes written) values calculated using JEDEC client workload (JESD219) and vary by product capacity

WD F.I.T. Lab certification for compatibility with a wide range of computers.

Free downloadable software to monitor the status of your drive and clone a drive, or backup your data

An active power draw up to 25% lower than previous generations of WD Blue SSD.

Premium SSD powered by the global top 2 memory manufacturer, a tech leader since 1983

Best-in-class performance - Sequential read speeds up to 560MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 525MB/s with proprietary SK hynix HYPERWRITE cache technology

Leading edge solution powered by in-house 3D NAND, controller and DRAM

5-year warranty, superior reliability and stability – Tested and validated through 1,000 hours of HTOL (Stress Test) with MTBF reaching 1.5 million hours, up to 600 TBW (TeraBytes Written)

Easy installation across multiple devices, pairing with our custom SK hynix edition Macrium cloning software

Easily store and access 2TB to content on the go with the Seagate Portable Drive, a USB external hard drive

Designed to work with Windows or Mac computers, this external hard drive makes backup a snap just drag and drop

To get set up, connect the portable hard drive to a computer for automatic recognition no software required

This USB drive provides plug and play simplicity with the included 18 inch USB 3.0 cable