PlayStation 5 SSD Buyers Guide

Sony has finally released the update for the PS5 which allows you to expand the 825GB built into the console. Using the M.2 SSD slot allows you to download and run games directly off the expansion SSD just like you would on the console storage. Due to the superfast read and write speeds required to run PS5 games, Sony has specific minimum requirements for the M.2 SSD you can use:

https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/support/hardware/ps5-install-m2-ssd/#min

PCI-e Gen 4 M.2 NVMe

250gb-4TB

Sizes: 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110

Size including heatsink:

W- up to 25mm

L- 30, 40,60, 80, 110mm

Thickness- up to 11.25 mm (up to 8.0 mm from above the board, up to 2.45 mm from below the board)

Sequential read- 5500MB/s or faster.

Whilst the size and storage sizes are easy to find, only a handful are available that meet the minimum speed requirements. The SSDs are available with and without a heatsink, I would strongly recommend using a heatsink on the SSD to prevent any issues further down the line. The heatsink can either be purchased already attached to the SSD or you can save quite a bit of money and buy the SSD and attach the heatsink to it yourself with a third-party heatsink. The later option is the one I took as any decent heatsink will do the job, if you are in the UK, the link to my eBay store has the heatsink I am using with my PS5 SSD if you are interested (purchasing from my eBay store would be really appreciated and will help support the website).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144299510617

The SSD I went for was the WD_BLACK SN850 1TB as there are good black Friday deals on it and it comes with a 5-year warranty. Below are some of the SSDs that meet the requirements for the PS5. These are affiliate links and by using the links TechbyASK will make some money but will not come at any additional cost to you.

ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE:

512GB: https://amzn.to/3kWY3oh

1TB with heatsink: https://amzn.to/3qVIeCj

2TB with heatsink: https://amzn.to/3qZWREu

 

Crucial P5 Plus (all without heatsink):

500GB: https://amzn.to/3kVczwG

1TB: https://amzn.to/30NrRgj

2TB: https://amzn.to/30R1ENP

 

Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus:

1TB with heatsink: https://amzn.to/3CzHiWf

2TB with heatsink: https://amzn.to/3qSiLtr

 

Samsung 980 PRO:

1TB with heatsink: https://amzn.to/3HIRhMD

2TB with heatsink: https://amzn.to/3oQ8F9N

500GB without heatsink: https://amzn.to/3Fzl60p

1TB without heatsink: https://amzn.to/30NGMXU

2TB without heatsink: https://amzn.to/3qSjefb

 

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850:

500GB without heatsink: https://amzn.to/3kV43Ok

1TB without heatsink: https://amzn.to/3nAwzqp

2TB without heatsink: https://amzn.to/3qWKSrs

500GB with heatsink: https://amzn.to/32eBAfT

1TB with heatsink: https://amzn.to/3CzH6pZ

2TB with heatsink: https://amzn.to/3oLyjfU