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Best Gaming SSDs by Price per TB

The best gaming SSD deal right now is whichever NVMe offer on this page has the lowest price per TB — check for PCIe Gen4 and 5,500 MB/s+ reads if it needs to work as PS5 storage.

Modern game installs routinely pass 100 GB, so capacity per dollar matters as much as raw speed. This list ranks today's NVMe SSD offers by price per TB — NVMe only, since that's the floor for current games and consoles — refreshed with every snapshot.

Real-world game load times cluster tightly across NVMe drives: past the NVMe floor, capacity usually beats benchmark numbers. That's why a mid-range 2TB drive at a strong price per TB is often the smarter gaming buy than a flagship 1TB.

  1. WD Blue 4TB SN5100 NVMe SSD - M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4.0, Internal Solid State Drive - Read Speeds Up to 6,900MB/s, Upgrade Storage for PC/Laptops - WDS400T5B0E

    $479.99 · $120.00/TB as of Sep 04, 10:40 PM

    Ranks #1 at $120.00/TB — 3% below the typical 4TB SSD. New condition, NVMe, M.2.

  2. Crucial P3 PCIe Gen3 NVMe 4TB SSD, Up to 3,500MB/s Read, Laptop & Desktop (PC) Compatible, Solid State Drive – CT4000P3SSD8

    $485.00 · $121.25/TB as of Sep 04, 10:40 PM

    Ranks #2 at $121.25/TB — 2% below the typical 4TB SSD. New condition, NVMe.

  3. Silicon Power 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 SSD Solid State Drive (SP002TBP34A60M28)

    $242.97 · $121.49/TB as of Sep 04, 10:40 PM

    Ranks #3 at $121.49/TB — 20% below the typical 2TB SSD. New condition, NVMe, M.2.

  4. KingSpec 2TB M.2 SSD 2280 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4, Read/Write Speed up to 4000/3500MB/s, Internal M2 PCIe SSD Compatible with Gaming Console/Desktop/Gaming Laptop

    $245.99 · $123.00/TB as of Sep 04, 10:40 PM

    Ranks #4 at $123.00/TB — 19% below the typical 2TB SSD. New condition, NVMe, M.2.

  5. Western Digital 2TB WD Green SN350 NVMe Internal SSD Solid State Drive - Gen3 PCIe, QLC, M.2 2280, Up to 3,200 MB/s - WDS200T3G0C

    $249.00 · $124.50/TB as of Sep 04, 10:40 PM

    Ranks #5 at $124.50/TB — 18% below the typical 2TB SSD. New condition, NVMe, M.2.

  6. Crucial T705 PCIe Gen5 NVMe 4TB SSD, Up to 14,100MB/s, TLC NAND, Intel & Ryzen Compatible, for Hardcore Gaming & High-Speed Storage, Solid State Drive, Includes 1Mo Adobe CC – CT4000T705SSD3

    $511.23 · $127.81/TB as of Sep 04, 10:40 PM

    Ranks #6 at $127.81/TB — 4% above the typical 4TB SSD. New condition, NVMe.

  7. OWC miniStack STX 10TB (8TB HDD + 2TB NVMe) Thunderbolt Storage and Hub

    $1,279.99 · $128.00/TB as of Sep 04, 10:40 PM

    Ranks #7 at $128.00/TB — 27% below the typical 10TB SSD. New condition, NVMe.

  8. Vansuny 1TB NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State Drive PCIe 3.0 TLC M.2 SSD 3D NAND 2280 Speed up to 3400/2900MB/s Internal Solid State Hard Drive PCIe SSD

    $135.89 · $135.89/TB as of Sep 04, 10:40 PM

    Ranks #8 at $135.89/TB — 18% below the typical 1TB SSD. New condition, NVMe, M.2.

  9. MOVE SPEED HB7450 2TB SSD for PS5 with Heatsink TLC NAND, PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State Drive - Up to 7450MB/s, 3D Storage Expansion Compatible with PS5, Desktops and Laptops

    $274.99 · $137.50/TB as of Sep 04, 10:40 PM

    Ranks #9 at $137.50/TB — 10% below the typical 2TB SSD. New condition, NVMe, M.2.

  10. WD Green SN350 WDS100T2G0C 1 TB Solid State Drive - M.2 2280 Internal - PCI Express NVMe (PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4)

    $139.99 · $139.99/TB as of Sep 04, 10:40 PM

    Ranks #10 at $139.99/TB — 16% below the typical 1TB SSD. New condition, NVMe, M.2.

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What to look for

For PS5 expansion, the requirements are specific: PCIe Gen4, 5,500 MB/s+ sequential reads, and physical clearance for a heatsink. Gen3 drives that top this list are PC-only in practice — check the interface details on each entry.

DirectStorage on PC shifts decompression to the GPU and rewards NVMe, but it does not require Gen5. Gen5 drives carry a price-per-TB premium and extra heat for gains games barely show yet; Gen4 is the value tier.

Watch for DRAM-less drives at the cheap end of the ranking. For a games library (mostly reads) they're genuinely fine, which makes them legitimate value picks here even though we'd steer a workstation buyer away.

FAQ

Will a cheap NVMe drive slow my games down?

Barely. Game load times are dominated by decompression and engine work, not raw drive throughput — across NVMe drives, load-time differences are typically a second or two. Buy capacity at a good price per TB first.

What SSD works in a PS5?

PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2, 5,500 MB/s+ reads, 1–4TB (a heatsink is strongly recommended and must fit Sony's dimensions). Entries listing Gen3 or SATA interfaces don't qualify, whatever their ranking.

Is a Gen5 SSD worth it for gaming?

Not yet on price per TB. Games show minimal load-time gains over Gen4, and Gen5 drives run hot enough to need serious heatsinks. They'll appear in this ranking when their prices normalize — that's the point of ranking by price.