CHEAPEST SSD VS Best SSD For PS5! Any Difference?

Can The CHEAPEST SSD FOR PS5 Beat The Fastest SSD For PS5? Let's Test it against the Seagate Firecuda 530, WD Black SN850, Corsair MP600 Pro LPX, and Samsung 980 Pro!
SSD's Used in Test/ Comparison:
Seagate Firecuda 530:
1TB: amzn.to/3ilvpvy
2TB: amzn.to/3IngJq8
WD Black SN850:
1TB: amzn.to/3tpldIN
2TB: amzn.to/3tplgnX
Corsair MP600 Pro LPX:
1TB: amzn.to/3tmSfsT
2TB: amzn.to/3tmSfsT
Samsung 980 Pro:
1TB: amzn.to/3KZoJzc
2TB: amzn.to/3u953SL
"CHEAPEST"
PNY XLR8 CS3040:
1TB: amzn.to/3rBd8zk
2TB: amzn.to/3jU2KhT
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[@gerrym214]

Great comparison. Just bought a WD Black 2 TB. Cheap no but all these are what within a second or so of each other. So I don't see going wrong with any of these. I guess budget would be your deciding factor.

[@FeralInferno]

Samsung seems to be the most reliably fast out of all of them between this test and the last.

[@OttomanTurk209]

I like rooting for the underdog too! This was really interesting to see. Glad to see the cheapest one beat out some of those expensive ones in these races.

[@Jbm510]

HOO-RAH! COMPLETE GEEK!! I am really diggin your channel fellas! I rely heavily on games when I'm having a bad PTSD day (Sorry for saying it. Games just take my away from my mind for a bit, if that makes sense) and I've recently ran out of space on my ps5, which my wife was kind enough and lucky enough to buy me a year ago. I've been trying to research m.2s for the ps5 so I can update my games. You have no idea how much this is helping me out! I love the tests you dudes are doing! Keep it up! You've got a subscriber for life!

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Thanks again for all your support and we understand. We are happy this has been helpful and also truly appreciate you supporting the channel. We look forward to speaking with you more and hope you enjoy the content

[@johnerickrivera3021]

Wow! You guys are amazing! I appreciate all the work! Great job to you and your team! This is really helpful! ❤

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Thanks John and we're glad that this was helpful. We appreciate the support and thanks for watching

[@johnerickrivera3021]

@@CompleteGeekTV no, thanks to you guys. I look forward for more informative videos. Keep it up! 💛

[@g.period1658]

Wow, the first ps5 ssd I got was the 1tb cs3040, it was great and cheap, it did the job, recently` upgraded to the 2tb sn850 which is also great but can’t argue with results. The pny was great budget option that competes with the premium brands.

[@olakunleoredein6125]

Great job, guys. How about actual multi-hour stress tests when the drives are consistently heated up? i.e., We have seen the winners of the sprint, but how about the marathon? It's worth considering.

[@jomay3909]

great video! I love your explanation, it is help a lot for future buying.

[@thomasrpokorny]

Great video - keep up the good work! Glad to see the underdog hold it's own.

[@CompleteGeekTV]

We were too! It was definitely a fun video to make and we were pretty surprised by the results!

[@RetroRivals]

I have an all dust factory in my house. Pets and kids, husband with old toys. All joking aside, I mean $180 savings in my pocket 🤷🏼‍♀️ it’s super tempting.

[@LeQuito]

Comment before video finished, seems like its all about longevity/build quality!! Good job guys

[@damasterg]

Great video. This is what I was looking for. Have you guys compared the internal drive compared to SSD expansion drive?

[@angelh323]

Great video awesome test results

[@PitFitHuntFan]

Can you guys do a test on which would last the longest if took to the breaking point or which is the coolest in terms of heat management???😊

[@aliciathompson1504]

Thank you guys for this info as I am looking for a drive for my ps5.

[@CompleteGeekTV]

No problem Alicia and we're happy it helped. Thank you for watching and we appreciate your support.

[@DRJ0315]

You need to do a video only comparing the 4tb ssd's do the 2 most expensive with some that you built yourselves that would be a great video comparing the bigger drives

[@garyrutherford8945]

Thanks for the advice lads great video 👍

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Thank you and we're glad you liked it. Thanks for watching

[@kirstenmichaels6794]

have u compared against nextorage, addgame, phantom venom, sabrent or xpower yet? i would like to see if they are worth a buy over the expensive ones. I would love to see how msi would stack up as well

[@Maizan24]

Really interesting results. When you have it slowed that much it's really a matter of half a second difference between the name brands and this cheaper alternative.

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Yeah we were very shocked. I was just excited to see if it ever won one or if it was even close. We weren't expecting it to hang.

[@deonte03_]

Did you ever do the heat dissipation video ?

[@gunslayers]

Great video keep it up you guys loving the content 😎👍

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Thanks dude and we appreciate all the support as always. Did you get a chance to watch Sonic 2 yet? I saw your video on it. We thought it was awesome

[@gunslayers]

@@CompleteGeekTV yea I've watched it 2 times now it was amazing

[@CompleteGeekTV]

@@gunslayers I just watched it for the 3rd time!

[@gunslayers]

@@CompleteGeekTV nice one😎

[@TetGodOfGames]

Something to know about using slower ssds, is that some games utilize a faster SSD to render things. That's where you will see a true difference, loading times don't matter too much as its by seconds only.

[@adonis3289]

Which would you recommend then

[@CragScrambler]

fanxiang S880

[@jessewisner1760]

Watching it now, I think its good for NOW. But i would like to know if it will hold up against like Dead Space or FF16 when they come out. Because those are current gen only

[@t3knyn]

Firecuda seems to be great at actual in game upload speeds. Whereas the others are great at just load up speeds. Most times as consumers we're only paying for name brand

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Yeah it definitely won out the majority of the time on game load speeds, such as loaded your saved game. Not a significant difference between them all, or even the cheapest compatible asd we could find but still interesting and fun to see how the perform. Thanks for watching and we appreciate the comment.

[@JackMoran]

Great video, interesting to see!

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Thank you and we appreciate the support. It makes us want to test more because of these results

[@benimaru420]

I got a xpg gammix blade 2tb with heat sink for 210$. You guys should make a video on that

[@pustoolio4zim849]

The Firecuda 1TB w/heatsink is on sale for 179.86 on Amazon. Literally just installed mine.

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Very nice! That's a great deal

[@luisarreguin2202]

Make that 139 now at Walmart

[@romesrepublic]

I just ordered the Samsung 980 PRO 2TB w/heatsink off amazon for 189, today. It should arrive within the next few hours.

[@kimofromkalihi]

$109 amazon prime now Samsung 1TB

[@M_A_R_K_23]

@@romesrepublic I did the same thing

[@SirDrWesV-Esq-III]

Are these for playing PlayStation remotely on your laptop or actually plugging into and playing on your PS5?

[@ImS1eezyYT]

Guys what if you bought a hdmi adapter for the m1 iPad Pro that runs 4k hdr and connect the ps5 hdmi cable to ipad if you have only a 1080p tv would that work?

[@rubendiaz9444]

Lol love how excited you guys get a out this. Complete geeks 🤓 for sure!

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Ha we definitely had fun with this. We were not expecting it to get any victories. Thanks for watching and for your support as always Ruben. We hope you have a good weekend my friend

[@CaptainScorpio24]

same ❤️

[@Music-vr7sz]

Have you tested thr fanxiang one?

[@ImS1eezyYT]

You deserve more followers ❤

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Thank you! We greatly appreciate the support.

[@i_am_steevo4208]

Of course we all know it isnt just loading that matters. Its how long will it last, how many times can it be wrote on,how reliable is it.

[@CompleteGeekTV]

That's a major factor and one people should consider. We did the test more out of curiosity and thought it would be interesting to see how well a cheap one performed. Some may find the savings worth the risk.

[@gyulamoldvan]

You should try with gran turismo 7 on loading times with these ssd's

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Great suggestion and we appreciate the comment!

[@mikem4291]

What was the brand anf model

[@grzegorzjanikowski9043]

What about Kingston KC3000? It's a great fast and cheap SSD. 1T under 100USD.

[@kbobfresh]

I also run at speeds “up to” 40 mph*

[@Macktube]

Amazing video, I really hope you keep doing these Speed Test videos. I like the hype after every result is revealed 😛 I'm 100% Team Seagate but it's interesting to see these results 😎

[@adamromig6393]

Hello I just recently brought ps5 disk, I also brought WD_Black 1TB SN850X NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive with Heatsink and along with the GRAUGEAR Metal Heat Dissipation Cover for PS5 M.2 SSD Expansion Slot | Suitable for all PlayStation 5 M.2 NVMe SSD w/ Heatsink | New Breathable Hollow Cellular Hole | Cooling and Dust Proof | G-PS5M2-COVER Is that acceptable? Sorry I'm new to this 🤦

[@reggiegimmix9128]

got myself a Corsair manufacturer refurbished 2Tb MP600 SSD for £155.

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Very nice deal! We hope you enjoy it.

[@junijam]

Awesome vid guys...definitely interested for my PS5. Would love to win the giveaway.

[@mdgiebel]

That cheap one on Amazon with heat sink looks like it won’t fit in the ps5. It looks HUGE!

[@FreeAimDog]

how would you put it in a pc

[@Dr.LuisPelaez]

Which size of terabytes you guys testing? Never said it

[@CompleteGeekTV]

2tb We are working on a new video now where we bought the 500Gb, 1tb, 2tb, and 4tb all in the firecuda brand to test if the size of the drive makes a difference since it’s been asked a lot.

[@frankkeane1]

Can you compare fanxiang S660 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe on PS5

[@dmo848]

Yeah I need to Kno

[@VannyDej]

I got the firecuda for $160 1tb

[@callejaadrian1512]

Honestly idk which one to get know lol Samsung or Seagatw Firecuda?

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Yeah understandable. It's a tough choice. The good news is they are both great. I would personally just go for whichever one was cheaper at the time of purchase.

[@BlackieChan21E]

Damn. I wish I saw this before I bought the Samsung one last night.

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Yeah we were actually pretty shocked by this test. We hope you found it interesting as well and thanks for watching.

[@dragongamer2670]

Good Testing!

[@ronsantos8343]

How does the pny compare to the sn770?

[@CompleteGeekTV]

That's not something we have tried yet but it would be interesting to see how they compete.

[@dmo848]

I see them for under 50$for a 1tb card. Nextorage is what I'm looking at but I know silicone power is good. How bout fiaxin idk the other cheap drive?😂

[@shermsherm5997]

also the Samsung 980 Pro that cleans 7000 reading speed and writing speed once placed in the PlayStation 5 it only reads 5000

[@emanuelcortez1546]

Really? I mean it won most of the time. Was thinking of buying the samsung

[@heilaw7002]

I just got the cheapest Crucial P5 Plus 2TB ssd for $122........holy shit......

[@adonis3289]

Without heat sink tho

[@shawnwade302]

Its $99 now or $110 with heatsink

[@RealTalkCali]

Most are now on sale for $100 😅

[@joandarc441]

Nice

[@saabby]

does it neeed a heatsink?

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Sony claims any SSD going in the PS5 requires a heat sink although I’m not sure the system itself would actually be able to tell. The thing is that the heat sink pull heat in a certain direction and keeps it off of the components in the ps5 more so you would probably run the risk of breaking the Ps5 fairly quickly if you don’t use one. If you are buying a drive without one you might as well get one since you can find some on Amazon for super cheap.

[@dmo848]

It will jus turn off from getting 2 hot if no heat sink is installed

[@paintpaintpaintco.6039]

It’s $129 now

[@socalju2447]

the difference is the Firecuda will last twice as long and take double the punishment.

[@UltraGreenNo.57]

Got the 1tb firecuda for £108😶‍🌫️

[@earlyculyer4103]

Mafia definitive is a pain to load.

[@DJRICHSTYLES]

I watched this 2 times 🎉

[@quesocoatl21]

Lame comparison. At least stream actual gameplay so as to demonstrate it's data streaming abilities. Quoting a review on Amazon: "Despite being advertised as PS5 compatible, with theoretical max sequential read speed of 5600 MBPS, actual performance in PS5 is around 3800 MBPS, which causes a few PS5 games to have slower performance. Right now it is just a fancy External storage expansion equivalent in a m.2 form, but not quite PS5 ready" "What can I say but it failed 3 months later and I lost my data. Samsung m.2 are better." " 2.0 out of 5 stars Transfer speed slowed to a crawl during a large file transfer Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2021 Capacity: 4TBStyle: SSDVerified Purchase I bought this to use as a replacement for another drive that was nearing capacity so I started by transferring all the stuff from the old drive which was about 1 TB of data. At some point past the halfway mark, the transfer speed dropped from around 1,500 MB/s (the advertised speed) to less than 10 MB/s. When moving such a large volume of data, 10 MB/s would take a very long time. I don't have the ability to determine why this happened so I don't know if it's because the write cache filled up or it was overheating or what. Either way, it's not useful to me if I can't get my data on to it in a reasonable amount of time. For those dealing with smaller sets of data, the drive may perform well. But for me who works with large sets of photo and video, it's a no-go."

[@wayne69wayne69]

And u must use them both and not use them

[@BLACKJOKER83]

I hope I win the SSD

[@arsenelupin1854]

Wow, so it's either Samsung and the cheapest SSD, man it's only milliseconds difference.

[@GameBanger-_-]

Gta takes pretty long to load into online

[@nat3dgr34t]

Because it’s depending on online connection not the ssd fault

[@CragScrambler]

2tb for £60 can't be bad 😂

[@FrontendNote]

pny 2140 is the cheapest, and still compatible, but the speed is below ps5 recommendation but its work!

[@fynexjeralt4186]

200 how is that the cheapest?

[@CompleteGeekTV]

We got it without the heat sink and added our own heatsink for around $5. It was also cheaper than the other models currently but pricing has changed.

[@elrey974]

It is now $360 😂

[@CompleteGeekTV]

WOAH!!! What on earth! well skip that one then! this video is over almost 2 years old but typically prices go down over time! but really the point was almost every ssd we have tested so far is within a millisecond's difference. We filmed the tests in 120 frames per second and still had to slow down the footage and go frame by frame just to see a difference. So we came to the conclusion that in real world scenarios any compatible ssd should be just fine! Thanks for checking out the video by the way!

[@RaddChad]

Now it's $141. Hell of a good deal

[@puremetal2417]

everyone second counts lol geek✅

[@mazethemercenary]

I live with a European lady. Yes I have a dust free environment. Even with all the doilies everywhere.