Seagate FireCuda vs WD_Black: A PS5 SSD Showdown

In this PS5 SSD Showdown, we're testing the Seagate FireCuda against the WD_Black. Which one will reign supreme?
The Seagate FireCuda is a newer PS5 SSD that's quickly becoming the go-to choice for PS5 gamers. It offers faster read and write speeds, as well as better reliability and durability. Although the WD_Black is older, it's still a powerful SSD that can handle plenty of gaming and multimedia tasks.
Which SSD will you choose? Watch this video to find out!
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[@armandopereira8224]

Definitely, this is the best video on the internet about the best ssd for ps5. Thanks mate!

[@GarrettMusic1]

Thank you!

[@Serandi1987]

Id like to see the Firecuda 530 vs the Corsair MP600 Pro XT in a PS5

[@jat9926]

I’m waiting for Prime Days or Black Friday before I shell put money for one of these tiny beasts. Until then I’m stuck moving back and forth to my Seagate external hdd drive

[@jollama]

0:26 Bro said 73,000 💀

[@YJSho_Nuff_]

Just got my Firecuda today. Load speed and transfer data time is insane!

[@BlackAdder1970]

Why does it matter that much when transferring back and forth? Im concerned about freformance. You have to remember how many times are you going to transfer data. Another video that i just watched stated that the WD black was better in overall game preformance.

[@JShadow6661]

Got myself the 4TB Firecuda

[@mula9058]

I got the WD 850 1tb but my read speed is about 6k+ how can i get it to the full 7k speed?

[@dm55]

Which WD Black did you test?

[@GarrettMusic1]

Which PS5 SSD are you using?

[@elrojo31]

I'm using the WD Black and I'm very happy with it thus far though I do wonder whether the heat sink version is actually necessary despite the spec requirement from SONY

[@tavorabrown3622]

​@@elrojo31 had emailed them about not having a heatsink for the 4tb sn850x. The person said I shouldn't need a heat sink🤷‍♀️

[@garlord1023]

Is 288$ for 4tb wd sn850x heat sink included a deal?

[@Cenkolino]

Thats a very good price. I doubt you will ever get them as cheap as now again. Especially with the heatsink. The problem is warranty. The M.2 SSDs without heatsink have way shorter warranty than the ones with the pre-installed official heatsinks. Thats why they cost more than the ones without a heatsink.

[@jollama]

Can’t do basic division to find out for yourself huh?

[@BlackAdder1970]

7300 "hundred" 73,000 is this amount

[@avengersspirit4751]

Can u save videos and screenshots on Firecuda/Wd Bkack or is it just a gaming ssd.

[@Sevaz826]

It is just for games.

[@KRAWofficial]

The PS5 cannot save video clips or screenshots to the SSD.

[@youngmoney2264]

I dont know what to pick

[@J3rr3LL]

Sweet.

[@crunchtape2178]

I am using kingston fury renegade 2 tb

[@GarrettMusic1]

Nice, is it any good?

[@crunchtape2178]

@@GarrettMusic1 yes it is a little bit faster than the seagate firecuda

[@GarrettMusic1]

@@crunchtape2178 I’ll have to test it out

[@tavorabrown3622]

​@@GarrettMusic1 did you yet try out the Kingston fury renegade?

[@jollama]

@@tavorabrown3622Lol he doesn’t care

[@kspades2530]

Now they're £90

[@helthuismartin]

80GB transfer in 56 Sec is actualy very very slow..Thats only 1,4 GB a sec.

[@1div2agent74]

Firecuda started reading at over a min. Black started at 52 sec. But the cuda is faster😂 yea ok dude. You're obviously promoting the cuda

[@BigSkylar]

Not 73,000 thousand its 7,300 hundred but We all get what you meant. Also if you format the nvme a few times you'll end up getting better speed each time cause the system is "warming" it up so im told but its more with getting it use to the new drive.

[@nellatl]

Which wd black dum**? Is that the sn850x?

[@jollama]

He’s not answering you

[@JarrodLamp]

Firecuda is the best SSD for long gameplay of RPG's the righth Speed to keep up with the Drawing distance on the tv. I think it hit the sweet spot for PS5. Help keeps the SSD kool to

[@azcarter4389]

I disagree with the conclusion. Both of these SSDs are fine. You wouldn't know the difference if you hadn't bought them both and tested them side by side. And even when you did the Firecuda is only marginally quicker. It's nice to know which one is though so thanks for that. But if someone finds a WD Black at a substantial discount they should buy that in my opinion.

[@GarrettMusic1]

Yeah for sure thanks for the input 😄

[@damazsta]

Which WD black is that? And What about the 990 pro?

[@RealArtVandelay]

990pro have firmware issues that seriously affect the health of the drive..many people had issues..had one and it crashed my ps5 many times

[@ZaykaEgi]

​@@RealArtVandelaywhat about 980?

[@1div2agent74]

$200-$300 range? I just bought my wd black 850x for $66 on Amazon 😂

[@joevoidable7549]

what size?

[@iCHRIS-x]

I bought my 2tb for 100

[@TheActs2021]

He may be in Australia where prices are alot higher.

[@CNyceNC]

Which WD do you have? Regular SN850? SN850P? SN850X? There have to be differences between them as far as optimizations or increased speeds

[@damazsta]

There’s not.. Just Branding

[@jollama]

@@damazstaLike being wrong huh? The SN850 is the older model while the X and P are the newer model. SN850P is just the SN850X with PlayStation branding

[@damazsta]

@@jollama The P has a different heat sink from the X. The P was Literally designed to fit the P5. That is the difference.

[@888YouCantHandle]

sn850p 4tb beats both in this video

[@LL-94]

From what I heard the SN850P had a strange issue where either read or write speed wasn’t quite as good as the SN850X which is odd because they are essentially the same drive other than the PlayStation branding on the ‘P’

[@ProfessorChaos2050]

I'm definitely upgrading my 1TB WD black sn850 SSD with heatsink to the 4TB seagate firecuda 530 with heatsink for my PS5 it's $479 right now that's a steal.🥂😏

[@GarrettMusic1]

that's pretty great!

[@ProfessorChaos2050]

@@GarrettMusic1 indeed I recently upgraded my series x to the 2TB expansion storage card as well.

[@kspades2530]

bro wth are you doing with 4tb

[@ProfessorChaos2050]

@@kspades2530 having alot of storage I got 2TB left.

[@jollama]

@@kspades2530Forgot PS5 plays most PS4 games huh?