Ultimate SSD Guide for 2025 - Don't buy the WRONG Storage!

[@WireHedd]

I've been using Crucial T500 NVMe drives and absolutely no complaints. Fast and rock solid.

[@Hybrid_Phantom]

Crucial is the King and also the OG!

[@gregs7918]

Also, Crucial Storage Executive software is as good as Samsung Magician

[@ulysseslee9541]

Crucial = Micron

[@Real_MisterSir]

990 Pro 2TB for whatever use case I have. Has good speeds, has decent tb written, has dram cache, isn't absurdly expensive, doesn't get as hot as the gen5 drives, and since firmware update is reliable like Samsung drives tend to be. For my 3D workflow it's perfect, and it's good for gaming and default OS operation too. Usually there isn't a big enough price gap to really bother considering other drives in its segment tbh

[@msg360]

indeed I have a 980 pro currently as my OS and the 990 pro 4tb as storage ,apps and soon ram cache for Blender

[@aliensounddigital8729]

Got 2x gen4 nvme 990 pro 4TB. Only for gaming though. Yeah expensive. Love em' though. May switch to crucial ssd's/nvme's. Have had a good experience with crucial for ddr5 ram. If and when these drives fail. Looks like 2025 may just suck for prices.

[@motesquid]

Always love a chart, really don't like when you call out a specific line item in the chart without some form of highlight or focus on it. The solidigm shout at 12:15 is basically what I mean. I don't like having to back up the video a few seconds or pause to identify what the topic is. Appreciate the content. Edit: Rewatched that section after commenting, was too busy trying to find Solidigm in the chart, I didn't even hear the Samsung shout alongside it.

[@MG0301]

my dumb-ass thought that Obama video is REAL :))))

[@threadripper979]

That was garbage tier fakery. Just wait until the next presidential election - you won't be able to tell truth from fiction.

[@Sams911]

well we is a known lair

[@JayrosModShop]

I've got a 64PB Gen 6 SSD I'd like to sell you, just $1K. 😉

[@Sadler2010]

1 TB SN850X as my main drive and planning to get a 2-4TB one as a secondary NVMe.

[@guardianali]

I would love either a separate companion video or an additional section on your next SSD show down video, that goes over PCIE lanes and their affect on these drives and importance of paying attention to which slots, mobo specs, etc...

[@denisj32]

Amazing video and thaks for all past videos about this M.2 nvme ssd-s

[@RyanGazling]

With this quality and workrate, there's NO WAY he's human! 🔥

[@Ducki3.-]

I got like 200 dollars off of my t705 ssd during Black Friday and cyber Monday. So I think I got my moneys worth

[@WireHedd]

for sure.

[@AshtonCoolman]

I have two SN850X SSDs but recently got a Crucial T500. The T500 is the king! Gen 5 SSDs are just too hot and I don't need that on my Crosshair X670E Hero.

[@duvanflo8643]

Which one is better bro?

[@luffydobrasil1758]

This was super helpful, thanks.

[@DeclanRyanRising]

Thank you for this deep dive.

[@DragonKastle]

Amazing video. Thank you! Subscribed!

[@giorgosapo4508]

Awesome guide 👏👏 we are all grateful!

[@lazarustenebrae]

Absolutely fantastic video. So much useful and good information presented in a very concise and orderly manner. Thank you sir! Keep up the great work. 👍

[@raj.svc.google911]

Please talk about endurance (TBW) as well. Write endurance becomes a far more important metric with time, than raw read-write speed and performance.

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

My own way to see it write endurance tops performance. I'd rather have a slightly slower drive that don't fail than a blazing fast one that die on me. Now the good thing is that the real fast drives usually have a decent TBW. The bad thing is that some of the cheaper drives like the Kingston NV2 and NV3 has a TBW of 160 for the 512GB version, 320 for the 1TB version, 640 for the 2TB version and 1280 for the 4TB version. They are cheap, but not all that durable. Mean while the Kingston Fury Renegade has a TBW of 500 for the 512GB version, 1000 for the 1TB, 2000 for the 2 TB and 4000 for the 4TB. These are a little more expensive but a lot more durable. A drive with really low TBW is the Crucial P3 Plus that has a TBW of 220 for the 512GB, 220 for the 1GB, 440 for the 2TB and 800 for the 4TB. Yes they are cheap, but they are definitely not the most durable. Notice that the TBW doesn't rise between the 515GB and 1TB version? Yea not something I've seen on other drive models.

[@MrGeekan]

Wow, I like your English language, it's very clear and you gave us a lot of details of SSDs. Thank you very much.

[@patrickford18]

Thank you for a very informative video!

[@radeksparowski7174]

no U.2 form factor? 7,68 TB capacities getting competitive prices and for a serious heavy duty workstation a better solution than m.2

[@bhargav_saikia]

The only SSD I’ve ever owned is Gammix S70 blade. Any recommendations which costs around that and is better?

[@WhiteFox-void]

Pls do a review on the Asus Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE . Thank you❤

[@dono42]

I was surprised to find that the Solidigm P41/P44 series is now discontinued, as per their webpage. It does not list a replacement either. I guess this will not be available after stock runs out.

[@aliensounddigital8729]

Did want too try solidigm. The reviews for those drives said to be wary though. Quality issues. Maybe that's why.

[@dono42]

@@aliensounddigital8729 I have a few Solidigm P44 and they are my favorite SSD so far. I hope that I can get a few more before stock runs out. Solidigm seems to have discontinued their entire client lineup. I suspect they are focusing on enterprise instead.

[@ronnor58h]

As always, excellent tutorial. I built my first computer ever using your guides. It was invaluable. I can honestly say, I would have had an extremely difficult time with the process, if it wasn't for your tutorials. Thank you so much for posting. I do use your links every chance I get. Have an awesome day!

[@tridens6708]

I use Crucial and Samsung WD 😊

[@raynel8495]

@9:10 How does Windows File Explorer Bottle Neck your transfer speeds?

[@MitchellTheMitch]

My guess is thermal throttling, and random read/writes are different than sequential.

[@raynel8495]

@MitchellTheMitch How would Windows File Explorer cause your storage to over heat? It does not seem like a very demanding application.

[@spyrospapadopoulos3376]

Antivirus is one reason that File Explorer will bottle neck transfer speeds especially when transferring a lot small files like database files or drivers

[@d0iu]

Kingston FURY Renegade has a TBW of 1PBW/1TB, which I believe it is worth noting. Also, is is marketed as a slightly better performer than KC3000, but very similar, using the same Phison E18 controller. How come they are so far apart in some of your charts?

[@walkitlikeitalkit.4692]

Arc B580 video please.

[@ScottGrammer]

What you need to know about the B580: You can't buy one.

[@theTechNotice]

testing!

[@Real_MisterSir]

@@ScottGrammer I can get about 1000 of them rn in Denmark no problem.. is it rough in other parts of the world? Maybe the hype and scalping was way above what Intel themselves expected from the launch reception in bigger markets

[@ScottGrammer]

@@Real_MisterSir Here in the USA I can find only one retailer listing the actual Intel unit, and that's NewEgg. They are out of them, as well as all the board partner models. Amazon has some off-brand units for over $400, and the real deal is being scalped all over eBay for around $425 - $450. I've been trying to buy an Intel model for days now with no success. NewEgg says they'll be back in stock in early January, but we'll see.

[@ScottGrammer]

@@Real_MisterSir I replied to you earlier, But someone somewhere does not want these kind of comments posted, and keeps deleting them. So, I'll try again. I can only find one retailer here in the USA that is offering the OG Intel B580 (NewEgg), and they're out of them, as well as all the board partner models. Meanwhile, the "Jungle Site" has some off-brand board partner models for well over $400 USD, and of course scalpers are inundating fleabay with units for about $425 - $450. I've been trying to buy an Intel-branded B580 since they came out, to no avail. And I will NOT pay more than retail for it.

[@raynel8495]

Is there a difference between the Cardea A440 and the A440 Pro?

[@jayweb702]

I"ve had the 990 Pro for several months and compared to my old 970 EVO, it's a night and day difference in performance. Highly recommended!

[@raynel8495]

Does a Drive you use for a Cache Drive in a Video Editing workflow need to have DRAM Cache?

[@SteveSegura]

Great video. I video edit alot and you are absolutely correct.

[@JacobGagoOfficial]

Wow this video came out perfect time. Last night I almost placed my order for an SSD decided to wait to go in store this morning and I see this.

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

A lot of good points. What I'm personally are looking at is primarily the TBW. I HATE having drives die on me. With HDD's it usually means the data is lost unless you pay a company to save it. With a SSD it usually means you end up with a read only drive, which is better, but still troubling. So I look for drives with a high TBW score. Right now I have got stuck on the Kingston Fury Renegade where the 2TB drive has a TBW of 2000. Yes it's lower than the Seagate Firecuda 530 2TB that has a TBW of 2500, but it's also a lot cheaper. Now it doesn't score perfectly but in my opinion the durability is worth it.

[@paulfairchild8942]

Great video

[@Haamre]

How exactly does a NVMe benefit daily Windows usage, over a SATA SSD? Been on a 970 Evo Plus since 2019, and to be honest - I don't really see impactful differences compared to a regular SATA 870 Evo. 😕

[@TheSilverSmitih]

So what are your thoughts on HMB vs DRAM? I've heard that DRAM was made to compensate for a lack of buffering when using the SATA protocol and was carried over to M.2 drives when they started becoming popular. I've also heard that the new NVME protocol supporting HMB basically makes DRAM obsolete, but I haven't seen any long-term tests to verify if this affects drive longevity or performance.

[@theTechNotice]

Good question, I've used both for both and every scenario. Personally, can't tell the difference, only in benchmarks, but if you need solid consistent performance, DRAM drives do better. Have a look at the consistency test results HMB drives aren't doing that well in there.

[@δηου]

You could talk about the numbers of bit by cells, it could be cool to know the fiability of the ssd, even if in gen 4 most of them are in TLC, but wow I just discover yout channel and I love it (I love ssd too this is why this is the first video I click on)

[@antoniocepaj7544]

You just sort of saved me some money... I was thinking getting gen 5- crucial T705 2tb... as investment.... Now I'm gonna get gen-4 Kingston KC3000 4Tb (100€ less), or 2tb(300€ less ). I also wanted gigabyte atx X870 mb, but I'll go with gigabyte B650 micro atx, and save another 200€, therefore instead of 7600, I can get 9900X + better cpu cooler, that will make a decent performance difference, and for my needs it will probably be only cpu I'll need. ❤❤❤ Thank you.

[@Squidgy55]

I have Kingston SSDs. They're really fast and I've been using one of them for about 4 years now, no issues.

[@SNKev411]

Great video but what is the best ssd m.2 drive for gaming

[@Br--kfast]

thanks, now I’m getting more anxious about ssds than ever

[@voswouter87]

Which one is best for game load times?

[@oushies]

Is that the Fractal Refine chair? How do you like it? Did you review it or plan to do so?

[@theTechNotice]

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[@theTechNotice]

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[@QwietStorm]

Can you have a mix of NVMe drives inside a PCIe card or do they all have to be the same gen?

[@dolpoof2335]

How's the t-force cardea zero 1tb? It's on sale on amazon rn, has tlc and dram and seemingly nothing wrong with it.

[@Ray88G]

When we are getting the AMD Ai HX 395 PRO ?

[@rileymonaghan2575]

Have you ever tested Patriot Memory? It's pricing is amazing, and the Viper running Gen.4 speeds but I've been too nervous since I've never seen reviews on it

[@Crossfire2003]

Great video! I'd like to see a comparison between the Crucial T705 4TB (DRAM: 4GB) vs Corsair MP700 Pro SE 4TB with Air Cooler (DRAM: 8GB). I think that the Corsair beats Crucial.

[@camrolaguardia]

I just bought the Kingston KC3000 yesterday. :D

[@Squidgy55]

Good choice!

[@theTechNotice]

Good choice!

[@blueferrari397]

If you want a super-fast M.2 go for the Lexar NM790. Particularly gaming. In Australia, this is recommended by one of the biggest online retailers. Sensibly priced as well! I'm coming from Samsung M.2s and the problem is not so much the ridiculous price, but their hopeless customer service.

[@D_ND_H]

I have a sata drive port just sitting there. What to fill it with? Are there any big SATA SSD's that are still cheap but feels quick

[@Bramble451]

What about high capacity external RAID drives? For example, I've got two RAID 1 HDDs that are both using about 8tb space. I'm contemplating using two separate 8tb SSDs, a single 16tb SSD, or two separate 8tb SSDs with RAID 0 configuration, and use my old HDD RAIDs as backup devices. Also, the ports are going to be much slower than the drives themselves, but is it still worth getting faster SSDs because of read/write speeds, or is the connection to the PC going to be bottleneck on those speeds?

[@theTechNotice]

Depends how 'hot' the media is. If you're not actively using/working with the RAID1 media, keep it as HDD, cheaper and works just fine. I'd use nvme only if you need large capacity project drive for example :)

[@MrFreeman1981]

did you really say DRAMless SSD is good for OS drive? 12:20

[@MarlexFTW]

These are perfectly fine as a boot drive. DRAM mostly affects writes. Booting the OS or even playing games is mostly reading. It's unlikely you will ever notice a real-world performance difference in these use-cases.

[@dalesaudio]

So…am I correct in assuming that a lot more DDR5 with a RAM cache will be more responsive than a super fast m.2 ?

[@gogo0913]

Could you rate my ssd for gaming content? I do gaming while recording (usually 2-4 hours per session) and editing on 4K Or maybe give me suggestion. OS - WD BLACK 850X 1TB GAME STORAGE - WD BLACK 850x 2TB PROJECT - LEXAR NM790 4TB CACHE - KINGSTON RENEGADE 1TB Thank you

[@cheekster777]

Thank you.

[@manus4587]

Is it possible to use crucial t705 with macbook m4 max in any external ssd enclosure to attain the max read/write speed?

[@FafthriechRalofson]

no love for the MSI spatium drives? i love my 4tb m461 gen 4.

[@techluvin7691]

Awesome…….thank you!

[@kaseyboles30]

There is a 25mm wide spec in addition to the 22mm wide spec. However It's fairly recent (it's the same as the 22mm spec, just adds 3mm to width) and I am not aware of any drives using it. Have no clue what it's for except perhaps to allow more flexibility in controller size/shapes for gen5 and perhaps gen6 in a couple years.

[@Kambayusa]

Why no Kioxia drives?

[@ayomasukaja]

maybe should be on 1TB and 2 TB classes differently. put 4TB in the same class will be different like those KC. Price per value per TB against speed will be interesting.

[@worldcup1647]

Which is the best for ps5?

[@TazzSmk]

bought Fury Renegade 4TB during this years black friday, great deal (much cheaper than 990 evo) and great performance, and no overheating being used in 3.0 slot :)

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

And a TBW of 4000 is higher than most others. So good buy.

[@KurushimiVrishraka]

I really wish to get the t705, but it's just too many people having trouble with the temp. Until it gets better like Samsung Evo Plus temp around 50-55c, then I'm sold. Though my heart still longing for Crucial.

[@3DKreateFPV]

Tech notice, look into the P44PRO caching issue. I have one in my daily driver laptop and it was great till about 250gb were written. After that it doesn't clear the slc cache and I belive it is the write speed, it went down to 3000 mbps. Just for the record I haven't heard any youtubers mention it

[@stalbaum]

A little wrong, nvme is backward and forward compatible. A gen 4 drive in a gen 3 slot will actually maximize the performance of the gen3 slot in most instances... As fast as the interface can go while the gen4 drive takes it easy. A sure way to go as fast as your gen3 slot can possibly go.

[@kevinh5024]

Is there a way to verify TBW to date?

[@Swecan76]

I just went with a WD SN850X 2TB. It's right up there. Not the best. But it will be plenty good enough. Longevity is more what I care for. I actually still have my first SSD I ever bought a Mushkin 256GB and it's still 100% and it has had tons of data back and forth. An old SATA 6GB drive.

[@X862go]

Thanks man 🙌🙌

[@georgeindestructible]

The best disk in my opinion is the one that focusing on having the most power, the most endurance, huge dram and secondary slc cache and 4k random read and write speeds the rest are way less important.

[@pdr7133]

usually put my system in a small ssd(240~512) separate from app and game so does that drive need dram cache?

[@VTOLfreak]

Always buy the version without the heatsink! If you need a M.2 cooler, buy one yourself. For the simple reason that some of these heatsinks cannot be easily removed or you will void the SSD warranty if you do.

[@jaylee2656]

Hi, what if nas systen like unraid with raid mutliple nvme, do it really need Dram ?

[@EthelbertCoyote]

Storage is all about use case. While you will not "feel" the speed of most Gen 5 drives just as a note be careful NVMe drives and endurance there are drives coming that will be HUGE but not for creators as their endurance is significantly reduced,. For "footage only" drives this may be fine but for OS drives that house things like swap files, caches, anything oft overstored you have a potential problem. Get drives with good cache memory amounts and higher endurance. Finally if you have to choose, choose drives with lower base temps and better random reads.

[@stclaws9580]

02:22 "if you enjoy videos like this" - how would i know if i enjoy videos like this if it's been only 10% of the video? it would make sense to ask at the END of the video, where i'd know whether i've enjoyed the video.

[@davepusey]

I've personally found that SATA SSDs are plenty fast enough, even when recording live 2160p50 Prores footage to them on a HyperDeck.

[@rsher_digital-art]

Please make a build specifically for running Blender.

[@clajmate69]

i already buy my nvme last last week this is kinda late TwT i do some research but this video discuss most of the things you need for nvme

[@peterpumpkineater301]

That was the absolute Best Intro Ever, Trump Yeah!

[@Wannes_]

I just had my Samsung 980 system drive fail It was only 3 years old (2022.02) Time to send it back as these have a 5 year warranty

[@op_jazz]

I got the godlike board and feel like I need gen 5 & already have 10 tb of Samsung 990 pro. I gotta get 4 tb of gen 5 for two slots for some reason. 3 tb would add up to 13tb and that's an unlucky number

[@thomaskatt4450]

SN850X 8tb was $550 on amazon for cyber monday, now its $650

[@MrFoxRox]

Very informative video that cuts through all of the silly nonsense and hype associated with storage. PCIe 5.0 is really a waste that steals resources from motherboards and attached components that could be put to a much better use (extra M.2 slots, SATA ports and PCIe slots).

[@onoffgeorg9828]

Kingston kc3000, fury renegade 2tb. Real Write speeds 6000 mb.sec, lower 1500mb.sec. Most other nvme drop to 100-500 mb sec Kc3000 is a king of nvme

[@Squidgy55]

👍👍👍

[@shivanshshivi811]

yo.. video idea and I need it too, compare gpus cpus etc acc to creators, and especially I mean laptop ones

[@omarbassal6281]

Everyone is talking about b 580 gaming where is intel b580 for creators

[@theTechNotice]

Coming out new year, testing it now!

[@omarbassal6281]

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[@kevinlsims7330]

Buy The Gen 4 Drives! It Will be Quite Some Time Before We Can Reach Those Speeds! I Am Running The WD Black And The Sabrient Rocket Drives In My Systems! Both Drives Max Out The Speed Of The Bus In My PCIE 3 System! What To Look For Is Cache Size! We Are At The Point Where The Silicon Can Not Switch As Fast!! For Example Lets Talk RAM! 3200 MHZ CL15 Ram Is The Same Speed As 6400MHZ CL32! It Takes Twice As Many Clock Cycles To get The DATA Out of The Memory As The 3200 Stick!!! I Might Be Wrong But That Is The Way I Understand t!

[@ulysseslee9541]

the truth I believe, Gen 3 of speed(3500MB/s) is enough for normal people for their OS, programs, even u can use a SATA drive for your game drive but it is slower when installing games. the speed u need the Gen4/Gen 5 when u download & installation of your steam library / other high volume size of program & related assets, such as u play Flight Sim 2020/2024 every day, u will need the Gen4/Gen5 SSD. 2. and then, u need to see the figures of randam read/write at the SSD reviews/benchmarks, higher is better 3. high recommend buy the SSD have DRAM cache 4. not recommand use the SSD for massive downloading, better to use traditional / NAS Hard drive 5. I still recommand people if u can, the SSD for OS is exclusive for it only, other documents, photos, games may use other storage devices, SSD, Hard Disk for them, make the OS drive clean and avoid the data lose and trouble when the OS drive fail/system failed.

[@pureheartvisuals]

Bro, you bought political satire into Tech videos. 😂. Stay focused.

[@specialtofu]

seeing all those nvme drives giving me bay harbor butcher vibes

[@rileymonaghan2575]

Also surprised the Orico appears so slow since it's advertised as gen 4 and over 7000mb/s and glad I saw that so I don't buy it!

[@Zomacomyt]

Literally just bought a new ssd 10 days ago

[@PolluxChung]

This looks like a very expensive episode 🤑

[@markjohnson6498]

I have a truck that can carry ten tons but it needs 4 lanes to drive on. I have another truck that can carry ten tons but it only needs 2 lanes to drive on. Neither one is faster than the other and both take the same amount of time to make the delivery. By investing in another truck like truck 2, I can deliver 20 tons in the same amount of time using the same amount of lanes. My point is holy crap thats a lot of cocaine.

[@onoffgeorg9828]

Try to get mobo with 3 or more! m.2 slots..they write ez 2.000 _3.000 mb sec😊

[@techluvin7691]

Big maybe on that hard drive speed. 🤔

[@williameverets2736]

Why doer no one talk TBW life of the drive?

[@theTechNotice]

Did you see the endurance bit?

[@williameverets2736]

@@theTechNotice You talked at the end of the video it is hard to find that info out when looking at ssd amazon question sometime gives the info thank you

[@guardianali]

1:29 Giggidy

[@mickymack1230]

Surely you mean Giga BITS per second, not megaBytes?

[@theTechNotice]

BYTES, Mega BYTES and GIGA BYTES , not bits :)

[@mickymack1230]

@@theTechNotice Ok, ok keep your shirt on!

[@pitspeedtv]

WOW! You managed to open your mind to metrics that matter, and yet STILL managed to miss the mark! That’s actually amazing! You have now reached the Blinder leading the blind benchmark bro! That’s amazing!