Where and how much? 🤔

@@713Franky Best Buy & Amazon have them on sale, and I’m sure other places as well! Go for the non-branded SKUs. During Prime early access I saw a 2TB 850 for $210

How is the drive performing? I just bought the 2tb with heatsink SN850X for the same reason. Pricing is better with the new version.

@@chelsz1636 Working just fine! I also bought a smaller external SSD just for moving games around just in case, but yeah I've noticed no noticable difference between the internal and the sn850x so far.

@@TheRealAlpha2 that's so strange cause everyone is reporting it noticably faster than the internal that it comes with.

(all with heatsinks)

I just bought the sn850x 2tb version on amazon and in the description it does indeed say it is compatible with PS5.

The prices of flash storage are crashing through the floor right now, I just bought the SN850X 4TB for $229.99 USD. I'm going to use it simply for my games library on a PC.

​@mygaffer where did you get it at that price? Currently 299 at BestBuy.

I just buyed today the 4TB version for 293 bucks on Amazon.

@@Aspire705 Thanks!

Apparently the PS5 can't utilize it though and in it's confusion about the newer architecture, actually makes it perform a couple milliseconds slower. It's over $100 cheaper right now though so best to get it while the gettin' is good.

Yet it doesn't show up in the PS5 real world testing

In a PC yes, but unfortunately the PS5 can't utilise the full speed capability of the X version. In the video, the X version tests slower, only by a small amount but it's significant because the X version used is twice the capacity of the regular version. Anyone who knows anything about SSDs knows that higher capacity drives of the same model always have increased performance over thier lower capacity counterparts. Take the 850X for example, the 2TB version has around an average of around 10% higher effective speed than its 1TB counterpart (in PC). In fact, PC tests show that comparing the exact drives used in the video, the 850X 2TB is on average 25% faster than the 1TB regular version... yet when it's used in the PS5 it's testing 30MB/s slower. That's the reason it's cheaper also, because in order to achieve the highest speeds it has to used in a PC with the right software. Whereas the regular SN850 can achieve its speeds in any compatible application, making it more useful and in turn more valuable (hence the higher price).

And slower

Same! Did you get it for 169?

@@tomburnham6640 is it really?

@@Mike49503 Pause at 2:30 and look at the numbers... also bear in mind a 2TB SSD will perform better than a 1TB of the same and yet the 2TB X version is still reading slower than the 1TB normal version here. My 2TB regular version read at 6605MB/s... faster than both of these readings.

@@tomburnham6640 its acctualy the opposite, higher the storage, slower the speed. So yeah, the sn850x is better

If youre not a casual gamer upgrade to 4tb sn850x skip the 2tb. Avoid upgrading from 1 to 2 then getting the 4 like myself

With future Unreal Engine 5 titles, the size of those games is going to increase. Something to think about.

@@Roody4594 why 4tb for competitive games ? And less delay right?

@@xNNef (For ps5 purpose)My comment is related to the inconvenience of filling up the sd quick depending of the type of gamer you are. I upgrade from1tb to 2tb then to 4tb by the time this video was made. So my suggestion is getting the 4tb in your first upgrade unless you have other good use for those sd. The sequential read in all storage models of the sn850x are the same and eventhough i upgrade from the standard sn850 (1tb & 2tb) and currently to sn850x 4tb does extra 300 mbs does not seem to translate to a significant ps5 performance.

If you mean literally, then it's just one out and one in 🤷🏻‍♂️ but if you mean in terms of copying stuff from one to the other, you can't. You'd have to copy your games to an external drive or the internal storage and copy them back to the new one after that swap

@@tomburnham6640 yes thats what I end up doing. Thanks.

I just brought one but idk what heatsink I should buy with it

@@giovanivasquez6918 I prefered to choose the 2TB with performance heatsink (WD) rather than 4TB without one and having to install what could end not dissipating the heat properly and damage the ssd in the long term use

So I had a long chat with a WD agent. If somebody thinks I'm wrong on the below, then please let me know.. They seemed handcuffed in what they could say, as adding a third-party heartsink to a 4TB SN850X that is sold without a heatsink be inadvisable as this would void the warranty. However, I’m pretty sure that using a third party heatsink like Sabrent would be fine, as the different capacities of the SN850X SSDs will be essentially identical to the other SN850X SSDs in terms of dimensions / specifications / the manner in which they emit heat. Hence there is likely no particular physical reason that necessitates that WD not offer a heatsink option for the 4 TB version of the drive (unfortunately you can’t just buy one… if your PC motherboard has a heatsink then the drive would not need one). The SN850X SSDs generate less heat than the SN850 SSDs. So say if we lived in a world where people commonly used third party heatsinks with SN850 SSDs successfully for PS5 use...then this would also likely work with the 4tb SN850X, even though this would be "inadvisable" and not recommended due to voiding the warranty etc.

I believe it is mostly a re-designed heatsink. I can’t see any other difference in numbers.

I just bought a similar deal to that on Amazon today lol. Same drive 2TB model.

@@johnnyjets2343 it's so nice being able to have a ton of different games ready to go

@@jorgenajera8320 you won't regret it, I love mine. 400% storage capacity when added to the ps5 and it's a bit faster. For $180? No brainer.

@@bradbeck2601 right? Stupid deal

I don’t think it’s overkill a 1TB wouldn’t give you much more storage so a 2TB is probably fine. I was thinking about a 4TB but do think that would be overkill for me. 2TB is good for this generation of Playstation.

The X version.

I’d buy the 2020 version… the SN850

It will but it’s recommended that you get one with heat sink

Me too.

must be the missing heatsink that's slowing it down due to heat.

@@codringlide6493 No way it's down to lack of heatsink, the test is started and completed in less than 6 seconds, wouldn't be enough time to build up enough heat to cause any throttling.

@@tomburnham6640 come on...its BARELY the same numbers...and im sure the 850x will last longuer

@@danbigboss6484Well my regular SN850 tested at 6605MB/s in the PS5 which is quite abit faster. Also all of these drives have a high TBW rating... You're more likely to buy the PS6 before wearing any of them out.

the new SN850X achieved 7,377MB/s reads and 6,673MB/s writes, whereas the older SN850 delivered only 6,974M/s reads and 5,194MB/s writing. Those numbers translate into a 5% uplift on reads and a 28% improvement on writes.15 sept. 2022

But my SN850X in my PS5 has more storage capacity than the original SN850

@@dionr1168 how come?

@@naegleriafowleri2230 Only the new one has a 4TB model. I bought the 4TB one for my PS5, along with the ElecGear heatsink (which I discovered on this channel, actually).

It would explain why that is the one on sale for Black Friday, not the original.

Hey, Question! So they’re both PS5 compatible, and my main reason for wanting one is just to plug it into my PS5, for more storage. Is the cheapest one the best option? Thank you!

the 850x plenty techs spec explained this

are you aware you need a 10% SSD FREE SPACE to ensure to not scrap your SSD in average/long term use ... ??

It's over $100 cheaper now. Wonder if they are trying to phase it out for some reason?

How is the X version slower when he shows the number of R/W being higher than the non-X version?

@@sonyx5332 Ignore the specs, the test is what matters. Look at 2:52 Then also factor in the X version used in the test is 2TB which will perform better than the 1TB X version and yet against a 1TB original SN850 it still tests slower.

@@tomburnham6640 I can only assume its bc it had no heatsink. Then again nothing was running long enough for considerable heat to build up. I personally bought the non ps5 version with 2tb jus for the price difference. Saved sum money. Works just as fine for me

@@schneiderjoachim1588 A longer test would have required a heatsink but as you say it shouldn't have been long enough to cause throttling. Also bear in mind that the PS5 can't fully utilize the SSD. The X version has Game Mode 2.0 that can only be utilized on Windows (PC) which might be where the higher speed spec has come from. For PS5 use this would make it identical or potentially slower if they removed something else to facilitate the Game Mode. In all honesty this is one of the faster tests iv seen for the SN850X, a few of my friends bought them and tested them and the PS5 reported between 6410-6480Mb/s. Which is considerably slower than the regular SN850 tests iv seen including my own.

PS5 have its bottleneck to 7000Mb/s so anything higher than 5000 is just fine

Use a heat sink! You can buy one for like 9 dollars. I've had my SSD every since they unlocked the expansion slot and I haven't had a problem since.

@@FJTabb I can find a crappy one for $9 in my country, I'm not sure it does anything for the heat as it looks badly made. So as it stands, a 1tb stick either costs 100 euros or 150 euros where I'm at.

How is it?

Same problem, 6259MB/s

@@111harmy its still about 1000 more than the internal ps5 ssd... also i think its minimal lower heating. So also good sides. I cannot check for firmware updates for the ssd since I dont have any pc. Did you check? WD support told me to do so

I got the SN850X 2TB with heatsink and it showed 6622 read speed so it's faster than my previous samsung 980 pro 2TB with heatsink that had 6425 read speed, with that said strange results compared to you guy's

@@TheCorne87 on ps5? Did you make an update?

@@gangs0846 No nothing i recieved it yesterday maybe it's because i have the latest model of the ps5 the CFI-1216A?

No it's the ps5's limit, well slightly below the limit but nothing to worry about

@@Highlandword9 thanks

They give people options with or without the SSD come with a heat sink version or you can use third-party heat sinks but the non-heat sink is normally a couple dollars cheaper

yeah comparing 1TB to 2TB....

Wait so you’re saying a difference in seconds that you won’t even really notice is better over an extra terabyte of space?!! Huh??

@@schneiderjoachim1588 @TheLegend is a Legendary Moron because the SN850x is slower BECAUSE the guy tested a 2TB vs a 1TB : Larger equal slower performance (the 4TB would be 16 second slower than the 1TB but not only that the 850x heat LESS than the standard 850 (2tb vs 2tb) so yeah the 850x is TRULY BETTER !

@@danbigboss6484 LMFAOOOOO that first sentence was hilarious

Fire me over a link to your video when you've finished it ..

@@nascompares Just saw a more efficient video

Not to worry...I'm sure your video is better, as you are a pro. Just fire me the link to you video in the comments. Cheers

@@nascompares I can see where they're coming from tbh. If one just wants to see comparison results this video is too long-winded. I skipped through most of it myself to see the data I was interested in. Longer videos are great for documentary type stuff or for indepth reviews about a specific product, but not necessarily for a benchmark comparison. No offense or disrespect though. Thanks for your video!