Some important notes: - All tests were done with a high-end, i9-12900K, Z690, DDR5 rig with a 20 Gigabit USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port. If you're wondering why none are showing "1000MB/s or more" like some marketing claims, that is because games usually consist of a lot of smaller files that are much harder to read or copy. - In case it wasn't clear from the thumbnail, title and video: I am ONLY looking at Gaming Performance today, followed by value (price), because that's what I think a gaming SSD should be about. I am not weighing any unique features at all! So if you want to pay more for an SSD with RGB or IP ratings, or prefer to buy a super lightweight one (weight graph is in the video), that is entirely up to you! - OBVIOUSLY there is more to game loading than just your SSD performance, and actual time savings will vary per system and per game. Your biggest upgrade is always going from any HDD to any SSD, and upgrading from a slower SSD (assuming you own one already) to a faster one isn't nearly as important. But why settle for something that performs worse when this video shows that great performers don't have to be expensive at all? 😉 - Regarding capacity: I know some people will get upset that there are different capacities in the graphs. That's just the way it has to be as I cannot just buy every drive in the capacity I would like (If you want to change that, free to donate using paypal or the super thanks button for example, so I can buy even more SSDs next time ;) ). BUT, while it’s generally true that larger SSDs perform better than slower ones, the benefits beyond 1 TB are usually insignificant, AND that is more relevant with internal drives than external ones. That’s why I included the Samsung T7 Shield in both 1TB and 2TB capacities, just to show you they will offer pretty much the same level of performance. The same goes for other products as well (I have several in multiple capacities, but that I did not include in the graph). So generally speaking, this tier list will NOT change whether you’re looking at 500GB, 1 TB or 2TB models, and even cross capacity comparisons hold a lot of weight. As always, hope you enjoy the video and if you have any questions, just ask! 😘
It's impressive the amount of work required to perform these tests, digest all the data and come up with so clear and informative graphs. The watch count of this channel should be in the tens of millions.
Thank you SO MUCH for this! I'd gone round in circles trying to work out what I really needed. You solved it in one (thoroughly researched and informative) video! Currently the X8 is far and away the best deal.
I find it really interesting how the SanDisk Extreme Pro that is supposed to be rated at 2000MB/s consistently seems to be slower than the Crucial X8 which is only rated at 1050MB/s that is quite crazy that SanDisk is able to get away with lying to their customers about their performance of their drives. I think my next External SSD will most likely be the Crucial X8. That is very surprising.
Been following your channel for quite a while and I'm always impressed with your content. Anyways I just got a Flow Z13 last April and since the model I got was the i7-12700H it only came with a 512GB SSD. Ended up getting a Crucial X8 based on this video to augment my storage. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this video. Got the Crucial X8 because of it and I'm so in love with it! Games load SO FAST. I literally don't even think about the fact that it's an external SSD
One note to have better control in testing and benchmark with a better control, try to use same TB capacity. Given that some that have smaller Capacity are designed for faster loads than those that are higher in capacity or vice versa. The Bandwidth is saturated by the information and capacity. If we put 1TB with 1TB makes better control than having a 2TB to 1TB face off. Just a note
Hello, a superb product review once again. I learned a lot and I do have a use for an external. Thanks again for the usual hard work you do to prepare your reviews for us. Stay well.
Thanks to your review I found Gigabyte Vision 1TB (Very hardly indeed) for 175 Eur in my country and purchase it. It was only 10 Eur more expensive than Samsung T7 Shield which was my first pick before watching this review. I have tested it in real live scenario (2K, 4K Videos, pictures, documents etc. but not games) and it is fastest thing I have ever used for that mater, I'm impressed. Tnx for your review again. :)
First video I have ever saw from you but Iby Gosh I appreciate how thorough you have been with testing and explaining your reasoning for each spec and why you think it's important. So you got a sub from me for the effort you have put into doing your own research and testing. Getting such a well-scripted video to summarize 27 different SSDs of which you personally tested must have been at minimum a month of work if not more. Plus the cost of obtaining all of them even minus the discount you get from claiming business expenses and the like must have cost a bomb to do as well.
Best dedicated video so far! But definitely need an update as new performing products have just been released such as the brand new Samsung T9, the Crucial X9, X9 Pro and X10 Pro, also the Teamgroup MS200 for example. Would be interested in how they perform compared to best options in your video :-)
@@TechTesters I've also seen the new portable SSD Corsair EX100U which performs great! Also ADATA is about to launch a brand new USB4 SE920 external SSD which would probably outperform competitors in case we have a USB4 compatible port (but backwards compatible with USB 3 gen 2x2, gen 2 and below). Would be interesting also to consider the new USB4 SSD NVMe enclosures such as ZikeDrive or HyperDrive Next 😬
Thank you Nada 👍🤩 for such an in-depth review and definitely some interesting models there to keep an eye on …. The good ones and the ones to avoid altogether 😇👍🥰. Much appreciated as I’m looking at some external SSD for game and file back ups
Nada we need more videos from you, you're my go to tech review channel, i was hoping you did a review on the fractal torrent but you didnt. Anyway hoping for more uploads from your channel . PS im on the fence for a wireless keyboard and mouse with low latency please make a round up and review video if you can
99% of the videos ive watched today to try and find out details on if gaming is actually possible refuse to cover latency and fps stutters caused by a slowed connection. Thank you for being the only person who actually knew what they were talking about and going into details on the only part that most gamers are looking for "can it run without stutters"...
I feel the best external ssd is always a proper ssd enclosure with a decent internal ssd inside it. Almost all the external ssds all come without a dram cache, and I believe hmb (host memory buffer) would not work over a usb connection, so durabilty and random io performance would suffer quite a lot.
I considered adding that option, but it would just be way too many options (tons of enclosures, tons of SSDs), so I decided to keep it to "ready to go" products only. Might do in the future though ;)
Thank you for the amazing comparison! I snagged the T7 Shield 2TB for $129 back in August, and it's been the perfect compliment for my PS4 games with my PS5.
Don't forget you can install new game to external storage you just need to transfer them to internal when you play them. NVMe in an enclosure is a good idea, I have a SK Hynix P31 Gold P31 in an enclosure and a Samsung Evo 870 in a 2.5 inch enclosure. NVMe is marginally faster but both transfer between 2 and 2.5Gbps
Thanks Nada, this is really good information as I am always looking to get faster SSD's. Mine are hanging off of a PS5 where I store the PS4 games. Interestingly I build my own 2Tb with a PCIe 4x4 that performs great (about 970write and 900 read). And I am now looking for a USB4 enclosure that will be able to out perform all of them - it is hanging off of a MBP16 and want to test if I can get it at least to around 2800/2600. Lekker even prutsen :-D
Excellent info! I was just about to buy a Kingston XS2000 for my Xbox Series S. I am now going to get the Crucial X8. I need to move games back and forth in order to play Xbox Series S specific games.
I liked the video the gigabyte wasn’t available at my Best Buy, so my second go will be the x8 it has a really good price at 2tb but I just bought the 4tb to be totally sure and preferred it over a Nvme ssd, Im not into opening my laptop or let anyone else doing it.
This is what I was looking for I see so many SSD's that are too pricey like over 200 and if I learnt anything working at an electronics retail centre is that pricier doesn't exactly mean better. It all depends on what you intent to use it for and really it feels like stamping LED's and calling it "gaming" is the same as stamping "organic" onto food. You just do that and instantly its way more expensive
Thanks! Awesome video! Got the WD my passport. Should have been the crucial x8 but it’s pricier than the WD in my region. Still the WD m.p. is also great! My game load time is much faster now.
All ssd internal or external are super fast for gaming, only difference it makes is in load times and that too isnt that much different for all. Id still go for samsung its the most reliable.
In your follow up video will you consider rating drives best used to install an OS on? I love using flash drives to make virtual systems on my main rig but would like to upgrade to an external SSD eventually. I am also not sure how the hardware encryption would work in this case (if at all) or if it is just better to use Bitlocker. Any advice would be appreciated!
Six in the half months later, I got my Samsung T7 Shield for Christmas today, at this point, this is why Hard Disk Drive is always slower than Solid State Drive on my laptop while gaming, so soon as I got a Samsung T7 Shield, it's a shame when Samsung T7 Shield is normally slower than a Gigabyte Vision Drive while gaming, but the Hard Disk Drive is even a lot much slower than Gigabyte Vision Drive while gaming, so maybe one day, I'll buy a 2tb Gigabyte Vision Drive + Solid State Drive in it on Amazon until day one.
Thank you for the incredibly comprehensive but succinct breakdown! Do you have any opinion on how much the load time differences may matter to the average user? How noticeable were the speed differences in a blind test to you? If they were noticeable, did you feel you hit any point of diminishing returns comparing faster drives to slower ones? Thank you again!
would not hurt to mention those are glued in and most of them have proprietary interfaces soldered on, same like with external 2,5" hdds - if f.e. the file allocation table gets damaged you can say goodbye to the device connected via usb, with proprietary sata or m.2 nvme port you would have a chance to connect it directly to a motherboard and try repair or format it yet.... anyhow, external box and a regular ssd are a better solution, and you can reuse the older small drive from your computer when you upgrade it with a newer bigger and better one...
I have the Asus Arion and i'm very happy with it, spend 50euro voor only the adapter and a 100euro for 1tb samsung 970 evo. It is very easy to switch the nvme inside. Don't know the storie for these prebuild versions but I can recommend the empty adapter!
i digress but data integrity is a subject not most talked about since ssd is being marketed as vastly durable and fast compared to hdd..it;ll be interesting to see future benchmark not only based on speed but doing stress test to check for reliability
It's just not something you can actually test. You'd have to stress at least several samples of each drive 24/7 for a few years to really start seeing differences, and by that time everyone will be buying completely different drives anyway. It'll be interesting, but it's not really viable.
Hi, Thank You so much for your extensive and comprehensive review. However, I am not sure which direction to go in. All of a sudden my continuity camera started to give me problems. I think the fix might be an external SSD, but am not sure. It might just be software, but an apple tech said it might be that my external is too slow to handle it all. It does take a while to boot up and doesn't work in my main user account, but does in a new and fresh user account. I'm using a 2017 i7 iMac.with an iphone 14.. Should I look into the ones you use for live gaming or something else. I would like to boot up in it and do everyday things in it..... I would think that any of the SSD's would work as it would be better than the traditional one I am currently using. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
Great work as always. Would you consider making a Gen 3 nvme ssd roundup? I'm looking to buy a secondary 2TB drive for my games and I'm not sure what's the best option. The cheapest I can find is the Crucial P2 at around 160 euros but I don't know if I would be sacrificing too much in terms of performance.
The crucial p2 has no dram cache, and recently got silently downgraded to qlc, so I would avoid it like the plague. I see that the 970 evo plus has dropped in price tremendously on amazon, and even though samsung silently swapped the components, it is still a tlc drive with a dram cache. When it is on sale, the price on amazon sg is 150 sgd for tb, and I have seen as low as 140 sgd before. I got the 2tb 970 evo plus at 271 sgd, and I imagine the usd or euro pricing might be closer to 200.
I will be doing a roundup on NVMe SSDs in general, but I don't have the P2. Looking here, the P5 isn't much more expensive and the much, much safer option imho!
@@TechTesters Yes, the P5 is a rather mediocore ssd, but at least it is decent and is priced accordingly. Although for some reason from what I see on amazon the new p5 plus is somehow cheaper than the p5 at times, and the p5 plus is much better than the p5, so it may be worth it even if it is only going onto a gen 3 slot.
@@TechTesters Except I can't seem to find a 2TB P5 anywhere. It seems to be out of stock in most places I usually shop and the P5 Plus is a bit too expensive. The Samsung 970 Evo would be the safe choice, yes, but I was hoping I could get away with spending a bit less. Regardless, I would be very interested in seeing how some of the more affordable NVMe drives perform, like the Crucial P2, WD Blue SN550 and SN570, WD Green SN350, Kioxia EXCERIA G2, Kingston NV1, Lexar M610, Patriot P300, Intel 660p and 670p, ADATA SX6000 Pro to name a few.
@@chrys9256 At the 2tb capacity, I think it would make more sense to get a qlc drive with dram cache over a tlc drive without a dram cache if you really want to cheap out. No point getting a qlc drive without a dram cache, it is the worst of both worlds. I am not sure if the 660p and 670p come in 2tb capacities (the 670p also seems to be grossly overpriced for me in amazon, costing even more than the 970 evo plus while the 660p is one of the oldest qlc drives and has rather horrible performance), and I think the rest of the drives in your list are dram-less tlc drives. Some qlc drives that come with dram are the sabrent rocket q, corsair mp400 and the teamgroup mp34q. I recommend looking at them if you are getting a 2tb drive, but please avoid getting them at 500gb or less.
i dont see nobody on the internet and i mean zero people... talking about how the ssd cables are very small to put on a desktop , i mean the cables should be longer where do i put the ssd ? i dont wanna leave it hanging smh
Would you recommended for just putting files and games the crucial x9 idk how to find the mbit but I do see it says Crucial X9 2TB Portable SSD • Up to 1050MB is that a good t choose? Sorry I’m new 😭
i just picked up a crucial x9 pro for really cheap on ebay, i was having trouble running games like starfield on a gaming laptop due to low storage on internal ssd..star field on pc is like 125-140 gb , so im hoping this ssd will work for such a game.
Hi there. I’ve got Xbox series x and will buy external SSD to play old Xbox one games. My question is that if the speed 1050 mb/s mentioned is from USB C to C only or not. Because Xbox have USB A port. If USB C to A will not give this speed, then X6 is more budget friendly option.
Yes of course, but right now I'm at the point where I've almost used up the 3tb of storage in my gaming laptop with nothing but games pretty much. I have like 400gb left and I don't know if I should buy another 2tb ssd to replace the 1tb ssd in my laptop by cloning with all the boot files and stuff. And using that 1 tb ssd in an enclosure so I can still use it. Or just buy one of these and use an external 2tb ssd. What do you think would be best? I'm really leaning towards replacing the 1tb ssd with a 2tb so i have 4tb internal and just that 1tb external
How does this compare to buying a quality internal SATA drive and using a USB adapter? Does that net better performance? I might go ahead and benchmark that using CDM and the Mushkin Source drive I use for my Xbox games and a Startech adapter I do know that I can achieve over a Gb/sec copying Apex Legends from my internal drive on my Xbox One X although I did mod it to accept a 2tb SSD as well so that’s best case scenario
You'll lose some performance with the USB adapter vs the internal connector, so performance will be a bit weaker than the faster (S tier specifically) you see in this graph. BUT, if you already own an older SATA SSD, it's a cheap way to get some external storage :)
Some important notes:
- All tests were done with a high-end, i9-12900K, Z690, DDR5 rig with a 20 Gigabit USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port. If you're wondering why none are showing "1000MB/s or more" like some marketing claims, that is because games usually consist of a lot of smaller files that are much harder to read or copy.
- In case it wasn't clear from the thumbnail, title and video: I am ONLY looking at Gaming Performance today, followed by value (price), because that's what I think a gaming SSD should be about. I am not weighing any unique features at all! So if you want to pay more for an SSD with RGB or IP ratings, or prefer to buy a super lightweight one (weight graph is in the video), that is entirely up to you!
- OBVIOUSLY there is more to game loading than just your SSD performance, and actual time savings will vary per system and per game. Your biggest upgrade is always going from any HDD to any SSD, and upgrading from a slower SSD (assuming you own one already) to a faster one isn't nearly as important. But why settle for something that performs worse when this video shows that great performers don't have to be expensive at all? 😉
- Regarding capacity: I know some people will get upset that there are different capacities in the graphs. That's just the way it has to be as I cannot just buy every drive in the capacity I would like (If you want to change that, free to donate using paypal or the super thanks button for example, so I can buy even more SSDs next time ;) ). BUT, while it’s generally true that larger SSDs perform better than slower ones, the benefits beyond 1 TB are usually insignificant, AND that is more relevant with internal drives than external ones. That’s why I included the Samsung T7 Shield in both 1TB and 2TB capacities, just to show you they will offer pretty much the same level of performance. The same goes for other products as well (I have several in multiple capacities, but that I did not include in the graph). So generally speaking, this tier list will NOT change whether you’re looking at 500GB, 1 TB or 2TB models, and even cross capacity comparisons hold a lot of weight.
As always, hope you enjoy the video and if you have any questions, just ask! 😘
It's impressive the amount of work required to perform these tests, digest all the data and come up with so clear and informative graphs. The watch count of this channel should be in the tens of millions.
Stephan: how many external drives do I need to test? Nada: Yes
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lmao
I love these mass comprehensive, comparative reviews of yours. Please keep doing these.
Thank you SO MUCH for this! I'd gone round in circles trying to work out what I really needed. You solved it in one (thoroughly researched and informative) video! Currently the X8 is far and away the best deal.
I find it really interesting how the SanDisk Extreme Pro that is supposed to be rated at 2000MB/s consistently seems to be slower than the Crucial X8 which is only rated at 1050MB/s that is quite crazy that SanDisk is able to get away with lying to their customers about their performance of their drives.
I think my next External SSD will most likely be the Crucial X8. That is very surprising.
Yea screw sandisk.
But why is that surprising? Crucial has been making awesome quality shit for cheap for a long time ;)
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they also have x9 and x10 which are 2000MB/s. maybe they weren't out a year ago. Would have liked to get her opinion
Been following your channel for quite a while and I'm always impressed with your content. Anyways I just got a Flow Z13 last April and since the model I got was the i7-12700H it only came with a 512GB SSD. Ended up getting a Crucial X8 based on this video to augment my storage. Thanks!
Hey bud, want your thoughts on Crucial X8 as you bought and have experience of it for a year !!!
Thank you for all the hard work you do on all your SSDs benchmarks!
My pleasure :D
Thank you so much for this video. Got the Crucial X8 because of it and I'm so in love with it! Games load SO FAST. I literally don't even think about the fact that it's an external SSD
this lady puts everything over so good love the way she expresses herself thankyou
It is much useful to choose which type would be the best external SSD to run games, experiments, big data, etc. Thank you very much!
I appreciate the list in the description.
One note to have better control in testing and benchmark with a better control, try to use same TB capacity. Given that some that have smaller Capacity are designed for faster loads than those that are higher in capacity or vice versa. The Bandwidth is saturated by the information and capacity. If we put 1TB with 1TB makes better control than having a 2TB to 1TB face off. Just a note
Hello, a superb product review once again. I learned a lot and I do have a use for an external. Thanks again for the usual hard work you do to prepare your reviews for us. Stay well.
Thanks to your review I found Gigabyte Vision 1TB (Very hardly indeed) for 175 Eur in my country and purchase it. It was only 10 Eur more expensive than Samsung T7 Shield which was my first pick before watching this review. I have tested it in real live scenario (2K, 4K Videos, pictures, documents etc. but not games) and it is fastest thing I have ever used for that mater, I'm impressed. Tnx for your review again. :)
That was A LOT of work... Thank you for the effort and great video 👍
Thank you so much you've saved me a lot of work and research! Guess I'll be picking the X8
Still a great choice!
hello Techtesters Nada❣️thanks for the in depth review!
That Crucial x8 2tb is £130 in the UK. Seems like a bargain. Thanks for the review.
A truly excellent video. Comprehensive, to-the-point, articulate. Thank you Nada, phenomenal job.
Thank You, so many tech channels forgot about comparing SSDs in a big test.
This was the most helpful video out of the many I've watched! Thank you for the breakdown in different categories. It's a big help.
Very useful information here, many many models compared in one place. Thank you for the advice
Nice vid thanks couldn't find any good offers but thanks to this I'm getting myself a crucial x8 what an amazing ssd for the price
First video I have ever saw from you but Iby Gosh I appreciate how thorough you have been with testing and explaining your reasoning for each spec and why you think it's important. So you got a sub from me for the effort you have put into doing your own research and testing. Getting such a well-scripted video to summarize 27 different SSDs of which you personally tested must have been at minimum a month of work if not more. Plus the cost of obtaining all of them even minus the discount you get from claiming business expenses and the like must have cost a bomb to do as well.
Thank you! It's a lot of work for sure but I'm happy when it gets appreciated!
Best dedicated video so far! But definitely need an update as new performing products have just been released such as the brand new Samsung T9, the Crucial X9, X9 Pro and X10 Pro, also the Teamgroup MS200 for example. Would be interested in how they perform compared to best options in your video :-)
Working on that, basically waiting for a few more new ones to come in (like the X9/X10)
@@TechTesters I've also seen the new portable SSD Corsair EX100U which performs great! Also ADATA is about to launch a brand new USB4 SE920 external SSD which would probably outperform competitors in case we have a USB4 compatible port (but backwards compatible with USB 3 gen 2x2, gen 2 and below). Would be interesting also to consider the new USB4 SSD NVMe enclosures such as ZikeDrive or HyperDrive Next 😬
Thank you Nada 👍🤩 for such an in-depth review and definitely some interesting models there to keep an eye on …. The good ones and the ones to avoid altogether 😇👍🥰. Much appreciated as I’m looking at some external SSD for game and file back ups
Thank you for this amazing roundup and the load of time you must have put into this!
Nada we need more videos from you, you're my go to tech review channel, i was hoping you did a review on the fractal torrent but you didnt. Anyway hoping for more uploads from your channel . PS im on the fence for a wireless keyboard and mouse with low latency please make a round up and review video if you can
I was very confused but your video helped me a lot in choosing an external SSD, thank you!
99% of the videos ive watched today to try and find out details on if gaming is actually possible refuse to cover latency and fps stutters caused by a slowed connection. Thank you for being the only person who actually knew what they were talking about and going into details on the only part that most gamers are looking for "can it run without stutters"...
I feel the best external ssd is always a proper ssd enclosure with a decent internal ssd inside it. Almost all the external ssds all come without a dram cache, and I believe hmb (host memory buffer) would not work over a usb connection, so durabilty and random io performance would suffer quite a lot.
I considered adding that option, but it would just be way too many options (tons of enclosures, tons of SSDs), so I decided to keep it to "ready to go" products only.
Might do in the future though ;)
@@TechTesters try test every power bank next time? Like anker 737
Thank you for the amazing comparison! I snagged the T7 Shield 2TB for $129 back in August, and it's been the perfect compliment for my PS4 games with my PS5.
Happy to help 😊
Do you think it will be good for pc? Specifically playing cod and such
Don't forget you can install new game to external storage you just need to transfer them to internal when you play them.
NVMe in an enclosure is a good idea, I have a SK Hynix P31 Gold P31 in an enclosure and a Samsung Evo 870 in a 2.5 inch enclosure. NVMe is marginally faster but both transfer between 2 and 2.5Gbps
Thanks Nada, this is really good information as I am always looking to get faster SSD's. Mine are hanging off of a PS5 where I store the PS4 games. Interestingly I build my own 2Tb with a PCIe 4x4 that performs great (about 970write and 900 read). And I am now looking for a USB4 enclosure that will be able to out perform all of them - it is hanging off of a MBP16 and want to test if I can get it at least to around 2800/2600. Lekker even prutsen :-D
Thanks for this info!
What an amazing video. Wish you guys the best
You saved me money and time, I thank you very much!
Excellent info! I was just about to buy a Kingston XS2000 for my Xbox Series S. I am now going to get the Crucial X8. I need to move games back and forth in order to play Xbox Series S specific games.
I liked the video the gigabyte wasn’t available at my Best Buy, so my second go will be the x8 it has a really good price at 2tb but I just bought the 4tb to be totally sure and preferred it over a Nvme ssd, Im not into opening my laptop or let anyone else doing it.
This is what I was looking for I see so many SSD's that are too pricey like over 200 and if I learnt anything working at an electronics retail centre is that pricier doesn't exactly mean better. It all depends on what you intent to use it for and really it feels like stamping LED's and calling it "gaming" is the same as stamping "organic" onto food. You just do that and instantly its way more expensive
WOW What a wonderful thorough review👏👏👏It must took a lot of time & patience to do and I'm so thankful for it..
Liked & Subscribed immediately☺
Thank you so much 🤗
Thanks, needed a new external sdd 👍
Won't have to compare it myself
love your videos nada
Great! Very helpful, as usual. Cheers!
I bought an nvme express ssd, put it in a usb 3.2 casing (get UASP).
Will be really good with future usb 4.0 drives using lane channeling.
Informative and useful. Thank you!
What an amazing test!
Thank you! Exactly what i needed. :)
Thanks! Awesome video!
Got the WD my passport. Should have been the crucial x8 but it’s pricier than the WD in my region.
Still the WD m.p. is also great! My game load time is much faster now.
Such a good channel. Not full of bullshit and jibber jabber like other channels. Actual useful info.
All ssd internal or external are super fast for gaming, only difference it makes is in load times and that too isnt that much different for all. Id still go for samsung its the most reliable.
In your follow up video will you consider rating drives best used to install an OS on? I love using flash drives to make virtual systems on my main rig but would like to upgrade to an external SSD eventually. I am also not sure how the hardware encryption would work in this case (if at all) or if it is just better to use Bitlocker. Any advice would be appreciated!
Six in the half months later, I got my Samsung T7 Shield for Christmas today, at this point, this is why Hard Disk Drive is always slower than Solid State Drive on my laptop while gaming, so soon as I got a Samsung T7 Shield, it's a shame when Samsung T7 Shield is normally slower than a Gigabyte Vision Drive while gaming, but the Hard Disk Drive is even a lot much slower than Gigabyte Vision Drive while gaming, so maybe one day, I'll buy a 2tb Gigabyte Vision Drive + Solid State Drive in it on Amazon until day one.
If Gigabyte ever makes a 2TB one, not sure they do :P
These videos are such good quality and informative. True professionals here. Thank you.
I like those 2 BBCs background.
That's a heap! 27 SSD's. Well done!
I think im in love
Thanks. Was debating on kingston xs2000 for awhile. Got the 4tb. Multipurpose for me
Thank you for the incredibly comprehensive but succinct breakdown! Do you have any opinion on how much the load time differences may matter to the average user? How noticeable were the speed differences in a blind test to you? If they were noticeable, did you feel you hit any point of diminishing returns comparing faster drives to slower ones? Thank you again!
as always such a great video
Rocking as always :)
would not hurt to mention those are glued in and most of them have proprietary interfaces soldered on, same like with external 2,5" hdds - if f.e. the file allocation table gets damaged you can say goodbye to the device connected via usb, with proprietary sata or m.2 nvme port you would have a chance to connect it directly to a motherboard and try repair or format it yet.... anyhow, external box and a regular ssd are a better solution, and you can reuse the older small drive from your computer when you upgrade it with a newer bigger and better one...
thank you im deff gonna get the crucial 2tb from s-tier i just wabt it for gaming and put files on it
just picked up the crucial X8 for $130usd for black Friday, thanks for the information. your video made it a no-brainer.
Should I buy samsung T7 shield or crucial x8 for macbook m1 air?
I have the Asus Arion and i'm very happy with it, spend 50euro voor only the adapter and a 100euro for 1tb samsung 970 evo. It is very easy to switch the nvme inside. Don't know the storie for these prebuild versions but I can recommend the empty adapter!
CMV: Nada does better SSD reviews than really anyone else on RUclips.
that's 27 too many drives! I'm excited!
i digress but data integrity is a subject not most talked about since ssd is being marketed as vastly durable and fast compared to hdd..it;ll be interesting to see future benchmark not only based on speed but doing stress test to check for reliability
It's just not something you can actually test. You'd have to stress at least several samples of each drive 24/7 for a few years to really start seeing differences, and by that time everyone will be buying completely different drives anyway.
It'll be interesting, but it's not really viable.
Hello, what do you think about the ADATA SE880? Some said it's good but others say it keeps disconnecting
on he orien s500 you can put an ssd with more storge and speed on it that makes it better
Hi, Thank You so much for your extensive and comprehensive review. However, I am not sure which direction to go in. All of a sudden my continuity camera started to give me problems. I think the fix might be an external SSD, but am not sure. It might just be software, but an apple tech said it might be that my external is too slow to handle it all. It does take a while to boot up and doesn't work in my main user account, but does in a new and fresh user account. I'm using a 2017 i7 iMac.with an iphone 14.. Should I look into the ones you use for live gaming or something else. I would like to boot up in it and do everyday things in it..... I would think that any of the SSD's would work as it would be better than the traditional one I am currently using. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
You mentioned a caveat with the XS2000, but I didn't notice it in the video. Can you tell me the timestamp?
Sequential write perf, it should be in there? :)
@@TechTesters Ah, okay. Thanks.
Been playing with an external hard drive for years, 😅 I want to try ssd now.
AWESOME Video. 😃👍.
Thank you!
There's actually a few "optimized for Series X|S" games that work from an external drive, such as the Master Chief collection.
Oh cool! I need to look into that as my Series X is always short on free space.
Great work as always. Would you consider making a Gen 3 nvme ssd roundup? I'm looking to buy a secondary 2TB drive for my games and I'm not sure what's the best option. The cheapest I can find is the Crucial P2 at around 160 euros but I don't know if I would be sacrificing too much in terms of performance.
The crucial p2 has no dram cache, and recently got silently downgraded to qlc, so I would avoid it like the plague. I see that the 970 evo plus has dropped in price tremendously on amazon, and even though samsung silently swapped the components, it is still a tlc drive with a dram cache. When it is on sale, the price on amazon sg is 150 sgd for tb, and I have seen as low as 140 sgd before. I got the 2tb 970 evo plus at 271 sgd, and I imagine the usd or euro pricing might be closer to 200.
I will be doing a roundup on NVMe SSDs in general, but I don't have the P2. Looking here, the P5 isn't much more expensive and the much, much safer option imho!
@@TechTesters Yes, the P5 is a rather mediocore ssd, but at least it is decent and is priced accordingly. Although for some reason from what I see on amazon the new p5 plus is somehow cheaper than the p5 at times, and the p5 plus is much better than the p5, so it may be worth it even if it is only going onto a gen 3 slot.
@@TechTesters Except I can't seem to find a 2TB P5 anywhere. It seems to be out of stock in most places I usually shop and the P5 Plus is a bit too expensive. The Samsung 970 Evo would be the safe choice, yes, but I was hoping I could get away with spending a bit less. Regardless, I would be very interested in seeing how some of the more affordable NVMe drives perform, like the Crucial P2, WD Blue SN550 and SN570, WD Green SN350, Kioxia EXCERIA G2, Kingston NV1, Lexar M610, Patriot P300, Intel 660p and 670p, ADATA SX6000 Pro to name a few.
@@chrys9256 At the 2tb capacity, I think it would make more sense to get a qlc drive with dram cache over a tlc drive without a dram cache if you really want to cheap out. No point getting a qlc drive without a dram cache, it is the worst of both worlds.
I am not sure if the 660p and 670p come in 2tb capacities (the 670p also seems to be grossly overpriced for me in amazon, costing even more than the 970 evo plus while the 660p is one of the oldest qlc drives and has rather horrible performance), and I think the rest of the drives in your list are dram-less tlc drives.
Some qlc drives that come with dram are the sabrent rocket q, corsair mp400 and the teamgroup mp34q. I recommend looking at them if you are getting a 2tb drive, but please avoid getting them at 500gb or less.
i love my crucial x8 and i got it on sale for 129.99 for 2tb on there website !!!
which external hard drive does not lose its performance when transferring large files of the order of 100 gb
did i miss something or nobody mentioned the heating resistance of crucial x8 if its always connected to the system when gaming tia.
I am on a budget but I am kind of confused what would be best because I am looking for sound 3ish TB of storage what would you recommend?
If I connect the Kingston SX2000 to a Thunderbolt 4 port, will it give me 2000mb/s?
Which has faster Speeds ?
Or which is Faster than Samsung T7
Which External SSD has Nvme, will that have speed double of Samsung T7 ❓️
Thanks
i dont see nobody on the internet and i mean zero people... talking about how the ssd cables are very small to put on a desktop , i mean the cables should be longer where do i put the ssd ? i dont wanna leave it hanging smh
What was the SSD that was the cooler during gaming?
Would you recommended for just putting files and games the crucial x9 idk how to find the mbit but I do see it says Crucial X9 2TB Portable SSD • Up to 1050MB is that a good t choose? Sorry I’m new 😭
i just picked up a crucial x9 pro for really cheap on ebay, i was having trouble running games like starfield on a gaming laptop due to low storage on internal ssd..star field on pc is like 125-140 gb , so im hoping this ssd will work for such a game.
So how is it?
I just installed rdr2 on a Samsung T7 and it's running like bullcrap while Cyberpunk 2077 runs smoothly on internal SSD lol, what am I missing?
What about the crucial x9?
how long did it take you guys to make ALL of these tests? Probably a lot! incredible...
Weeks 😅 glad its appreciated!
Hi there. I’ve got Xbox series x and will buy external SSD to play old Xbox one games. My question is that if the speed 1050 mb/s mentioned is from USB C to C only or not. Because Xbox have USB A port. If USB C to A will not give this speed, then X6 is more budget friendly option.
You are a legend
Does Crucial x8 speed reduce drastically after longs transfers?? like after 10gb or more
Did you ever figure it out?
It makes no sense to use SSD memories via USB, since the band width is limited by USB.
Get a up-to-date hardware, bruh.
any of these SSDs can be password protected? my old Buffalo HDD external is strongly password protected and still works
You really are becoming my go to SSD reviewer. I want you to continue to grow but I hope your SSD reviews stay front and centered.
Thank you! And no worries, I plan to test as many SSDs as possible. But expect some CPU/GPU content first ;)
Nice testing there. But people are still using internal ssd's for storage too, right ? It would trigger me having external ssd's hanging off my pc.
Yes of course, but right now I'm at the point where I've almost used up the 3tb of storage in my gaming laptop with nothing but games pretty much. I have like 400gb left and I don't know if I should buy another 2tb ssd to replace the 1tb ssd in my laptop by cloning with all the boot files and stuff. And using that 1 tb ssd in an enclosure so I can still use it. Or just buy one of these and use an external 2tb ssd. What do you think would be best? I'm really leaning towards replacing the 1tb ssd with a 2tb so i have 4tb internal and just that 1tb external
Is Kingston but xs1000 is good for PS5?
How does this compare to buying a quality internal SATA drive and using a USB adapter? Does that net better performance? I might go ahead and benchmark that using CDM and the Mushkin Source drive I use for my Xbox games and a Startech adapter
I do know that I can achieve over a Gb/sec copying Apex Legends from my internal drive on my Xbox One X although I did mod it to accept a 2tb SSD as well so that’s best case scenario
You'll lose some performance with the USB adapter vs the internal connector, so performance will be a bit weaker than the faster (S tier specifically) you see in this graph. BUT, if you already own an older SATA SSD, it's a cheap way to get some external storage :)