Amazon has recently slashed the price of the 2TB SK Hynix P41 Platinum PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVME SSD to just $129.99, including shipping. This SSD stands out as one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 drives on the market, featuring a DRAM cache and offering a significant price advantage over competitors like the Samsung 990 Pro ($168) and the WD SN850X ($154). This makes it an exceptional choice for enhancing your PlayStation 5 or gaming PC with high-performance storage.
SK Hynix P41 Platinum 2TB M.2 SSD for $129.99
SK Hynix Platinum P41 2TB PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 SSD
$149.99 save 13%$129.99 at Amazon
SK Hynix, though less familiar to consumers than brands like Samsung or Western Digital, is a powerhouse in the flash memory sector. As a leading South Korean DRAM manufacturer and one of the world's largest memory chipmakers, SK Hynix supplies components to well-known brands such as Corsair and G.Skill.
The Platinum P41 is SK Hynix's top-tier SSD, delivering impressive sustained read speeds of 7,000MB/s and write speeds of 6,500MB/s, along with random read speeds of 1.4 million IOPS and write speeds of 1.3 million IOPS. Unlike many SSDs in this price range, it includes a dedicated DRAM cache, enhancing reliability and performance. The drive has undergone rigorous testing, achieving 1,000 hours of stress testing with an MTBF of 1.5 million hours and up to 1,200TB written. It uses an in-house Aries controller and 176-layer TLC NAND flash chips, backed by a 5-year warranty.
This is a great PS5 SSD, but you'll want to get a heatsink
The SK Hynix P41 Platinum is an excellent choice for a secondary SSD in your PlayStation 5, easily surpassing Sony's minimum speed recommendation of 5,600MB/s. While it may function without a heatsink, we recommend installing one for added safety. You can find a suitable slim PS5 heatsink for just $7.
Prefer Samsung? Then check out their Evo Plus model.
Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB PCIe Gen 4x4 M.2 SSD
$184.99 save 30%$129.99 at Amazon
Samsung 990 Evo Plus 4TB PCIe Gen 4x4 M.2 SSD
$349.99 save 29%$249.99 at Amazon
The Samsung 990 Evo Plus is another strong contender for both gaming PCs and the PlayStation 5, with sequential speeds reaching up to 7,250MB/s read and 6,300MB/s write. It's faster than the non-Pro version of the 990 Evo but slightly slower than the 990 Pro. The key difference is that the Evo Plus lacks a DRAM cache, relying instead on HMB (host memory buffer) to utilize a small amount of your system's RAM. This has no noticeable impact on gaming performance.
More SSDs for PS5
For additional options, explore our top picks for PS5 SSDs.
Corsair MP600 PRO LPX
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Lexar NM790
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