addlink Addgame PS5 Compatible A95 4TB Up to 7200 MB/s Read Speed Internal Solid State Drive - M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe 1.4 Gen4X4 3D TLC with Dram NAND SSD w/Heatsink (aUK4TBA95M2P)

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No drop in performance (comparable to the more expensive Samsung "pro" models not the "EVO" models). Using CrystalDisk, we got a good measure of the drive and verified that this PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSD was indeed using the 4×4 lane. Additionally, the temp averaged out around 41C between each test being conducted.

We have extensive experience of using multiple PlayStation SSD cards ourselves, in both standard and digital edition consoles.As of September 15 th, 2021, Sony has finally released the firmware update that allows players to expand their storage with NVMe SSD products. Oct 19th 2023 Gigabyte Adds the X670E AORUS Pro X to its AMD Motherboard Lineup, has Internal HDMI Port (25)

The terabytes-written spec is a manufacturer's estimate of how much data can be written to a drive before some cells begin to fail and get taken out of service. Addlink warranties the A93 for five years or until you hit the rated TBW figure in data writes, whichever comes first.

The Addlink A95 was selected for this test and it was tested using multiple benchmark tools, from a cold boot, in the 2nd storage slot (i.e not the OS drive). Each test was conducted three times (full details of this are shown in the YouTube Review of the Addlink A95 over on NASCompares): Nov 13th 2023 Lenovo Announces the ThinkStation P8 Powered by AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series and NVIDIA RTX Graphics (14) The contents of the box are a little small, but not in a bad way. A first-time setup guide and warranty information is included in a booklet (as well as the usual web/3D-Barcode links), as well as the SSD itself (with heating pre-applied). The rear of the box makes a point of not only highlighting that this SSD is PS5 compatible, but also it’s one of the first SSDs I have had in for review that actually features the official PS5 logo. Along with that, there is a little nod to the heatsink and rather unique (at least as far as other M.2 SSDs on the market) application of the heatsink, using a much more malleable substance (we will go into more detail later) they are keen to highlight that this does an improved job of maintaining the SSD temperature. This will be covered at the last 3rd of this review in the testing and benchmarking. I'd that were true then it would prove that Microsoft storage solution makes more sense and would invalidate all the hype Sony been putting into their only leading spec.

Next, although the ATTO tests were quite good, but not what I would have hoped from this SSD, so I moved on to the Crystal Disk Mark testing to see how well it would handle our lasts barrage of tests. The first test was the 1GB file testing, which measured both sequential and random, as well as the read and write IOPS. Test were conducted on a 1GB, 4GB and 16GB Test File. I also included a mixed 70/30 read and write task to give a little bit more of a realistic balanced workload. These tests were conducted with 1-minute cooling break in between You absolutely cannot just buy one of the best SSDs on the market, for example, and bang it in the console. While that drive may be very good, it may not be fast enough to be PS5 compatible. The best anyone realistically will be able to afford to add will be an additional 1tb as I can promise you a 2 tb of that speed will be way higher than than most would want to pay (like almost as much as the system itself). The fastest SSD in this roundup (and the fastest in the PCIe 4.0 category overall, alongside the Samsung 990 Pro), the SN850x doesn't come with a heatsink but scores highly when it comes to load times and overall value. The AddGame A95 M.2 PCIe Gen4x4 SSD was launched late last year and it’s recommended by multiple editors from various reviewers around the world. It delivers a sequential read speed of up to 7400MB/s on a PC and a maximum storage capacity of up to 4TB.thing I did learn, after building PCs since the mid 90s, with an SSD you actually get what it says. 1TB said it was 1.03TB with 1.02TB available. A 1TB HDD is around 930GB. The most convenient option, this 4TB SSD comes with a PS5-specific heatsink cover that works brilliantly. The Crucial P3 Plus offers by far the best value, although it doesn't come with a heatsink and is a hair below Sony's speed recommendations - although even significantly slower SSDs worked fine in our testing. I would wait as Long as possible to buy expansion, not only will PCIe 4 prices drop but expect speeds to increase a lot over the next year or two.

In addition, your SSD has to have a heatsink to keep the storage solution cool during persistent operation. And, that heatsink has to be compatible with the size limits of the NVMe SSD expansion bay in the PS5. Fortunately, Sony has supplied a very useful guide that details these criteria, and in our list of the best PS5 SSDs on the market we've included models with and without heatsinks. The AddGame A95 SSD comes with a High-Grade aluminum heatsink with a Shark-Fin design that can effectively reduce the temperature by up to 30%. Most Importantly, it can be used on both computers and the Sony PS5 game console.In the 3DMark Storage benchmark, which measures a drive's proficiency in a variety of gaming-related tasks, the A93's's results were in the middle of a narrow range of scores in which most of our elite PCIe 4.0 SSDs have landed in testing. Overall, you really cannot fault the hardware inside/onboard the Addlink A95, as it is still (at release) higher performing in sequential Read and Write than many other M.2 NVMe PCIe 4 SSDs released in that time. Before we go into the full testing, however, it is worth taking a moment to look closely at the reported performance benchmarks of the Addlink A95, as although the performance seems stellar, there are areas such as IOPS and endurance when compared with its main rivals that are worth taking into consideration. Addlink A95 SSD Review – Official Stats First