Seagate Releases Video Game Drive PCIe 4.0 SSDs for PlayStation 5

Western Digital’s WD_Black SN850P was the very first formally PlayStation 5-licensed SSD to strike the marketplace. Seagate desires a piece of that and has actually gotten on the PlayStation 5 train with the brand-new Video game Drive PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD series, formally accredited for Sony’s current-generation video gaming console.

Unlike Microsoft, which utilizes an exclusive SSD growth card for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, Sony chose to utilize a basic M. 2 slot for storage growth on the PlayStation 5. The Japanese console maker’s choice supplies more storage alternatives for players given that they have numerous M. 2 SSD offerings on the marketplace. The M. 2 slot has actually likewise led the way for SSD makers to partner with Sony to launch certified drives, which have actually been evaluated and authorized for the PlayStation 5. For that reason, you do not wish to stress whether the SSD’s heatsink keeps the drive cool or if the Video game Drive will fit inside the PlayStation 5.

Seagate’s Video game Drive SSDs, like the WD_Black SN850P, stay with the PCIe 4.0 x4 user interface. That’s the exact same user interface in the PlayStation 5, so it makes little sense for suppliers to customize faster towards the video gaming console. The Video game Drive SSDs use Phison’s PS5018-E18 PCIe 4.0 SSD controller efficient in striking compose and check out speeds over 7 GB/s. Developed with TSMC’s 12nm procedure node, the E18 is a popular, high-end SSD controller for mainstream PCIe 4.0 SSDs. The E18 comes geared up with 3 32-bit Arm Cortex R5 CPU cores and an eight-channel style to support NAND flash accelerate to 1,600 MT/s and capabilities as much as 8 TB. Seagate sets the E18 controller with undefined 3D TLC NAND in the business’s Video game Drive SSDs.

. . .(* )Seagate Video Game Drive Specs

1 TB

2 TB

4 TB

Part Number

ZP1000GP304001

ZP2000GP304001

ZP4000GP304001

Seq Checks Out( MB/s)

7,300

7,250

Seq Composes( MB/s)

6,000

6,900

Random Reads( K IOPS)

800

1,000<

<1,000

.(* )Random Composes (K IOPS)

.(* )1,000(* ) .(* )1,000(* ) .

.(* )Stamina( TBW)

.(* )2,550

5,100

Active Power, Typical( W)

6.3

7.8(* ) .

Low Power L1.2 mode( mW)

< 5

Seagate provides the Video game Drive SSDs in 1 TB, 2 TB, and 4 TB variations. Sony just recently released a software application upgrade for the PlayStation 5 to support 8 TB SSDs. It’s a pity that Seagate does not advertise an 8 TB version of the Video game Drive SSDs as contending brand names, consisting of Corsair, Sabrent, PNY, Addlink, and Inland, all have 8 TB drives in their toolboxes.

Seagate’s Video game Drive series provides consecutive read and compose accelerate to 7,300 MB/s and 6,900 MB/s, respectively. Random efficiency scales as much as 1,000,000 IOPS composes and checks out. Nevertheless, the consecutive and random efficiency differ by capability. The 2 TB design is the only SKU to strike the optimum priced estimate figures. The Video game Drive series’ consecutive read efficiency is on par with the WD_Black SN850P. Consecutive compose efficiency is rather quicker. Nevertheless, the WD_Black SN850P shows off much better random efficiency than the Video game Drive.

The Video Game Drive 1 TB and 2 TB designs are delivering now and have $99.99 and $159.99 MSRPs, respectively. Nevertheless, they’re costing

and

on Amazon. On the other hand, the Video Game Drive 4 TB will set you back

The 1 TB and 2 TB drives are $10 more affordable than the WD_Black SN850P. The WD_Black SN850P 4 TB depends on $70 less costly. Due to the licensing costs, Seagate’s Video game Drive series is considerably more pricey than the non-licensed SSDs. For contrast, the WD_Black SN850X, which is frequently considered as among the very best SSDs for the PlayStation 5, is readily available at

$ 69

for the 1 TB design,

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1,000	.	.(* )1,275	.
.	.	.	8.6
Idle Power PS3, Average (mW)	20	25(* ) .	.
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Endurance doubles by the capability. The 1 TB is ranked for 1,275 TBW (terabytes composed), while the 2 TB and 4 TB drives are at 2,550 TBW and 5,100 TBW. That’s one element where the Video game Drive is considerably much better than the WD_Black SN850P. For contrast, the WD_Black SN850P’s endurance levels for the 1 TB, 2 TB, and 4 TB drives are 600 TBW, 1,200 TBW, and 2,400 TBW, respectively. Seagate’s SSDs are over 2X more long lasting than the Western Digital drives.	$ 104	$ 174	$ 449

$ 129

for the 2 TB design, and

$ 282

for the 4 TB design.