MOVE SPEED MOVESPEED 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2

The MOVESPEED 4TB is a fast, huge PCIe 4.0 drive that's perfect for PS5 game storage. Sequential speed is top tier at 7,450 MB/s, but endurance is near the bottom of our database. Worth it for console gamers, risky for heavy writers.

Sequential speed is the headline here and it delivers. 7,450 MB/s read and 6,500 MB/s write put this drive in the top tier for PCIe 4.0, around the 85th percentile for speed in our database. Game loads and big file transfers will feel snappy. Random performance is more middle of the pack at the 62nd percentile, so don't expect it to embarrass a top Samsung drive in mixed workloads. The Maxio MAP1602 controller and TLC NAND do fine for gaming, but the endurance rating is a weak spot. At the 15th percentile, this drive may not love years of constant write-heavy use. For a game library that mostly reads data, it's fine. For a scratch disk, look elsewhere.

Against the Samsung 9100 PRO, the MOVESPEED gets smoked on endurance and random performance, though it holds its own on sequential reads. The Kingston FURY Renegade G5 and WD_BLACK drives both offer better all-around scores and stronger endurance for similar money. The Crucial T500 is a closer fight, with the MOVESPEED winning on raw capacity but losing on consistency. If you want the absolute fastest game loads, the Samsung or WD drives are better picks. If you want maximum gigabytes per dollar and mostly read-heavy use, the MOVESPEED makes a case for itself.

At roughly $580 USD, this is not a cheap drive. You're paying for the 4TB capacity and the PS5 convenience, not for class-leading endurance or random performance. The affordability score sits at the 14th percentile, which means most competing drives give you more for your money. If you just need a big game vault and don't care about write endurance, the price is tolerable. But if you're building a workstation or doing heavy content creation, that money buys drives with far better longevity.

The MOVESPEED 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe drive is a big, fast slab of storage aimed squarely at PS5 owners and anyone tired of juggling game installs. It hits 7,450 MB/s reads and 6,500 MB/s writes on paper, which puts it right up there with drives costing a lot more. The included heatsink and screwdriver are a nice touch for console folks who don't want to hunt down extra parts.

But here's the thing. This drive's endurance score is rough, landing in the 15th percentile of our database. That's a real concern for a 4TB drive people will hammer with huge game downloads. The price also stings at around $580 USD, which is not exactly a bargain bin pickup.

Skip this if you do heavy content creation, run a workstation, or write terabytes of data regularly. The endurance score is one of the worst we've seen in this category, and that's a dealbreaker for anyone who treats their SSD like a workhorse. Also skip it if you're on a tight budget, since the price per gigabyte isn't great compared to slower but cheaper drives.

This drive is for PS5 owners and gamers who want a massive library installed and don't want to think about storage for a while. The 4TB capacity and fast sequential reads make it a solid console upgrade. But if you're a PC power user, content creator, or anyone who writes a lot of data, the weak endurance score should give you pause. Buy it for the capacity, not for the longevity.