Seagate Game Drive for PS
The 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe drive hits 7300 MB/s reads and 6000 MB/s writes, with a custom heatsink to reduce thermal throttling during long sessions. Its official PS5 license ensures matching firmware and easy installation with just a screwdriver, backed by a 5-year warranty and 1275 TBW endurance. Best for PS5 owners who want to expand storage for both PS5 and PS4 games directly from the SSD, without sacrificing performance.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong endurance (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong speed (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7300 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 6000 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 800000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1000000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1275 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1800000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Seagate Game Drive for PS | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Crucial T710 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1X0M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | 1275 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate Game Drive for PS | 82 | 91.4 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 90 | 88.5 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 98.2 | 86 | 95.6 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 88 | 94.8 | 93.8 | 92.8 | 81 | 95.6 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 98.7 | 98.7 | 85.6 | 92.8 | 86 | 79.7 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.7 | 93.4 | 93.8 | 78.4 | 94 | 95.6 |
| SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1X0M Compare | 97.4 | 99 | 97.4 | 92.8 | 81 | 0 |
Usage Scores
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