SABRENT Rocket 4 Plus 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2

The Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB is a monster capacity drive with top-tier speed and a price tag that'll make your wallet weep. If you need 8TB in one slot, this is the one to get. If you don't, save your money.

The sequential numbers are legit. 7100 MB/s read and 6600 MB/s write put this drive in the 86th percentile for speed, which means it's one of the best on the market right now. But here's what surprised us: the random performance is just middle of the pack, sitting around the 62nd percentile. So if you're moving giant video files or game installs, this thing screams. If you're hammering it with tiny random reads and writes all day, it's solid but not exceptional. The endurance rating is the real eyebrow-raiser, landing in the 15th percentile. That's a weak spot for a drive this expensive, and it's worth knowing before you commit.

The Rocket 4 Plus goes up against some serious competition. The Samsung 9100 PRO and Crucial T705 are both PCIe 5.0 drives that will smoke this thing on raw speed, but they top out at lower capacities and cost even more per gigabyte in some configs. The WD_BLACK SN850X is the more interesting comparison, it's a PCIe 4.0 drive with similar performance and a better endurance story, but you're not getting 8TB in a single stick. The Kingston FURY Renegade G5 is another solid option if you want speed without the Sabrent price tag. Honestly, the Rocket 4 Plus wins on capacity alone. If you need 8TB in one M.2 slot, nothing else really competes.

This is not a value play. At roughly $3,940 USD, this drive sits in the 1st percentile for affordability, which is a polite way of saying it's one of the most expensive ways to get 8TB of NVMe storage. You're paying a massive premium for the convenience of a single 8TB M.2 stick. If you need the capacity and you need it in one slot, it's worth it. If you can live with two 4TB drives or an external solution, you'll save a pile of cash.

The Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB is the drive you buy when you're done pretending 2TB is enough. It's a massive slab of TLC NAND that hits 7100 MB/s reads and 6600 MB/s writes, which puts it in the top tier of PCIe 4.0 drives. The headline here isn't just speed, it's the combination of speed and capacity. You can drop this into a PS5, a workstation, or a server and basically stop thinking about storage for a while. The catch? You'll pay dearly for the privilege, and endurance is a real question mark.

If you're looking for a fast boot drive or a gaming drive and you don't need 8TB, this isn't it. Go grab a 2TB WD_BLACK SN850X or a Samsung 990 PRO instead. You'll get better endurance, similar real-world speed, and you'll keep a few hundred bucks in your pocket. This drive is for people who specifically need massive capacity in a single M.2 slot.

Buy this drive if you need 8TB in a single M.2 slot and you're willing to pay for it. The speed is excellent, the reliability track record from real owners is strong, and the convenience is unmatched. But if you're just looking for a fast gaming drive or a boot drive, you're overpaying. Get a 2TB or 4TB drive with better endurance and spend the savings on something else.