WD_BLACK SN850 500GB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe Gaming SSD
WD_BLACK SN850 500GB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe Gaming SSD up to 7000 MB/s read speed
SPEED KILLS. THIS DECIMATES.
You asked for fast, we overdelivered. Reach irrational read/write speeds up to 7000/5300MB/s** to get you in quicker, with up to 1,000,000*** IOPS for a smooth, responsive and powerful gaming experience.
STORE MORE, PLAY MORE
Store your favourite games with up to 2TB* capacity so you still have room for the next big title.
OPTIMISED WITH THE WD_BLACK DASHBOARD
Take total control with the downloadable WD_BLACK Dashboard, allowing you to monitor the health of your drive, and optimize performance using gaming mode.
PERFORMANCE PACKED TIGHT
Designed with an M.2 2280 slim, light, and compact form factor to easily slide into your gaming rig.
MADE TO GAME
Engineered and built with Western Digital 3D NAND to give you the reliability and endurance needed to sustain pro-level performance.
WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD SSD | Technology | SSD |
PCIe Gen4 x4 | Interface | PCIe Gen3 x8 |
Up to 7000MB/s | Seq. read** | Up to 6500MB/s |
Up to 4100MB/s | Seq. write** | Up to 4100MB/s |
RGB | ||
PC | Compatibility | PC |
500GB, 1TB, 2TB | Capacities* | 1TB, 2TB, 4TB |
SSD | Technology | SSD |
PCIe Gen4 x4 | Interface | PCIe Gen3 x4 |
Up to 7000MB/s | Seq. read** | Up to 3470MB/s |
Up to 4100MB/s | Seq. write** | Up to 3000MB/s |
RGB | ||
PC | Compatibility | PC |
500GB, 1TB, 2TB | Capacities* | 250 & 500GB, 1 & 2TB |
- WD_BLACK AN1500 NVMe SSD
- WD_BLACK SN750 NVMe SSD
| Weight: | 7.36 g |
| Dimensions: | 8 x 2.2 x 0.24 cm; 7.37 Grams |
| Brand: | WD |
| Model: | WDS500G1X0E |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Western Digital |
| Dimensions: | 8 x 2.2 x 0.24 cm; 7.37 Grams |
Put it in a PlayStation 5. No issues simple install and PlayStation recognised it straight away. Had it a while and still all good.
Amazon posted this item real quick and was with me within a day. Real fast delivery and also cheaper then original price as it was on offer for black Friday deals.
Really really happy with the item.
It’s rather hard to write a review for an M.2 if you’re looking for cheap bulk storage this isn’t for you but if you’re looking for your games or your OS to load unbelievably quick this is perfect.
I installed this into a PCIE gen 4 slot and threw all my games onto it and it’s fixed a stuttering issue with modern warfare 2 and it’s caused all my games to load faster
It’s certainly expensive but that’s because you’re getting the best speed about for an M.2
Used this for my new pc, windows and games have installed fine and I haven’t ran into any issues, nice and fast as well
A worthy upgrade, keeps the pc running like sonic the hedgehog
I’ve had issues with all the brands before (some more than others) but never with WD, and still we have not just reliability here, but also top speeds.
If you like to play a variety of games and always struggle to keep them all installed at the same time then you need this.
It’s very easy to install into the PS5, took me a couple of minutes at most. There are multiple installation videos and guides out there if needed.
Overall increased storage capacity is a win and the fast speed of this type of storage device means there are no noticeable performance drops vs games installed on the built in hard drive.
The PlayStation storage system makes it easy to move games from one hard drive to another and you can also choose to install games directly on to this if your main hard drive is full.
Used to expand the storage on my PlayStation 5, followed the instructions on the PlayStation YouTube channel which was simple enough. Set it up to install any new games to it, works perfectly and actually loads slightly faster than the built in SSD.
Waited till prime day and got an offer so bought straight away. Really easy to fit too.
After 2 years of owning a PS5 I’ve come to the point where I need the extra SSD space for my growing PS5 game collection, my PS4 games are all stored on an external HDD so I could have as much stock SSD storage as possible without wasting it on PS4 games that don’t benefit from the SSD.
Installing this SSD takes all of 5 minutes, I’ve built PCs and have a bit of experience but even then it’s a very simple task for someone that hasn’t done it before. Once installed turning on the PS5 greets you with the ‘Format new storage’ just like it did with my USB HDD, once that’s done in all of a minute or so the PS5 launched as usual.
Now all that’s left is to organise the new drive with a few games which is very easy as the PS5 allows you to move the PS5 games to the new M.2 without having to delete and reinstall!
As shown in my clip the copying is super quick! I was able to move 130+GB in just over a minute
I can also change the default install location to the new SSD instead of the stock one without too much fuss.
Overall I’m really happy with this upgrade, the SSD works flawlessly and seems to boot games faster than the stock PS5 SSD
Purchased on offer for just under 70 for the 500GB version.
Prices of SSD’s are coming down but slowly but if you are desperate for storage room then this is a fantastic addition to your PS5 and comes with the heat sink already installed so no messing around 🙂
Recommended.
The WD black runs hotter than other brands but still well within safe temps just an observation. Overall you can’t go wrong with this drive it’s reliable and works faultlessly.
I found a site on the web that explained how to install the extra drive and fitting it was relatively easy.
It appeared on the menu and was soon formatted and drive write speed tests showed it was very fast.
“Does what us says on the tin” as they say.
I could literally make a coffee, cup of tea and toast some bread before I could even get to the OS.
Upon installing this bad boy, my OS now appears within 16 seconds and everything just seems very snappy. I am glad I got this product as the quality of life changes just by speeding up my device are phenomenal!
I do think these items need to come in price though!
File access is instantaneous and transfer times are super fast even compared to other SSDs. It means for me the PC boots in seconds and even games with large game files load in 1/4 the time they previous would. I still have a little SSD anxiety but so far the experience has been positive and for that I’m happy.
It was really easy to install, the hardest part was taking the PS5 cover off.
The MD storage has been great and you can choose where to store and download games.
It is quite a lot of money for a luxury, however it is worth it. Hopefully it will go down in the sales.
Anything under 100 for 1TB and you should grab it!
I bought the 1TB one and it’s simply plug and play (and add the screw in to secure it). No drivers needed! Unless you want to change the RGB light on the drive, which I have done and attached to Razer Chroma!
Very happy that I did, the installation was a breeze. Loads of youtube videos to help if you’re unsure. Once installed, the PS5 recognised it straight away and formatted it to work.
Up and running within 10 minutes from start to finish! So now have more space for PS5 games!
However… just make sure Amazon havent sent you a USED one after buying it brand new, mine arrived with the seal broken, the drive also had data on it as when checked wasnt comepletely empty to which i formatted it and compalained and had a new one sent. also no fixing screw is provided by WD so youll need to obtain one. Amazon did correct the error and sent a new one but this shouldnt happen esp with hard drives…but BUY IT ITS EXCELLENT
Recommended Buy, Great Price, Really Good Value. 10/10 5Stars
Easy to install
Great performance
PS5 see the drive upon boot and formats it for you.
Once formated you can change the install location to the drive and away you go.
Transferring games from the PS5 internal to the new drive take a matter of seconds due to the speed of SSD.
Knowing that my speeds are limited, I didn’t have huge expectations right off the bat, but I was pleasantly surprised. Compared to my old SSD, this thing is lightning fast, in both gaming and programming tasks.
I have used this extensively with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and 7 Days to Die, as well as Hyper-V virtual machines (one of which I use daily as a dev environment). It’s easy to forget I’m in a VM, because the load/read speeds are no different at all to the host machine (at least not visibly, I’m sure benchmarks will show differently).
All in all, definitely worth the money.
The WD Black SN850 is a pricey but necessary bit of kit that has finally opened up my console (both literally and figuratively) and future proofed it for the foreseeable future with the PS4 line gradually coming to a close with the focus on games being made exclusively for PS5. I chose the 2TB option to be safe and it’s absolutely worth every penny. The read speed is beyond anything I’ve ever encountered, easy and lightning fast to transfer big games like Call of Duty, The Last of Us etc.
Cannot recommend this drive enough, absolutely the way to go and the heat sink option is gonna save you having to shop around the market. Western Digital have absolutely outdone themselves and actually put PlayStation themselves to shame.
Connect all leads and power on and you’ll be prompted to format your new SSD and even decide if you want that to be the new default storage device – handy if you’ve already filled up the console storage. And that’s it. Job done. Highly recommend this drive. I’m running Horizon Forbidden West on it and it’s super quick.
Installation was smooth, even though I initially feared that I’d break the PS5’s cover trying to remove it it comes off relatively easily. Simply take the screws out once the cover is off, move the spacer down a step, plug in the SSD, screw everything back in and put the cover back on. Nothing too complex by any stretch of the imagination.
One I powered my PS5 back on, I formatted the drive and proceeded to move some games from my PS5’s SSD to the expansion SSD. 330GB, as seen in the image attached. This all moved across in a whopping 7 minutes!
I’ve tested a couple of PS5 games on this drive and they all play identically as they would on the PS5’s SSD. If there is any difference, I either can’t see it or it’s incredibly insignificant.
Zero complaints from me. Absolutely essential purchase for any PS5 owner.
If you enjoy large, Triple A games or ones with loads of expansion packs, you can fill up the storage space on the PS5 rather quickly. It’s annoying when you have to juggle games to make room for something you want to reinstall. The solution is to add some extra SSD storage, so all your favourite games are always available and ready to play.
After watching the official Sony “How to” guide, fitting is a quick and easy process. Being very over cautious, the whole process, from unplugging the PS to starting to download a game took less than 15 minutes. It could be done in half the time, now I’ve got the knack of getting the cover unclipped.
Once fitted, it’s easy to move games or apps from the internal storage to the expansion and you can set your preference for where either PS4 or PS5 games are installed. I’ve not noticed any difference in performance when gaming regardless of where it’s installed. This card seems to appear high up on the list of recommended options on review sites and is the top choice on several of them.
I went for the 1TB option with prefitted heatsink, which is required and can be bought separately and fitted at home if you have a particular preference. Although I can’t really see why you would want to add the hassle of adding the thermal pads and heatsink yourself?
I’m a very happy customer.
Item was delivered in great time, and all packaging was great and without damage.
Item worked perfectly as expected and as sold.
I can highly recommend this enough to upgrade your PS5, worked straight away once I formatted it as prompted.
You will not be sorry if you get this amd I am delighted to have been able to purchase this with great savings on it a time of purchase.
Highly recommend this seller as Item is 100% authentic.
Not had any heat issues (though I did stick a 1mm thermal pad on it to mate with the underside of the laptop’s aluminium top plate). Hangs around 40 degrees or so.
The thing is it’s so fast that I have switched off hibernation. I am of the generation that remembers the days of 2 hours from a new laptop if you were lucky and so the laptop is on when I need it and switched off when I don’t. The drive is so fast and responsive, even with Fast Start switched off (never liked that feature) it still is back to the desktop in like 12 to 15 seconds from cold.
On the whole I’m happy with it, it works and does what I wanted it too.
Have had no problems so far moved all my games from my external ssd and the playstaions ssd onto the wd one, which took less than 15 mins for just under 2 TB of data. All my games ps4 and ps5 are running off the WD ssd with no problems at all and with no speed loss. Now I have 2.8TB of super fast memory for 200. Which is the same price as a 1TB expansion card for my Series X.
Would highly recommend this ssd along side the Sabrent M.2 NVMe PS5 heatsink. 5 stars easy.
– Ensure you buy a seperate compatible heatsink, this involves adding thermal paste strips on either side of this drive, and encasing within the heatsink. Use Youtube vids if in doubt.
– pop off one side plate off the PS5
– locate the m2 plate which has a small PS logo screw to undo, remove silver plate
– inside is a retainer screw, remove as this is needed to hold down the m2 drive which is smaller in length than where the retainer screw is currently.
– slide drive into the m2 slot, screw down with previously mentioned retainer screw.
– all done, just a case of fitting the silver plate, and side of Ps5 clicked into place
Upon startup you’ll be asked to format the new drive, done.
Transfer speeds just under the ones specified on the specs sheet so really good.
I think my firecuda would be wasted in the ps5 for the money, but equally this isn’t that much cheaper and its hard to justify this nvme over the segate.
Great drive more than fast enough and works perfectly, I only use this for ps4 content on the ps5 and apps, just to reduce the internal storage usage.
Great drive but if you can afford the firecuda over this then I would get the segate over the WD any day, more of a personal preference in terms of quality for me.
Either nvme is a great choice, if you’re using this for a boot drive on a PC then get the segate, if it’s for a ps5 then I’d lean towards the WD purely for cost to performance ratio.
So I hop this helps you guys. Is issues ask a question and I’ll try to help.
To install I just flipped off the top of the PS5, removed the expansion plate, unscrewed the screw inside the slot (and removed the small silver ring), gently slotted the drive (now with heatsink stuck on top) into the slot of the left, and pushed down, put the silver ring into the whole under the screw (so the drive sat on top of it), and screwed the screw back in. I didn’t replace the drive cover to allow air in, and then replaced the PS5 top. And rebooted.
Took about 4 minutes.
Recommended.
I’m using on pcie 3.0 and it’s still faster than my other nvme drives.
Game loading times are noticeably faster than from the sata ssd it’s replaced and backing up 150GB folders full of small files now takes about enough time to make a coffee instead of half an hour.
You’ll absolutely need a heat sync with one of these – I recommend the bequiet one, which is reasonably priced and does a fantastic job while looking fantastic (I used the drive for a day without one while waiting for it to arrive and it made a massive difference after fitting).
I think the heat sync offered with the drive is well overpriced, I was tempted by the design but honestly never going to see it after fitting.
N.B. You will need to have both a motherboard and CPU that supports PCIe gen 4. It will work with PCIe gen 3 (so the spec says) but you will only get about half the speed. Better to save yourself a pile of cash and go for a PCIe 3 one if that is the case.