27 External SSDs Tested - Which are the Best for Gaming?

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I tested 27 external SSDs to find out which is the best for gaming.
Press "more" to see all products and a summary of the performance ranking.
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These are all SSDs I tested, ranked by the Score shown in the video, from fastest to slowest. So the best advice is this: work your way down the list until you find a good deal on a high ranked drive. Easy! So at the time of filming the Crucial X8 (#2) was the best deal, but remember that can always change! (all links are affiliate links)
#1 Gigabyte Vision Drive - (no current listing)
#2 Crucial X8 - geni.us/cOVJG1
#3 Sandisk Extreme Pro (2000MB/s version) - geni.us/rrG4Gh6
#4 WD My Passport SSD (V3) - geni.us/l8VpF
#5 WD Black D30 - geni.us/e4bvj
#6 Kingston XS2000 - geni.us/7psuKi
#7 WD Black P50 - geni.us/1d4dIKB
#8 ADATA SE900G - geni.us/CzJjSAe
#9 Transcend ESD370C - geni.us/odlTE
#10 Blitzwolf BW-PSSD4 - (.CN webshops only)
#11 Seagate Barracuda Fast SSD - geni.us/mk29
#12 ASUS ROG Arion S 500 - (no current listing)
#13 Transcend ESD350C - geni.us/yu11qYB
#14 Samsung T7 Shield - geni.us/tgZ2NHe
#15 Samsung T7 - geni.us/f3mXawH
#16 Seagate Firecuda Gaming SSD - geni.us/il8K
#17 Sandisk Extreme - geni.us/haMA0
#18 Samsung T7 Touch - geni.us/FRxAZbp
#19 ADATA SC680 - geni.us/DVLB8p
#20 Lacie Portable SSD - geni.us/d14q
#21 Patriot PXD - (no current listing)
#22 Orico CN300 - (.CN webshops only)
#23 Seagate One Touch SSD - geni.us/CBkl
#24 Crucial X6 - geni.us/QPo1jAB
#25 Seagate Game Drive SSD for XBOX - geni.us/zngeA6
#26 Minix Neo Storage - geni.us/m5CO18
All links above are affiliate links. I will try to update them regularly but it's a lot of links so do stay sharp and make sure you end up with the right product please. For example the ROG Arion is also sold as an external SSD case only (with no SSD in it!).
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:09 - General Information about External SSDs
2:20 - Important Information for PS5 & Xbox Series X Owners
2:58 - Meet 27 External SSDs - Today is about GAMING only
3:49 - Performance Summary & Tiers
4:29 - S-Tier - Gigabyte Vision Drive, Crucial X8, Sandisk Extreme Pro, WD MyPassport SSD, WD Black D30, Kingston XS2000
7:22 A-Tier - ADATA SE900G, WD Black P50, Seagate Barracuda Fast SSC, Blitzowlf BW-PSSD4, Transcend ESD370C, ASUS ROG Arion S 500
8:38 - B-Tier - Samsung T7, Samsung T7 Shield, Samsung T7 Touch, Sandisk Extreme, Seagate Barracuda Gaming SSD
9:39 - C-Tier - Crucial X6, ADATA SC690, Lacie Portable SSD, Seagate One Touch, Patriot PCD, Seagate Game Drive SSD for Xbox
10:33 - Game Library Moving Performance
11:35 - Game Recording Performance
12:04 - Final Thoughts and Buying Advice
Disclosure:
- Some of these products were sent by their respective manufacturer for the purpose of testing, some I bought myself. As per my own guidelines, no manufacturer (or PR company, or otherwise) get any say about anything in this video or any of my other reviews. It's not sponsored by them, no-one got to preview this video beforehand, or any other nonsense like that. My reviews reflect my own views, nothing more, nothing less.
- Amazon links I provide are (typically) affiliate links. Using these does not cost you anything at all. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This means they do provide me with a small commission when you decide to buy a product, at no cost to you.
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@TechTesters 2 года назад

Some important notes: - All tests were done with a high-end, i9-12900K, Z690, DDR5 rig with a 20 Gigabit USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port. If you're wondering why none are showing "1000MB/s or more" like some marketing claims, that is because games usually consist of a lot of smaller files that are much harder to read or copy. - In case it wasn't clear from the thumbnail, title and video: I am ONLY looking at Gaming Performance today, followed by value (price), because that's what I think a gaming SSD should be about. I am not weighing any unique features at all! So if you want to pay more for an SSD with RGB or IP ratings, or prefer to buy a super lightweight one (weight graph is in the video), that is entirely up to you! - OBVIOUSLY there is more to game loading than just your SSD performance, and actual time savings will vary per system and per game. Your biggest upgrade is always going from any HDD to any SSD, and upgrading from a slower SSD (assuming you own one already) to a faster one isn't nearly as important. But why settle for something that performs worse when this video shows that great performers don't have to be expensive at all? 😉 - Regarding capacity: I know some people will get upset that there are different capacities in the graphs. That's just the way it has to be as I cannot just buy every drive in the capacity I would like (If you want to change that, free to donate using paypal or the super thanks button for example, so I can buy even more SSDs next time ;) ). BUT, while it’s generally true that larger SSDs perform better than slower ones, the benefits beyond 1 TB are usually insignificant, AND that is more relevant with internal drives than external ones. That’s why I included the Samsung T7 Shield in both 1TB and 2TB capacities, just to show you they will offer pretty much the same level of performance. The same goes for other products as well (I have several in multiple capacities, but that I did not include in the graph). So generally speaking, this tier list will NOT change whether you’re looking at 500GB, 1 TB or 2TB models, and even cross capacity comparisons hold a lot of weight. As always, hope you enjoy the video and if you have any questions, just ask! 😘

@the-patient-987 2 года назад

It's impressive the amount of work required to perform these tests, digest all the data and come up with so clear and informative graphs. The watch count of this channel should be in the tens of millions.

@JD-McC 2 года назад

I love these mass comprehensive, comparative reviews of yours. Please keep doing these.

@HorstJt 2 года назад

Stephan: how many external drives do I need to test? Nada: Yes

@d-primus6114 2 года назад

😂

@bambooleafrhapsody2 Год назад

lmao

@FeelRossly Год назад

Thank you SO MUCH for this! I'd gone round in circles trying to work out what I really needed. You solved it in one (thoroughly researched and informative) video! Currently the X8 is far and away the best deal.

@gabrielwilliams5315 7 месяцев назад

This was the most helpful video out of the many I've watched! Thank you for the breakdown in different categories. It's a big help.

@deenyc1049 2 года назад

I appreciate the list in the description.

@dantheman7357 2 года назад

Hello, a superb product review once again. I learned a lot and I do have a use for an external. Thanks again for the usual hard work you do to prepare your reviews for us. Stay well.

@omni6cient 2 года назад

A truly excellent video. Comprehensive, to-the-point, articulate. Thank you Nada, phenomenal job.

@justmejustme3042 2 года назад

That was A LOT of work... Thank you for the effort and great video 👍

@Grant_S_M 2 года назад

Thank you for this amazing roundup and the load of time you must have put into this!

@TechManG 2 года назад

Thank you for all the hard work you do on all your SSDs benchmarks!

@TechTesters 2 года назад

My pleasure :D

@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Год назад

Thank you so much for this video. Got the Crucial X8 because of it and I'm so in love with it! Games load SO FAST. I literally don't even think about the fact that it's an external SSD

@ivovass195 2 года назад

Very useful information here, many many models compared in one place. Thank you for the advice

@orangsabarr 10 месяцев назад

I was very confused but your video helped me a lot in choosing an external SSD, thank you!

@toosla1008 Год назад

It is much useful to choose which type would be the best external SSD to run games, experiments, big data, etc. Thank you very much!

@user-fb3pp8uo4l 10 месяцев назад

this lady puts everything over so good love the way she expresses herself thankyou

@himuradrew 2 года назад

Been following your channel for quite a while and I'm always impressed with your content. Anyways I just got a Flow Z13 last April and since the model I got was the i7-12700H it only came with a 512GB SSD. Ended up getting a Crucial X8 based on this video to augment my storage. Thanks!

@beelikepro Месяц назад

Hey bud, want your thoughts on Crucial X8 as you bought and have experience of it for a year !!!

@N0N0111 2 года назад

Thank You, so many tech channels forgot about comparing SSDs in a big test.

@salteveline 2 года назад

hello Techtesters Nada❣️thanks for the in depth review!

@ToastedBread525 Год назад

Nice vid thanks couldn't find any good offers but thanks to this I'm getting myself a crucial x8 what an amazing ssd for the price

@Joseph_AS 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much you've saved me a lot of work and research! Guess I'll be picking the X8

@TechTesters 4 месяца назад

Still a great choice!

@alandeutsch7769 Год назад

What an amazing video. Wish you guys the best

@Cloudsorrow256 10 месяцев назад

You saved me money and time, I thank you very much!

@michaelthompson9798 2 года назад

Thank you Nada 👍🤩 for such an in-depth review and definitely some interesting models there to keep an eye on …. The good ones and the ones to avoid altogether 😇👍🥰. Much appreciated as I’m looking at some external SSD for game and file back ups

@brendansmith945 Год назад

Great! Very helpful, as usual. Cheers!

@emigdioalaniz 2 года назад

One note to have better control in testing and benchmark with a better control, try to use same TB capacity. Given that some that have smaller Capacity are designed for faster loads than those that are higher in capacity or vice versa. The Bandwidth is saturated by the information and capacity. If we put 1TB with 1TB makes better control than having a 2TB to 1TB face off. Just a note

@pepemunozalbaladejo6483 2 года назад

Thanks for this info!

@mohammedmahinuralam2796 Год назад

Informative and useful. Thank you!

@ecos889 8 месяцев назад

First video I have ever saw from you but Iby Gosh I appreciate how thorough you have been with testing and explaining your reasoning for each spec and why you think it's important. So you got a sub from me for the effort you have put into doing your own research and testing. Getting such a well-scripted video to summarize 27 different SSDs of which you personally tested must have been at minimum a month of work if not more. Plus the cost of obtaining all of them even minus the discount you get from claiming business expenses and the like must have cost a bomb to do as well.

@TechTesters 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! It's a lot of work for sure but I'm happy when it gets appreciated!

@throwaway5926 Год назад

These videos are such good quality and informative. True professionals here. Thank you.

@martinxyz 2 года назад

What an amazing test!

@surdzo Год назад

Thanks to your review I found Gigabyte Vision 1TB (Very hardly indeed) for 175 Eur in my country and purchase it. It was only 10 Eur more expensive than Samsung T7 Shield which was my first pick before watching this review. I have tested it in real live scenario (2K, 4K Videos, pictures, documents etc. but not games) and it is fastest thing I have ever used for that mater, I'm impressed. Tnx for your review again. :)

@moomoo5537 2 года назад

Thank you! Exactly what i needed. :)

@jdmfreak101 2 года назад

Nada we need more videos from you, you're my go to tech review channel, i was hoping you did a review on the fractal torrent but you didnt. Anyway hoping for more uploads from your channel . PS im on the fence for a wireless keyboard and mouse with low latency please make a round up and review video if you can

@bojke91 2 года назад

Rocking as always :)

@Mickroz 2 года назад

Thanks, needed a new external sdd 👍 Won't have to compare it myself

@kingzach74 2 года назад

I find it really interesting how the SanDisk Extreme Pro that is supposed to be rated at 2000MB/s consistently seems to be slower than the Crucial X8 which is only rated at 1050MB/s that is quite crazy that SanDisk is able to get away with lying to their customers about their performance of their drives. I think my next External SSD will most likely be the Crucial X8. That is very surprising.

@everythingrc2324 7 месяцев назад

Yea screw sandisk. But why is that surprising? Crucial has been making awesome quality shit for cheap for a long time ;)

@goldenant9450 7 месяцев назад

@@everythingrc2324 bc 1050

@goldenant9450 7 месяцев назад

they also have x9 and x10 which are 2000MB/s. maybe they weren't out a year ago. Would have liked to get her opinion

@rodhester2166 2 года назад

as always such a great video

@Mc-Taboo Год назад

WOW What a wonderful thorough review👏👏👏It must took a lot of time & patience to do and I'm so thankful for it.. Liked & Subscribed immediately☺

@TechTesters Год назад

Thank you so much 🤗

@aelaan12 2 года назад

Thanks Nada, this is really good information as I am always looking to get faster SSD's. Mine are hanging off of a PS5 where I store the PS4 games. Interestingly I build my own 2Tb with a PCIe 4x4 that performs great (about 970write and 900 read). And I am now looking for a USB4 enclosure that will be able to out perform all of them - it is hanging off of a MBP16 and want to test if I can get it at least to around 2800/2600. Lekker even prutsen :-D

@baby333 2 года назад

love your videos nada

@farriskhan2352 Год назад

Excellent info! I was just about to buy a Kingston XS2000 for my Xbox Series S. I am now going to get the Crucial X8. I need to move games back and forth in order to play Xbox Series S specific games.

@Nwordplzplz Год назад

Thank you for the amazing comparison! I snagged the T7 Shield 2TB for $129 back in August, and it's been the perfect compliment for my PS4 games with my PS5.

@TechTesters Год назад

Happy to help 😊

@youtubet3mpst832 Год назад

Do you think it will be good for pc? Specifically playing cod and such

@vacsimile 2 года назад

In your follow up video will you consider rating drives best used to install an OS on? I love using flash drives to make virtual systems on my main rig but would like to upgrade to an external SSD eventually. I am also not sure how the hardware encryption would work in this case (if at all) or if it is just better to use Bitlocker. Any advice would be appreciated!

@dimep.7232 8 месяцев назад

Best dedicated video so far! But definitely need an update as new performing products have just been released such as the brand new Samsung T9, the Crucial X9, X9 Pro and X10 Pro, also the Teamgroup MS200 for example. Would be interested in how they perform compared to best options in your video :-)

@TechTesters 8 месяцев назад

Working on that, basically waiting for a few more new ones to come in (like the X9/X10)

@dimep.7232 8 месяцев назад

@@TechTesters I've also seen the new portable SSD Corsair EX100U which performs great! Also ADATA is about to launch a brand new USB4 SE920 external SSD which would probably outperform competitors in case we have a USB4 compatible port (but backwards compatible with USB 3 gen 2x2, gen 2 and below). Would be interesting also to consider the new USB4 SSD NVMe enclosures such as ZikeDrive or HyperDrive Next 😬

@RossOnTop2 Год назад

99% of the videos ive watched today to try and find out details on if gaming is actually possible refuse to cover latency and fps stutters caused by a slowed connection. Thank you for being the only person who actually knew what they were talking about and going into details on the only part that most gamers are looking for "can it run without stutters"...

@theoldpcgamer77 2 года назад

That Crucial x8 2tb is £130 in the UK. Seems like a bargain. Thanks for the review.

@AJarofToeJam 4 месяца назад

Thank you for the incredibly comprehensive but succinct breakdown! Do you have any opinion on how much the load time differences may matter to the average user? How noticeable were the speed differences in a blind test to you? If they were noticeable, did you feel you hit any point of diminishing returns comparing faster drives to slower ones? Thank you again!

@MrTamiya89 2 года назад

AWESOME Video. 😃👍.

@TechTesters 2 года назад

Thank you!

@yomi3099 Год назад

Thanks. Was debating on kingston xs2000 for awhile. Got the 4tb. Multipurpose for me

@Tricks_002 Год назад

Thanks! Awesome video! Got the WD my passport. Should have been the crucial x8 but it’s pricier than the WD in my region. Still the WD m.p. is also great! My game load time is much faster now.

@gmoogle2615 Год назад

Such a good channel. Not full of bullshit and jibber jabber like other channels. Actual useful info.

@quellien1357 2 года назад

That's a heap! 27 SSD's. Well done!

@ariathetaega3341 Год назад

This is what I was looking for I see so many SSD's that are too pricey like over 200 and if I learnt anything working at an electronics retail centre is that pricier doesn't exactly mean better. It all depends on what you intent to use it for and really it feels like stamping LED's and calling it "gaming" is the same as stamping "organic" onto food. You just do that and instantly its way more expensive

@xljx8304 2 года назад

I like those 2 BBCs background.

@toofee8412 Год назад

You are a legend

@jamegumb7298 Год назад

I bought an nvme express ssd, put it in a usb 3.2 casing (get UASP). Will be really good with future usb 4.0 drives using lane channeling.

@stefanradunovic8318 Год назад

Svaka cast!

@xsweetcupcakekagome 4 месяца назад

thank you im deff gonna get the crucial 2tb from s-tier i just wabt it for gaming and put files on it

@peanutreviews 2 года назад

that's 27 too many drives! I'm excited!

@Lexar85 Год назад

THANK YOU SO MUCH

@TechTesters Год назад

My pleasure? :)

@49Macman 4 месяца назад

Hi, Thank You so much for your extensive and comprehensive review. However, I am not sure which direction to go in. All of a sudden my continuity camera started to give me problems. I think the fix might be an external SSD, but am not sure. It might just be software, but an apple tech said it might be that my external is too slow to handle it all. It does take a while to boot up and doesn't work in my main user account, but does in a new and fresh user account. I'm using a 2017 i7 iMac.with an iphone 14.. Should I look into the ones you use for live gaming or something else. I would like to boot up in it and do everyday things in it..... I would think that any of the SSD's would work as it would be better than the traditional one I am currently using. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

@tayyallday11 4 месяца назад

Good job

@iitzfizz 11 месяцев назад

Don't forget you can install new game to external storage you just need to transfer them to internal when you play them. NVMe in an enclosure is a good idea, I have a SK Hynix P31 Gold P31 in an enclosure and a Samsung Evo 870 in a 2.5 inch enclosure. NVMe is marginally faster but both transfer between 2 and 2.5Gbps

@RussLudwig 2 года назад

Thank you!

@TechTesters 2 года назад

My pleasure :)

@techwolfcave 2 года назад

Been playing with an external hard drive for years, 😅 I want to try ssd now.

@mingyi456 2 года назад

I feel the best external ssd is always a proper ssd enclosure with a decent internal ssd inside it. Almost all the external ssds all come without a dram cache, and I believe hmb (host memory buffer) would not work over a usb connection, so durabilty and random io performance would suffer quite a lot.

@TechTesters 2 года назад

I considered adding that option, but it would just be way too many options (tons of enclosures, tons of SSDs), so I decided to keep it to "ready to go" products only. Might do in the future though ;)

@Bncxx1275 10 месяцев назад

@@TechTesters try test every power bank next time? Like anker 737

@DemonCarlos Год назад

I liked the video the gigabyte wasn’t available at my Best Buy, so my second go will be the x8 it has a really good price at 2tb but I just bought the 4tb to be totally sure and preferred it over a Nvme ssd, Im not into opening my laptop or let anyone else doing it.

@gohck1649 6 месяцев назад

Thank you 🙏😁

@TechTesters 6 месяцев назад

You’re welcome 😊

@extreemhigh1824 2 года назад

I have the Asus Arion and i'm very happy with it, spend 50euro voor only the adapter and a 100euro for 1tb samsung 970 evo. It is very easy to switch the nvme inside. Don't know the storie for these prebuild versions but I can recommend the empty adapter!

@DB-wx1zs 3 месяца назад

Hi I have a question I hope you can please answer. I have a MacBook Pro 2015 and I was wondering would it be faster to run gaming or photo editing apps from an external Nvme m.2 ssd rather than the internal one? Please I’d like to know your answer if it would make the apps faster that way.

@ronm6585 2 года назад

Thank you.

@nethnut3888 Год назад

I am on a budget but I am kind of confused what would be best because I am looking for sound 3ish TB of storage what would you recommend?

@chadlineage Год назад

did i miss something or nobody mentioned the heating resistance of crucial x8 if its always connected to the system when gaming tia.

@digital.frenchy Год назад

how long did it take you guys to make ALL of these tests? Probably a lot! incredible...

@TechTesters Год назад

Weeks 😅 glad its appreciated!

@OsmanKaanKars Год назад

Should I buy samsung T7 shield or crucial x8 for macbook m1 air?

@dt1133 10 месяцев назад

I think im in love

@chrys9256 2 года назад

Great work as always. Would you consider making a Gen 3 nvme ssd roundup? I'm looking to buy a secondary 2TB drive for my games and I'm not sure what's the best option. The cheapest I can find is the Crucial P2 at around 160 euros but I don't know if I would be sacrificing too much in terms of performance.

@mingyi456 2 года назад

The crucial p2 has no dram cache, and recently got silently downgraded to qlc, so I would avoid it like the plague. I see that the 970 evo plus has dropped in price tremendously on amazon, and even though samsung silently swapped the components, it is still a tlc drive with a dram cache. When it is on sale, the price on amazon sg is 150 sgd for tb, and I have seen as low as 140 sgd before. I got the 2tb 970 evo plus at 271 sgd, and I imagine the usd or euro pricing might be closer to 200.

@TechTesters 2 года назад

I will be doing a roundup on NVMe SSDs in general, but I don't have the P2. Looking here, the P5 isn't much more expensive and the much, much safer option imho!

@mingyi456 2 года назад

@@TechTesters Yes, the P5 is a rather mediocore ssd, but at least it is decent and is priced accordingly. Although for some reason from what I see on amazon the new p5 plus is somehow cheaper than the p5 at times, and the p5 plus is much better than the p5, so it may be worth it even if it is only going onto a gen 3 slot.

@chrys9256 2 года назад

@@TechTesters Except I can't seem to find a 2TB P5 anywhere. It seems to be out of stock in most places I usually shop and the P5 Plus is a bit too expensive. The Samsung 970 Evo would be the safe choice, yes, but I was hoping I could get away with spending a bit less. Regardless, I would be very interested in seeing how some of the more affordable NVMe drives perform, like the Crucial P2, WD Blue SN550 and SN570, WD Green SN350, Kioxia EXCERIA G2, Kingston NV1, Lexar M610, Patriot P300, Intel 660p and 670p, ADATA SX6000 Pro to name a few.

@mingyi456 2 года назад

@@chrys9256 At the 2tb capacity, I think it would make more sense to get a qlc drive with dram cache over a tlc drive without a dram cache if you really want to cheap out. No point getting a qlc drive without a dram cache, it is the worst of both worlds. I am not sure if the 660p and 670p come in 2tb capacities (the 670p also seems to be grossly overpriced for me in amazon, costing even more than the 970 evo plus while the 660p is one of the oldest qlc drives and has rather horrible performance), and I think the rest of the drives in your list are dram-less tlc drives. Some qlc drives that come with dram are the sabrent rocket q, corsair mp400 and the teamgroup mp34q. I recommend looking at them if you are getting a 2tb drive, but please avoid getting them at 500gb or less.

@ShogoKawada123 2 года назад

CMV: Nada does better SSD reviews than really anyone else on RU-vid.

@liamjohnson2474 Год назад

just picked up the crucial X8 for $130usd for black Friday, thanks for the information. your video made it a no-brainer.

@acidxtrx9779 2 года назад

Nice! :)

@kelvincastro9992 9 месяцев назад

What a great job

@TechTesters 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@travellerseko Год назад

Hi there. I’ve got Xbox series x and will buy external SSD to play old Xbox one games. My question is that if the speed 1050 mb/s mentioned is from USB C to C only or not. Because Xbox have USB A port. If USB C to A will not give this speed, then X6 is more budget friendly option.

@Mulletsrock23 11 месяцев назад

What was the SSD that was the cooler during gaming?

@johnwick860 Год назад

any of these SSDs can be password protected? my old Buffalo HDD external is strongly password protected and still works

@xsweetcupcakekagome 4 месяца назад

Would you recommended for just putting files and games the crucial x9 idk how to find the mbit but I do see it says Crucial X9 2TB Portable SSD • Up to 1050MB is that a good t choose? Sorry I’m new 😭

@jasonyoung3070 Год назад

i love my crucial x8 and i got it on sale for 129.99 for 2tb on there website !!!

@radeksparowski7174 Год назад

would not hurt to mention those are glued in and most of them have proprietary interfaces soldered on, same like with external 2,5" hdds - if f.e. the file allocation table gets damaged you can say goodbye to the device connected via usb, with proprietary sata or m.2 nvme port you would have a chance to connect it directly to a motherboard and try repair or format it yet.... anyhow, external box and a regular ssd are a better solution, and you can reuse the older small drive from your computer when you upgrade it with a newer bigger and better one...

@VASY460 11 месяцев назад

is a point to have nvme m2 ?adaptop for external but amxim 4tb :(

@Rare3D Год назад

Thanks

@Xfade81 2 года назад

Nice testing there. But people are still using internal ssd's for storage too, right ? It would trigger me having external ssd's hanging off my pc.

@elkomander3510 Год назад

Yes of course, but right now I'm at the point where I've almost used up the 3tb of storage in my gaming laptop with nothing but games pretty much. I have like 400gb left and I don't know if I should buy another 2tb ssd to replace the 1tb ssd in my laptop by cloning with all the boot files and stuff. And using that 1 tb ssd in an enclosure so I can still use it. Or just buy one of these and use an external 2tb ssd. What do you think would be best? I'm really leaning towards replacing the 1tb ssd with a 2tb so i have 4tb internal and just that 1tb external

@MlvnEdits Год назад

If I connect the Kingston SX2000 to a Thunderbolt 4 port, will it give me 2000mb/s?

@pavlospantelios6326 10 месяцев назад

which external hard drive does not lose its performance when transferring large files of the order of 100 gb

@ryanwallace983 2 года назад

How does this compare to buying a quality internal SATA drive and using a USB adapter? Does that net better performance? I might go ahead and benchmark that using CDM and the Mushkin Source drive I use for my Xbox games and a Startech adapter I do know that I can achieve over a Gb/sec copying Apex Legends from my internal drive on my Xbox One X although I did mod it to accept a 2tb SSD as well so that’s best case scenario

@TechTesters 2 года назад

You'll lose some performance with the USB adapter vs the internal connector, so performance will be a bit weaker than the faster (S tier specifically) you see in this graph. BUT, if you already own an older SATA SSD, it's a cheap way to get some external storage :)

@madychan3164 Год назад

Hello Techtesters. Thank you so much for such a comprehensive video. Really informative. Can you please confirm the model of Sandisk Extreme tested in the video. It appears that there are V1 and V2 versions of the models in the market and these models are marketed at different speeds. Thanks

@godmagnus Год назад

There's actually a few "optimized for Series X|S" games that work from an external drive, such as the Master Chief collection.

@TechTesters Год назад

Oh cool! I need to look into that as my Series X is always short on free space.

@urielbenhaim1179 Год назад

on he orien s500 you can put an ssd with more storge and speed on it that makes it better

@victoriousmainmetrolinkkhtf125 Год назад

Six in the half months later, I got my Samsung T7 Shield for Christmas today, at this point, this is why Hard Disk Drive is always slower than Solid State Drive on my laptop while gaming, so soon as I got a Samsung T7 Shield, it's a shame when Samsung T7 Shield is normally slower than a Gigabyte Vision Drive while gaming, but the Hard Disk Drive is even a lot much slower than Gigabyte Vision Drive while gaming, so maybe one day, I'll buy a 2tb Gigabyte Vision Drive + Solid State Drive in it on Amazon until day one.

@TechTesters Год назад

If Gigabyte ever makes a 2TB one, not sure they do :P

@fredlacroix6865 7 месяцев назад

i digress but data integrity is a subject not most talked about since ssd is being marketed as vastly durable and fast compared to hdd..it;ll be interesting to see future benchmark not only based on speed but doing stress test to check for reliability

@TechTesters 7 месяцев назад

It's just not something you can actually test. You'd have to stress at least several samples of each drive 24/7 for a few years to really start seeing differences, and by that time everyone will be buying completely different drives anyway. It'll be interesting, but it's not really viable.