Aug 19, 2023 23:00:00

Official extended SSD ``WD_BLACK SN850P'' photo review that can extend PS5's ultra-high-speed SSD at explosive speed

One of the features of

PlayStation 5 (PS5) is not only 4K / 120fps game play, but also an ultra-high-speed SSD that realizes explosive loading speed. The storage capacity of such PS5 is 825GB, but in recent years, there are not many big games with game data of nearly 100GB, and in addition to this, there are titles such as Apex Legends , which is free to play, and Genshin Impact. When playing at the same time, even if you try to install a new game, it is not uncommon for you to get 'not enough storage space!'. In such a case, expansion storage dedicated to PS5 is useful. Western Digital's ' WD_BLACK SN850P ' is an officially licensed PS5 product, and the capacity can be freely selected from 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB, so what kind of storage is it? I immediately checked it.

WD_BLACK SN850P NVMe™ SSD for PS5® Consoles | Western Digital
https://www.westerndigital.com/en-us/products/internal-drives/wd-black-sn850p-nvme-ssd-for-ps5#WDBBYV0040BNC-WRSN

The package of WD_BLACK SN850P looks like this. The left is the 4TB model and the right is the 2TB model.

There is no difference other than the notation of '4TB' and '2TB'. The maximum read speed is 7300MB/s, and the high-speed data transfer unique to

the M.2 SSD realizes the same explosive loading speed as the PS5 built-in SSD.

Open the box with Pakari.

The main body looks something like this, the heat sink is integrated.

Since it is a PS5 officially licensed product, the PlayStation logo is also included.

On the back side, the product name, model name, serial number, etc. are written like this, and the capacity of the SSD is written on the upper left.

It feels like this size when placed on the palm.

8cm wide

2.3 cm long

thickness 1cm

There is no difference in appearance between the 2TB model and the 4TB model.

So if you don't look at the notation on the back side, you won't be able to tell the difference.

top

bottom

The left side

right side

So, after this, I will actually attach WD_BLACK SN850P to PS5 and measure how fast it can be loaded, so please look forward to it.

The WD_BLACK SN850P is sold on Amazon.co.jp for 15,853 yen for the 1TB model, 26,157 yen for the 2TB model, and 44,640 yen for the 4TB model.

Amazon.co.jp: Western Digital Western Digital Internal SSD 4TB PS5 Official Licensed Edition WD_Black SN850 PCIe Gen4 M.2-2280 (Read Up to 7,300MB/s) WDBBYV0040BNC-WRSN: Personal Computer Peripheral Equipment