Which of these 15 Gen4 NVMe SSDs are worth buying, and which are junk?
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Full list of SSDs in this comparison: (affiliate links)
WD Black SN850 - [ Ссылка ]
Kingston KC3000 - [ Ссылка ]
Samsung 980 PRO - [ Ссылка ]
Seagate Firecuda 530 - [ Ссылка ]
Aorus 7000S - [ Ссылка ]
MSI Spatium M480 - [ Ссылка ]
Sabrent Rocket 4 - [ Ссылка ]
Seagate FireCuda 520 - [ Ссылка ]
Corsair MP600 - [ Ссылка ]
Patriot VP4100 - [ Ссылка ]
Aorus Gen4 SSD - [ Ссылка ]
Sabrent Rocket Q4 - [ Ссылка ]
WD Black SN750 SE - [ Ссылка ]
Transcend 240s - [ Ссылка ] (Warning: watch video before considering)
XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite - [ Ссылка ] (Warning: watch video before considering)

Heatsink tips: (affiliate links)
For PC - United States - QIVYNSRY Heatsink ($8) [ Ссылка ]
For PC - Europe - be quiet! MC1 Heatsink (€13) [ Ссылка ]
For Playstation 5 - US - QIVYNSRY Heatsink ($8) [ Ссылка ]
For Playstation 5 - EU - be quiet! MC1 Heatsink (€13) [ Ссылка ]

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Timestamps:
0:00​ - Introduction
1:04 - General Gen 4 SSD Advice - Thermals & Heatsinks
1:49 - General Gen 4 SSD Advice - Smaller Capacities kinda suck
2:56 - Test System Overview
3:36 - All drives have been tested with a heatsink
3:52 - XPG and Transcend bite the dust
4:36 - Performance - PC Mark 10 (Quick) - For Light Use
5:28 - Performance - PC Mark 10 (Full) - For Medium Intensity Use
6:04 - Performance - PC Mark 10 (Consistency) - For Extreme Use
6:34 - Performance - Sequential Read & Write Performance - For Marketing Numbers
7:09 - Buying Advice - Best Performing Gen4 SSDs
8:40 - Buying Advice - Best Value Gen4 SSDs
9:10 - Best Value SSDs for Europe
11:00 - Best Value SSDs for the US
12:01 - Why many great drives are left hanging...
13:04 - Buying Advice - Playstation 5 Owners
15:05 - Final Thoughts

Test Bench - (affiliate links)
CPU - Intel Core i9-12900K - [ Ссылка ]
Motherboard - ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero - [ Ссылка ]
Memory - 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR5-5200 - [ Ссылка ]
Cooling - Corsair H150i Elite LCD
GPU - Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 - [ Ссылка ]
PSU - Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W - [ Ссылка ]

Disclosure:
- Some of these products were bought by myself, others were provided by their respective manufacturers for the purpose of testing. As per my own guidelines, no manufacturer gets any say about anything in this video or any of my other reviews. It's not sponsored by them, they also didn't get 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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