Thank you for clarifying, I was afraid to end up with an incompatible ssd if I went for the regular version and not the ps5 official version, this video helped.
I bought it, and the cool thing about it is that you do not need to hook up to computer and do firmware update just install and update with PS5 and my read speed speed was at 6600
The official drive is the only way to get a 4TB model with an included heatsink. The standard SN850 and newer SN850X do not include a heatsink with their 4TB models
Ahh I just noticed cause I’m tryna get one for my Spider-Man ps5 coming, idk why there’s 2 official PS5 SSDs they’re selling but then I saw the 4TB is marketed at 7,300 speed while the other is 7,000 wonder if there’s a difference between the two official ssds
@@EternalNightingalei think the 850x runs hot for a ps5 and has features that cannot be used. The 850p has inferior specs but better thermals for a ps5. A 850x runs at 80C even with the heatsink and outside inside the ps5 case produce 57C. It could be hot for a ps5. I bet the 850p has better real world performance than 850x (in a ps5) despite inferior specs due to better thermals.
No the new one is the 850p which is official for ps5 with more adequate thermals and real world performance despite inferior specs. People look only at speed, but performance is not only on speed especially in a small case without decent airflow like in a ps5
@@JzLyfe I’m contemplating on buying this at this price rn too, to be clear if I buy this I’ll be able to play the PS5 games directly once I have this installed right??
@@JzLyfe yes it is still on sale and 1TB is enough for me as of right now. It’s a true 1TB if storage and I put 5 games on it so far and still have 800gb available to use on it.
I heard a lot of errors from people here. I will correct few things. There are 3 wd 850 versions : 850 the 850x and the 850p. The 850 is running too hot. I would not use it in ps5. At least without a beefy heatsink. Without heatsink is not recommended for a ps5. The 850x has a bit better thermals with the heatsink but still running at 80C with the heatsink, and 57,5C outside in the ps5. It has gamemode useless and even inferior in most cases, it is compatible with direct storage api in pc and faster speed. In a pc it is good, personally i think it will still run very hot for a ps5. But it has good performance, however the ps5 cannot use all the features. The 850p is official ssd, and a beefier heatsink for ps5 , i think they have reduce the specs to fit better the thermals of the ps5. It probably still run hotter than a samsung 990 pro with heatsink and even without heatsink a 990 pro is running cooler than the 850x with a cooler heatsink. The 850p is probably better for ps5 than the 850x and of course the 850 that i wouldn’t use in a ps5. I would not be surprised if the 850p get better real world result than 850x despite inferior specs inside a ps5. For a pc i would go with the 850x This is my opinion. I could be wrong but i rarely does.
It's important to note that neither of these drives are being fully taken advantage of by the PS5. The read speed saturates at a top of 6700 MB/s on PS5. So 7000MB/s is more than enough. The write speed is completely insignificant, as the PS5 only fully utilizes the write speed when moving games over to the M.2 drive. But even then, the write speed tops out at 2-3GB/s regardless of which drive you use. I think for the average consumer who isn't super tech-savy, going for the SN850P makes more sense, since just the idea of it being officially Playstation certified may bring some inner peace.
I prefer the official PS5 version. For me, it has to be approved by Playstation in order for me to actually wanna buy it. Its an ADHD thing. There's an 8 TB version as well but I dunno when they'll make it compatible for PS5.
Same. I just bought for my bf and god forbid I am responsible for frying his drive. So I have to make sure. I am happy with leas speed and better thermal protection.
You mean the 850p. The 850 should not be used in a ps5. It runs too hot. The 850x has a bit better thermals than 850 but still 80C with the heatsink..57C in the case of ps5..it is hot. I bet the 850p runs a bit cooler.
Very good video. Im glad you made this, especially since many people spending their money on this are kids, who may not know better. The 850x seems to be cheaper, even though it is the higher performing drive in a PC. In the PS5 it seems as if the 850 holds an extremely small edge. If you were not performing a test side by side you would never notice. You will not notice loading a game. I honestly think these drives can completely saturate data to the PS5 CPU/GPU. Let's be honest, these gaming consoles do not use very fast hardware. They are underpowered budget chips. So lots of people split hairs over this stuff and it really doesn't matter much. The only time it may make some difference is transferring games from PS5 internal to the M2. SSD, and you might see a 30 second difference (Tops) on a move of 300-400 GB. When you look at the transfer speed it averages 1.6GB for each second or so that the PS5 data indicator shows when moving the file. A far cry from the 5-7 GB/sec. these drives are capable of. In a system like this the HD is no longer the bottleneck, (when that used to always be the case.) Just picked up two of these drives (2TB) for $159 each at time of this writing. Also if you want to use in PS5, pick up this drive w/out heat sink and the Sabrent heat sink for PS5 for $20. The Sabrent Heatsink/Cover will keep your SSD cooler than the other SSD's that already come with Heatsink and the PS5 cover in place. Then you are at $179+tax for one of the fastest/best rated drives right now, with a heatsink which can be reused with any other SSD you want to put in your PS5 if you wish to upgrade later, hot swap, or if your drive fails, which (They do).
Compared to the older, sure. However, it's not just down to pure read/write, but how it is designed. The SN850X is more designed and aimed at PC users who game and stream. There are other Gen4 m.2 drives that are faster than the SN850X - but, it's still a great drive!
Damn I’m confused now , after the 8TB for the PS5 so which is best option original or ps5 version. WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe (£599) or WD_BLACK SN850P NVMe (£539)
I got the non offical WD SN850 2TB with heatsink for 177 bucks during prime day a couple of weeks ago and couldn't be happier. I also decide to go for the A95K instead and got the 65inch version which is getting delievered in 3 days. Samsung constantly changing the S95B firmware and updating your tv without your consent eventhough you have your tv not in auto update mode was the tipping point for me.
@@MyGadgetsWorld I will still get the S95B 55inch to add to the 65inch A95K. I will use the S95B for gaming so in the end will get best of both worlds.
Bro don't look at the paper. What's claimed there of speed isn't on ps5. Ps5 is slightly slower than what's claimed. Probably if you insert it in a pc you may get the actual speed but the same ssd gets slightly slower on the ps5
With reviews of people who are experts reviewers of hardware are saying that the sn850x new read and write is not going to be recognize by the ps5 because it's just for PC and being updated on it at the end in the ps5 it's going to work exactly the same as the sn850
i think to buy WD BLACK SN850X 75$ or Samsung 980 Pro 70$ for 1tb version , for pc have samsung all time and i love it, but what will be better for PS5 ?
For anyone that just came here now they have the official ps5 at 139.99 now 2tb at Best Buy :( I paid for the non ps5 169 a month ago lol. If only I would have waited
Good info sir. Thank you. I have one query can a web rip suports dolby vision?. Recently downloaded one webrip of a particular mvie which is having DV in Netflix. DV is wrkng fine inthe app. While the same mvie DV webrip is playing with some weird colours irregularly while played in the same device. Whats the difference sir??
Hey Prasanth, yes webrip can play DV if they are encoded properly with the metadata for DV. I play DV using plex and works awesome with my Shield TV pro.
What are your thoughts Demagnetize yourself or just install it without a grounding wristband cause there are Metal parts you're touching, sorry if I'm overreacting I just want my PS5 to be safe when starting it up after the installation, and when I see Technicians working on computers I see them using a demagnetized grounding wrist band connected to a metal part.
Can you store and play ps5 games with this or just store? I know alot of external you can only store not store and play.. can someone please tell me if this is store and play?
I have a serious question so I bought the WD SN850X not official for PlayStation but my friend got WD SN850 official. Tell me why when he downloads a game it takes so fast but for me it takes me 4 hours for a large game but him it’s 50 minutes. 😭
Yeah I was dumb and bought the 2tb version as soon as prices started to drop and thought getting it for $300 was a awesome deal (which at the time 2tb one was close to $400-500). Months later you can get it for $200 and even a little lower if you catch a deal at the right time.
@@MyGadgetsWorld and I love the hdmis man they actually made one that's like 50 ft and let me tell you for my setup is awesome I don't know if you see my channel or not if you get time check it out man
Does latency of SSD's mean that it will increase online gaming performance? By increasing my record and rank due to having a faster latency? Because some are several ms quicker than others.
“Official PlayStation” logo tax.
Lol exactly.
😂😂😂
Thank you for clarifying, I was afraid to end up with an incompatible ssd if I went for the regular version and not the ps5 official version, this video helped.
I bought it, and the cool thing about it is that you do not need to hook up to computer and do firmware update just install and update with PS5 and my read speed speed was at 6600
@@lyndonmohammed3199
should update when turn on console.
@@lyndonmohammed3199I’d you put it in and turned your console on and it didn’t pop up right away that means the ps5 not recognizing it
Which one did you bought? The sn 850 oder sn 850x
The official drive is the only way to get a 4TB model with an included heatsink. The standard SN850 and newer SN850X do not include a heatsink with their 4TB models
Ahh I just noticed cause I’m tryna get one for my Spider-Man ps5 coming, idk why there’s 2 official PS5 SSDs they’re selling but then I saw the 4TB is marketed at 7,300 speed while the other is 7,000 wonder if there’s a difference between the two official ssds
@@EternalNightingale The older one is the SN850 while the faster one is the SN850X
@@EternalNightingalei think the 850x runs hot for a ps5 and has features that cannot be used. The 850p has inferior specs but better thermals for a ps5. A 850x runs at 80C even with the heatsink and outside inside the ps5 case produce 57C. It could be hot for a ps5. I bet the 850p has better real world performance than 850x (in a ps5) despite inferior specs due to better thermals.
No the new one is the 850p which is official for ps5 with more adequate thermals and real world performance despite inferior specs. People look only at speed, but performance is not only on speed especially in a small case without decent airflow like in a ps5
Ain’t no way you are gonna buy 4tb storage who needs that much storage space
I just bought the official ps5 ssd at Best Buy for $129.99 for its Black Friday special. I’m happy!
That’s great. I made video at release
It still 129.99 at bestbuy as of right now. I wanted the 2tb but no other stores have any 2tb. I think r
The 1tb should be enough for the meantime.
@@JzLyfe I’m contemplating on buying this at this price rn too, to be clear if I buy this I’ll be able to play the PS5 games directly once I have this installed right??
@@JzLyfe yes it is still on sale and 1TB is enough for me as of right now. It’s a true 1TB if storage and I put 5 games on it so far and still have 800gb available to use on it.
@@Javiertorres06 Yes you will be able to play PS5 games straight from the SSD. Just as quick if not quicker than the SSD that comes with the PS5.
I heard a lot of errors from people here. I will correct few things. There are 3 wd 850 versions : 850 the 850x and the 850p. The 850 is running too hot. I would not use it in ps5. At least without a beefy heatsink. Without heatsink is not recommended for a ps5. The 850x has a bit better thermals with the heatsink but still running at 80C with the heatsink, and 57,5C outside in the ps5. It has gamemode useless and even inferior in most cases, it is compatible with direct storage api in pc and faster speed. In a pc it is good, personally i think it will still run very hot for a ps5. But it has good performance, however the ps5 cannot use all the features. The 850p is official ssd, and a beefier heatsink for ps5 , i think they have reduce the specs to fit better the thermals of the ps5. It probably still run hotter than a samsung 990 pro with heatsink and even without heatsink a 990 pro is running cooler than the 850x with a cooler heatsink.
The 850p is probably better for ps5 than the 850x and of course the 850 that i wouldn’t use in a ps5. I would not be surprised if the 850p get better real world result than 850x despite inferior specs inside a ps5. For a pc i would go with the 850x
This is my opinion. I could be wrong but i rarely does.
only difference is SN850P comes with 4TB, speed is the same 7300
@@ararat4135 Heatsink is different also
@@ararat4135 Please delete your comment. The heatsink is different as well.
@@kevin-hp7vg 3:58 they look exactly the same in the video.
@@CyberMonty2077 maybe in video but not IRL, SN850P heatsink have inner pin fin adapted to ps5 cooling
Saw it at GameStop for 219$! So I went to OfferUp and found it for 80$ lol 😂
I just got the black one for 99 Dollars today so I think I got lucky because it was on sale
It's important to note that neither of these drives are being fully taken advantage of by the PS5. The read speed saturates at a top of 6700 MB/s on PS5. So 7000MB/s is more than enough. The write speed is completely insignificant, as the PS5 only fully utilizes the write speed when moving games over to the M.2 drive. But even then, the write speed tops out at 2-3GB/s regardless of which drive you use.
I think for the average consumer who isn't super tech-savy, going for the SN850P makes more sense, since just the idea of it being officially Playstation certified may bring some inner peace.
Which is better, SN850P or SN850X?
I think the X kind
P has bigger heatsink
only difference is SN850P comes with 4TB, speed is the same 7300
For 1 TB feels like an absolute scam
I prefer the official PS5 version. For me, it has to be approved by Playstation in order for me to actually wanna buy it. Its an ADHD thing. There's an 8 TB version as well but I dunno when they'll make it compatible for PS5.
It's 1000 for 8t
Same. I just bought for my bf and god forbid I am responsible for frying his drive. So I have to make sure. I am happy with leas speed and better thermal protection.
On paper the sn850x looks like a no brainer especially since it’s 50 dollars cheaper than the sn850 now. But in practice the sn850 is better.
Does the sn850x need a firmware update for ps5?
In Canada right now the SN850 1TB with heatsink is $200, the SN850X is $105. No brainer.
You mean the 850p. The 850 should not be used in a ps5. It runs too hot. The 850x has a bit better thermals than 850 but still 80C with the heatsink..57C in the case of ps5..it is hot. I bet the 850p runs a bit cooler.
SN850x is faster than SN850
Man my ps5 I think messed up after putting this on the tv won’t even read it and it won’t even turn off
Very good video. Im glad you made this, especially since many people spending their money on this are kids, who may not know better.
The 850x seems to be cheaper, even though it is the higher performing drive in a PC. In the PS5 it seems as if the 850 holds an extremely small edge. If you were not performing a test side by side you would never notice. You will not notice loading a game. I honestly think these drives can completely saturate data to the PS5 CPU/GPU. Let's be honest, these gaming consoles do not use very fast hardware. They are underpowered budget chips. So lots of people split hairs over this stuff and it really doesn't matter much. The only time it may make some difference is transferring games from PS5 internal to the M2. SSD, and you might see a 30 second difference (Tops) on a move of 300-400 GB. When you look at the transfer speed it averages 1.6GB for each second or so that the PS5 data indicator shows when moving the file. A far cry from the 5-7 GB/sec. these drives are capable of. In a system like this the HD is no longer the bottleneck, (when that used to always be the case.)
Just picked up two of these drives (2TB) for $159 each at time of this writing. Also if you want to use in PS5, pick up this drive w/out heat sink and the Sabrent heat sink for PS5 for $20. The Sabrent Heatsink/Cover will keep your SSD cooler than the other SSD's that already come with Heatsink and the PS5 cover in place. Then you are at $179+tax for one of the fastest/best rated drives right now, with a heatsink which can be reused with any other SSD you want to put in your PS5 if you wish to upgrade later, hot swap, or if your drive fails, which (They do).
I bought the same unofficial one in the video yesterday for $179 for 2TB
259 on amazon
The ps5 one on Amazon was near 200 bucks and the non branded one was 120 and on sale for 70
850p has beefier heatsink and thermals for real world usage in a ps5. 850x runs hot and has features only for pc.
I decided to get the WD 2tb without the sink and add the ElecGear heatsink.
Perfect. I also have 2TB with custom heatsink working amazing for over a year now.
@@MyGadgetsWorldالرسمي ام الغير رسمي؟؟
Great information keep dropping it keep making great videos
Thanks brother. Appreciate your comment. and first!
Compared to the older, sure. However, it's not just down to pure read/write, but how it is designed. The SN850X is more designed and aimed at PC users who game and stream. There are other Gen4 m.2 drives that are faster than the SN850X - but, it's still a great drive!
The newer versions of the SN850P has a bigger heatsink.
So yes, there is a difference.
Damn I’m confused now , after the 8TB for the PS5 so which is best option original or ps5 version. WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe (£599) or WD_BLACK SN850P NVMe (£539)
I got the PS5 model 1TB for $70. So for that price I'll stay with that
70$? where did you buy it?
Ali Express😆
@@manuheber9011هل واجهتك مشاكل؟؟
Got the 850x 1TB for $79.99 on Amazon last week
Can u give an update
I got the non offical WD SN850 2TB with heatsink for 177 bucks during prime day a couple of weeks ago and couldn't be happier. I also decide to go for the A95K instead and got the 65inch version which is getting delievered in 3 days. Samsung constantly changing the S95B firmware and updating your tv without your consent eventhough you have your tv not in auto update mode was the tipping point for me.
That's the best deal you got on prime day.
A95K is amazing if money isn't the problem. You are getting the King.
@@MyGadgetsWorld yeah
@@MyGadgetsWorld I will still get the S95B 55inch to add to the 65inch A95K. I will use the S95B for gaming so in the end will get best of both worlds.
@@TheGodfather1022 that's epic. I like that "best of both worlds" 🌎
Bro don't look at the paper. What's claimed there of speed isn't on ps5. Ps5 is slightly slower than what's claimed. Probably if you insert it in a pc you may get the actual speed but the same ssd gets slightly slower on the ps5
Please you need to do Speed test for the both model // write & Read For différents Files Types on Pc, to see the true Comparison.
They're literally exactly the same, youre just paying for the ps5 logo on the more expensive one
@@MrVenom973i heard the sn850x runs hotter
I'm happy that you doing this giveaway I've been needing to get a hard drive hopefully I win fingers crossed
With reviews of people who are experts reviewers of hardware are saying that the sn850x new read and write is not going to be recognize by the ps5 because it's just for PC and being updated on it at the end in the ps5 it's going to work exactly the same as the sn850
So get the 850 right for ps5
What size ssd is best for PS5 ? 1TB 2TB 4TB or 8TB
So which one would people recommend?? I am struggling to decide which one to buy. I was looking between: SN85OP and SN85OX
Great Info thanks.... but where are the links for the SN850X please
I am sorry. It was actually on the western digital official website. Search for SN850X and it will show
Both 109 ps5 liscense at Walmart 109 1tb…. amazon also 109 for 850x 1tb is t safe to get the 850x?
But my question is should I buy X model with heat sync or without for my PS5
i think to buy WD BLACK SN850X 75$ or Samsung 980 Pro 70$ for 1tb version , for pc have samsung all time and i love it, but what will be better for PS5 ?
I heard the SN850 is actually faster than the SN850X on PS5.
No, the other way around
@@harrykrishna2697 on PS5 I said.
SN850 is faster, fast af
They're the same, same speed 7300, 850p has PS logo and also available in 4TB
Can you play straight from the SSD drive on the PS5? (Apparently you can on the official one. But I can’t find any info on the X)
Yea
Both can play
You literally play for the branding lol
Pay*****
Thanks for the info 👍🏻
Welcome Roy
Great information! Thank you! 🙌
I buy 4tb for 37 dollars from aliexpress works perfectly
Does the SN850 already have a heat sink installed?
What's wrong with the Sony SSD?
Great info & thanks for a chance to win 👍
Thanks for watching and your comment.
Thanks for the information.
I got the sn850x, but do I need to add an heatsink to it or I can use it like that?
Add heatsink
Is the wd black 4tb better than the Kingston’s fury 4tb?
The playstation model uses less wattage
Does the ones with 4TB have Heatsink ?
It's still good for the PS5 right bro??
That 170$ ssd is 150$ for me
I get the official SSD with 2 Terabyte for 166€ (i'm from germany, that's actually ~178$) - so i can double up the console memory on my PS5 PRO!!!
I have the 7300 MB/s read speed ssd, it’s capped to 6300 on the PS5.
For anyone that just came here now they have the official ps5 at 139.99 now 2tb at Best Buy :( I paid for the non ps5 169 a month ago lol. If only I would have waited
I bought a 2tb sn850x with heatsink for $194. What a crazy fucking deal.
Can you play straight from the SSD drive on the PS5? (Apparently you can on the official one. But I can’t ding any info on the X)
@@OmarGarcia-cg8wb it works just like the “official” one, the only difference being the “official”one is more optimized to support the PS5’s hardware.
@@schneiderjoachim1588 awesome, thanks man. I’ll take the X over the regular one. It’s even cheaper.🙌🏻
@@OmarGarcia-cg8wb trust me you’ll b fine. I see no reason why 2tb cant b more than enough for the avg gamer.
Do i go for the 850p or 850x for use in a ps5
Good info sir. Thank you. I have one query can a web rip suports dolby vision?. Recently downloaded one webrip of a particular mvie which is having DV in Netflix. DV is wrkng fine inthe app. While the same mvie DV webrip is playing with some weird colours irregularly while played in the same device. Whats the difference sir??
Hey Prasanth, yes webrip can play DV if they are encoded properly with the metadata for DV. I play DV using plex and works awesome with my Shield TV pro.
Okay did you select the winner yet
Yes brother. I announced at the community page 2 days ago
What are your thoughts Demagnetize yourself or just install it without a grounding wristband cause there are Metal parts you're touching, sorry if I'm overreacting I just want my PS5 to be safe when starting it up after the installation, and when I see Technicians working on computers I see them using a demagnetized grounding wrist band connected to a metal part.
Can you store and play ps5 games with this or just store? I know alot of external you can only store not store and play.. can someone please tell me if this is store and play?
I'm looking at the official because it's on sale
Can i use the ps5 ssd on my pc?
I have a serious question so I bought the WD SN850X not official for PlayStation but my friend got WD SN850 official. Tell me why when he downloads a game it takes so fast but for me it takes me 4 hours for a large game but him it’s 50 minutes. 😭
Could it not be an internet issue?
@@BigBoss_670 I can try the 5hrtz wifi instead of 2.4. If not I will just pay a bit extra for the SN850 lisensed by Sony
@@monicahaiy6150 is you and your friend using wifi or lan cable?
@@BigBoss_670 so I found out it’s my wifi it works better with 5 hrtz wifi and the speed loads so fast I was this close returning it too 😂
@@monicahaiy6150 lol I figured it may be that
WD BLACK GAME DRIVE SSD SN850 2 TB IS NOW FOR € 189,
99
I have the 2tb 990 pro and it’s taking an hour to download Spider-Man 2 on ps5.
the prices are reversed here in my town i bought the offical 1tb for 149
What is best ssd for ps5? 1t
You always pay more for the PlayStation name
Thanks for making this video- secondhand prices are abysmal now 😂
I got the 2tb official ps5 SSD and it says made in Malaysia
Thank you so much
Thanks for watching
Got the Playstation branded one for the same price.👍
So if u could get both bran new for same price u would go with the ps branded one? Y? 🤔
I love your channel lots of love
Thank you :)
I got the none official sony brand 2Tb western digital for $180
The X is going for $67 on Amazon right now
Where I’m from it’s 100 US dollars more.
entered & fingers crossed! :D
Good luck mate
I'm finding it hard to justify buying an SSD that is more than half the price of my PS5
Kinda sucks bought the 2tb before the price drops never be an early adopter for tech stuff wait for the price drops
Yeah I was dumb and bought the 2tb version as soon as prices started to drop and thought getting it for $300 was a awesome deal (which at the time 2tb one was close to $400-500). Months later you can get it for $200 and even a little lower if you catch a deal at the right time.
official sony logo tax... lol
850x or 850p?
They're the same, same speed 7300, 850p has PS logo and also available in 4TB
OMG how do I win I've been needing a hard drive
You won the hdmi before. Just like that. Link is in the description.
@@MyGadgetsWorld and I love the hdmis man they actually made one that's like 50 ft and let me tell you for my setup is awesome I don't know if you see my channel or not if you get time check it out man
@@SkyTightGaming great to hear that. I will surely check it out.
A mi NO me lo detecta
Thanks bro
I got the sn850x for 86.00 1tb
At best buy both are 149
If it’s the same SSD, what’s the point bozo
If it's already formated it's worth the extra cash
Formatted?
Do a speed test mane both products
The ps5 edition is the dumbest release ever to rip off dumb consumers.
Hey who win
I will update on the community page tonight. Will do draw soon
@@MyGadgetsWorld thanks
Got mines for 40 lmao
How and where?
Don't buy these in general i got one and it can't be formatted by the ps5 and its apparently a 50 50 chance that it works or not
Fake
Hehe!!
If you want to sabe money, don’t buy wd
Does latency of SSD's mean that it will increase online gaming performance? By increasing my record and rank due to having a faster latency? Because some are several ms quicker than others.
Makes sense.
Done to subcribs