Sandisk is a brand synonymous with PC storage. As part of its WD Black range, there’s a new high-speed SSD on the market, and reviewers have been raving about it. The WD_Black SN8100 is the fastest PCIe 5.0 SSD on the market, and it is currently available in two different sizes: 1TB and 2TB (the 4TB model will be available soon). You can order one from the Sandisk store with or without a heatsink, or grab one at retailers such as Amazon and Newegg.

Offering a rapid 14,900MB/s sequential read speed and up to 14,000 MB/s write speed, it’s hard to deny the excellent performance of this PCIe Gen 5 storage option. If you’re looking for the best SSD for gaming right now and want the very best, the WD_Black SN8100 is the new go-to pick.

Reviewers have a lot of praise for the new WD SSD

The read/write speeds of the WD_Black SN8100 push it ahead of the Samsung 9100 Pro, which manages 14,700MB/s and 13,400MB/s read and write speeds, respectively. Reviews of the SN8100 are full of praise, with YouTubers Techtesters noting that the new drive is “destroying the competition”. In PC Gamer’s review, it is described as “the fastest drive on the planet” and notes its “game-changing” performance, while remaining highly consistent in pretty much every area of operation.

Sandisk describes the SN8100 as “perfect for gaming, content creation, and loading models for AI-powered applications” and boasts “over 100%” more power efficiency when compared to its last-gen PCIe Gen4 drives.

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