fastest internal hard drives
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Internal solid state drives are a reliable and energy efficient storage and speed solution for your setup. It provides fast booting, faster application load times, increased durability and lower power consumption. Browse the top-ranked list of fastest internal hard drives below along with associated reviews and opinions.
Crucial - P3 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe
Model: CT4000P3SSD8SKU: 6509716Top comment"This is one of the best and fastest SSD drives, that I own. It has a large capacity and works well on windows and macs. ...Very easy t o set up , fast drive , great for extra storage...Fast SSD drive definitely worth the money"
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Basic bootup speeds won’t cut it — not at work, on the go, or in the game. But the Crucial P3 SSD is anything but basic. With NVMe performance that’s more than 6x faster than SATA2 and storage capacities up to 4TB3, the P3 leaves older storage technology in the dust. Get faster bootups, downloads and file transfers, and store all your files, photos, videos, apps, and games with room to spare with the quality and dependability you expect from Crucial.Top comment"This is one of the best and fastest SSD drives, that I own. It has a large capacity and works well on windows and macs. ...Very easy t o set up , fast drive , great for extra storage...Fast SSD drive definitely worth the money"
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Basic bootup speeds won’t cut it — not at work, on the go, or in the game. But the Crucial P3 SSD is anything but basic. With NVMe performance that’s more than 6x faster than SATA2 and storage capacities up to 4TB3, the P3 leaves older storage technology in the dust. Get faster bootups, downloads and file transfers, and store all your files, photos, videos, apps, and games with room to spare with the quality and dependability you expect from Crucial.See all Internal SSDs
Crucial - P3 Plus 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: CT4000P3PSSD8SKU: 6509710Top comment"Speedy m2 drive with pcie 3 speeds. Not the fastest thing on the market, but a great compromise between speed and storage size. ...Great M.2 drive...Fast speed and a lot of storage, so far no issues at all."
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Valuable Gen4 performance is here. Introducing the Crucial P3 Plus Gen4 NVMe SSD, delivering impressive speed with sequential reads/writes up to 5000/4200MB/s1 while providing data protection for optimal security. Engineered by Micron with the latest Gen4 NVMe technology, the Crucial P3 Plus comes in generous capacities2 and offers flexible backward compatibility for most Gen3 systems.Top comment"Speedy m2 drive with pcie 3 speeds. Not the fastest thing on the market, but a great compromise between speed and storage size. ...Great M.2 drive...Fast speed and a lot of storage, so far no issues at all."
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Valuable Gen4 performance is here. Introducing the Crucial P3 Plus Gen4 NVMe SSD, delivering impressive speed with sequential reads/writes up to 5000/4200MB/s1 while providing data protection for optimal security. Engineered by Micron with the latest Gen4 NVMe technology, the Crucial P3 Plus comes in generous capacities2 and offers flexible backward compatibility for most Gen3 systems.See all Internal SSDs
Seagate - Game Drive M.2 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5
Model: ZP2000GP3A4001SKU: 6520527Top comment"Dependable, Fast, Tons of Storage...I personally chose this because I've always gotten Seagate hard drives for my consoles. This thing is LIGHTNING fast as far as transferring games from the console storage to M2 and vice versa. ...Nerve racking sure, but hard, no. Once in and formatted it just works. You can save games to it and play directly from it and it’s quick. "
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7300/6900MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 2TB of space.Top comment"Dependable, Fast, Tons of Storage...I personally chose this because I've always gotten Seagate hard drives for my consoles. This thing is LIGHTNING fast as far as transferring games from the console storage to M2 and vice versa. ...Nerve racking sure, but hard, no. Once in and formatted it just works. You can save games to it and play directly from it and it’s quick. "
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7300/6900MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 2TB of space.See all Internal SSDs
Samsung - 990 PRO 2TB Internal SSD PCle Gen 4x4 NVMe
Model: MZ-V9P2T0B/AMSKU: 6523595Top comment"Fast and reliable...These are the best m.2 drives on the market. I never had one fail and their read/write performance is very fast. ...Fast drive...Very fast drive. Similar to my 980 pro. Didn’t have any drive life issues."
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Designed for tech enthusiasts, hardcore gamers and heavy-workload professionals who want blazing fast speed. Sequential read/write speeds up to 7,450/6,900 MB/sTop comment"Fast and reliable...These are the best m.2 drives on the market. I never had one fail and their read/write performance is very fast. ...Fast drive...Very fast drive. Similar to my 980 pro. Didn’t have any drive life issues."
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Designed for tech enthusiasts, hardcore gamers and heavy-workload professionals who want blazing fast speed. Sequential read/write speeds up to 7,450/6,900 MB/sSee all Internal SSDs
Samsung - 990 PRO 1TB Internal SSD PCle Gen 4x4 NVMe
Model: MZ-V9P1T0B/AMSKU: 6523591Top comment"FAST NVME...This drive is just plain out fast. I installed Win10 on it and it took a blink of an eye (literally). ...Fastest drive I've ever tested!...Games load ultra quick due to the cache on this drive and writing to it is very fast as well."
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Designed for tech enthusiasts, hardcore gamers and heavy-workload professionals who want blazing fast speed. Sequential read/write speeds up to 7,450/6,900 MB/sTop comment"FAST NVME...This drive is just plain out fast. I installed Win10 on it and it took a blink of an eye (literally). ...Fastest drive I've ever tested!...Games load ultra quick due to the cache on this drive and writing to it is very fast as well."
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Designed for tech enthusiasts, hardcore gamers and heavy-workload professionals who want blazing fast speed. Sequential read/write speeds up to 7,450/6,900 MB/sSee all Internal SSDs
WD - Blue SA510 500GB Internal SSD SATA
Model: WDBB8H5000ANC-WRSNSKU: 6506979Top comment"Hard drive...I am hoping the new hard drive will help my device run a little faster...Hard Drive...works great. great speed good improvement for my desktop"
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Breathe new life into your PC so you can push your work further and grow your creative potential. Designed specifically for professionals, creatives, freelancers, social influencers, and other passionate content creators and editors, the WD Blue SA510 SATA SSD helps boost your PC’s performance so you can be more productive. The drive is available in 2.5" or M.2 slots and includes Acronis True Image for Western Digital backup and cyber protection software plus a free three-month Dropbox Professional trial. This fast, reliable SSD helps you boot up faster, cut lag times, and speed up edits and file transfers for a sustainable desktop upgrade—no expensive new PC purchase required.Top comment"Hard drive...I am hoping the new hard drive will help my device run a little faster...Hard Drive...works great. great speed good improvement for my desktop"
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Breathe new life into your PC so you can push your work further and grow your creative potential. Designed specifically for professionals, creatives, freelancers, social influencers, and other passionate content creators and editors, the WD Blue SA510 SATA SSD helps boost your PC’s performance so you can be more productive. The drive is available in 2.5" or M.2 slots and includes Acronis True Image for Western Digital backup and cyber protection software plus a free three-month Dropbox Professional trial. This fast, reliable SSD helps you boot up faster, cut lag times, and speed up edits and file transfers for a sustainable desktop upgrade—no expensive new PC purchase required.See all Internal SSDs
WD - BLACK SN850X 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSNSKU: 6512129Top comment"Fast NVMe drive....I bought two 4TB WD SN850x and these are very fast NVMe drives! They have great random read and write speeds and do not run hot on my motherboard. ...Fast storage...Highly recommended fast storage. This drive performs at speeds advertised."
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 4TB. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen43 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.Top comment"Fast NVMe drive....I bought two 4TB WD SN850x and these are very fast NVMe drives! They have great random read and write speeds and do not run hot on my motherboard. ...Fast storage...Highly recommended fast storage. This drive performs at speeds advertised."
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 4TB. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen43 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.See all Internal SSDs
WD - Blue SA510 1TB Internal SSD SATA
Model: WDBB8H0010BNC-WRSNSKU: 6506976Top comment"New Internal drive...Computer runs much faster with new SSD drive, Very Pleased....Fast drive...This hard drive made my old computer so much faster"
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Breathe new life into your PC so you can push your work further and grow your creative potential. Designed specifically for professionals, creatives, freelancers, social influencers, and other passionate content creators and editors, the WD Blue SA510 SATA SSD helps boost your PC’s performance so you can be more productive. The drive is available in 2.5" or M.2 slots and includes Acronis True Image for Western Digital backup and cyber protection software plus a free three-month Dropbox Professional trial. This fast, reliable SSD helps you boot up faster, cut lag times, and speed up edits and file transfers for a sustainable desktop upgrade—no expensive new PC purchase required.Top comment"New Internal drive...Computer runs much faster with new SSD drive, Very Pleased....Fast drive...This hard drive made my old computer so much faster"
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Breathe new life into your PC so you can push your work further and grow your creative potential. Designed specifically for professionals, creatives, freelancers, social influencers, and other passionate content creators and editors, the WD Blue SA510 SATA SSD helps boost your PC’s performance so you can be more productive. The drive is available in 2.5" or M.2 slots and includes Acronis True Image for Western Digital backup and cyber protection software plus a free three-month Dropbox Professional trial. This fast, reliable SSD helps you boot up faster, cut lag times, and speed up edits and file transfers for a sustainable desktop upgrade—no expensive new PC purchase required.See all Internal SSDs
WD - BLACK SN850X 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: WDBB9G0020BNC-WRSNSKU: 6512128Top comment"I love this hard drive it’s really fast and helps the console have more memory...fast drive...fast drive, easy to install. WD quality in an ssd."
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 2TB. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen43 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.Top comment"I love this hard drive it’s really fast and helps the console have more memory...fast drive...fast drive, easy to install. WD quality in an ssd."
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 2TB. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen43 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.See all Internal SSDs
Crucial - P3 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe
Model: CT1000P3SSD8SKU: 6509712Top comment"Faster than my C7 Corvette this SSD is king...One thing I really love about these hard drives is their speed boy, oh boy, are they fast almost as fast as my Corvette, C7 but faster....I installed this over a month ago, and it works great. Super fast speeds, and can load games and programs much faster than traditional hard drives."
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Basic bootup speeds won’t cut it — not at work, on the go, or in the game. But the Crucial P3 SSD is anything but basic. With NVMe performance that’s more than 6x faster than SATA2 and storage capacities up to 4TB3, the P3 leaves older storage technology in the dust. Get faster bootups, downloads and file transfers, and store all your files, photos, videos, apps, and games with room to spare with the quality and dependability you expect from Crucial.Top comment"Faster than my C7 Corvette this SSD is king...One thing I really love about these hard drives is their speed boy, oh boy, are they fast almost as fast as my Corvette, C7 but faster....I installed this over a month ago, and it works great. Super fast speeds, and can load games and programs much faster than traditional hard drives."
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Basic bootup speeds won’t cut it — not at work, on the go, or in the game. But the Crucial P3 SSD is anything but basic. With NVMe performance that’s more than 6x faster than SATA2 and storage capacities up to 4TB3, the P3 leaves older storage technology in the dust. Get faster bootups, downloads and file transfers, and store all your files, photos, videos, apps, and games with room to spare with the quality and dependability you expect from Crucial.See all Internal SSDs
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