performance hard drives
Best Buy customers often prefer the following products when searching for performance hard drives.
Whether you're a hardcore PC gamer or just want to make sure your computer boots up quickly, a solid-state drive (SSD) is the best upgrade you can make. Here are some of the best solid-state drives on the market made for performance.
Crucial - P5 Plus 1TB Internal SSD NVMe PCIe Gen 4 x4
Model: CT1000P5PSSD8SKU: 6468900Top comment"Good price. Good performance. Installation was tricky because I was installing as a replacement boot disk for a failing hard disk drive. ...I loaded some games on the drive and tested from previous original hard drive on the computer. ...Good price for a good drive....Very fast drive!"
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Are you ready for next-gen performance? The Crucial P5 Plus SSD delivers remarkable speed and data protection with sequential reads up to 6600MB/s1 for transformative computing. Engineered by Micron with the latest Gen4 NVMe technology, the Crucial P5 Plus includes advanced features like full hardware-based encryption, dynamic write acceleration, and adaptive thermal protection to keep your data safe while enhancing system reliability. Designed specifically for intensive workloads, high-quality creative content, and hardcore gaming, the P5 Plus is also backward compatible with most Gen3 systems for ultimate flexibility. The Crucial P5 Plus meets the performance and form factor requirements for Sony PS5 when used with a heat sink; heat sink sold separately.Top comment"Good price. Good performance. Installation was tricky because I was installing as a replacement boot disk for a failing hard disk drive. ...I loaded some games on the drive and tested from previous original hard drive on the computer. ...Good price for a good drive....Very fast drive!"
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Are you ready for next-gen performance? The Crucial P5 Plus SSD delivers remarkable speed and data protection with sequential reads up to 6600MB/s1 for transformative computing. Engineered by Micron with the latest Gen4 NVMe technology, the Crucial P5 Plus includes advanced features like full hardware-based encryption, dynamic write acceleration, and adaptive thermal protection to keep your data safe while enhancing system reliability. Designed specifically for intensive workloads, high-quality creative content, and hardcore gaming, the P5 Plus is also backward compatible with most Gen3 systems for ultimate flexibility. The Crucial P5 Plus meets the performance and form factor requirements for Sony PS5 when used with a heat sink; heat sink sold separately.See all Internal SSDsYour price for this item is $89.99The previous price was $98.99
Crucial - P3 500GB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe
Model: CT500P3SSD8SKU: 6509714Top comment"Switching to this from an old-fashioned spinning disk massively improved performance....Upgraded the storage in my Asus netbook, very nice little drive. Opened package, and inserted it into the laptop. "
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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"Switching to this from an old-fashioned spinning disk massively improved performance....Upgraded the storage in my Asus netbook, very nice little drive. Opened package, and inserted it into the laptop. "
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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 SSDsYour price for this item is $31.99
WD - WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5 and Desktops
Model: WDBB9H0020BNC-WRSNSKU: 6512130Top comment"Easy to install, no issues as of yet, caught it on sale for a good price on 2TB. No performance issues to note, all speeds tests look great....PS5 Drive...This drive was perfect for my PS5. Easy to install. Highly recommend."
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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 heatsink to help sustain top-end performance for more consistent gameplay. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen4 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.Top comment"Easy to install, no issues as of yet, caught it on sale for a good price on 2TB. No performance issues to note, all speeds tests look great....PS5 Drive...This drive was perfect for my PS5. Easy to install. Highly recommend."
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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 heatsink to help sustain top-end performance for more consistent gameplay. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen4 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.See all Internal SSDsYour price for this item is $179.99The previous price was $334.99
Crucial - P3 Plus 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: CT4000P3PSSD8SKU: 6509710Top comment"Excellent price to performance ratio. Perfect for my needs...Good price, performance, 5-year warranty"
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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"Excellent price to performance ratio. Perfect for my needs...Good price, performance, 5-year warranty"
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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 SSDsYour price for this item is $224.99The previous price was $263.99
Seagate - Game Drive M.2 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5
Model: ZP4000GP3A4001SKU: 6520526Top comment"This drive is the FireCuda 530 rebranded specifically for the Playstation 5. ...Unreal performance...Theres no going back! I love the speedy performance & the massive storage capacity"
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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 7250/6900MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 4TB of space.Top comment"This drive is the FireCuda 530 rebranded specifically for the Playstation 5. ...Unreal performance...Theres no going back! I love the speedy performance & the massive storage capacity"
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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 7250/6900MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 4TB of space.See all Internal SSDsYour price for this item is $539.99The previous price was $559.99
Seagate - Game Drive M.2 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5
Model: ZP2000GP3A4001SKU: 6520527Top comment"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. ...Drive works instantly...Did not have to worry about the drive not being detected in bios. Seagate Game Drives are trustworthy. "
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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"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. ...Drive works instantly...Did not have to worry about the drive not being detected in bios. Seagate Game Drives are trustworthy. "
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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 SSDsYour price for this item is $239.99The previous price was $259.99
WD - BLACK SN850X 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSNSKU: 6512129Top comment"As always, Western Digital comes through once again! Perfect SSD M.2 hard drive. Very good performance....Great drive for a good price....Using it for a dedicated gaming drive: load times are fast, and performance has been great."
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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"As always, Western Digital comes through once again! Perfect SSD M.2 hard drive. Very good performance....Great drive for a good price....Using it for a dedicated gaming drive: load times are fast, and performance has been great."
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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 SSDsYour price for this item is $379.99The previous price was $649.99
ADATA - XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 with Heatsink for PS5
Model: AGAMMIXS70B-4T-CSSKU: 6504289Top comment"4 TB and Gen 4 everything you need for a gaming PC Loaded a large Steam library, Photos and Music and only 30% full. Very happy with performance and speed....With specs and ratings equal to the big name solid state drives."
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With the latest PCIe Gen4 interface, the GAMMIX S70 BLADE will help you dominate the competition with sequential read/write performance of up to 7400/6800/MB per second. That's up to two times faster than PCIe 3.0 SSDs! For ease of use, it's backward compatible with PCIe 3.0. (When paired with PCie 3.0 port, max R/W will be limited to 3400/3000MB/s).Top comment"4 TB and Gen 4 everything you need for a gaming PC Loaded a large Steam library, Photos and Music and only 30% full. Very happy with performance and speed....With specs and ratings equal to the big name solid state drives."
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With the latest PCIe Gen4 interface, the GAMMIX S70 BLADE will help you dominate the competition with sequential read/write performance of up to 7400/6800/MB per second. That's up to two times faster than PCIe 3.0 SSDs! For ease of use, it's backward compatible with PCIe 3.0. (When paired with PCie 3.0 port, max R/W will be limited to 3400/3000MB/s).See all Internal SSDsYour price for this item is $389.99The previous price was $529.99
WD - BLACK SN850X 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: WDBB9G0020BNC-WRSNSKU: 6512128Top comment"Top of the charts performance....Probably one of the best pcie 4 drives. The read and write speeds are insane. Pricing on these drives is really coming down too. ...Great Value and performance"
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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"Top of the charts performance....Probably one of the best pcie 4 drives. The read and write speeds are insane. Pricing on these drives is really coming down too. ...Great Value and performance"
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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 SSDsYour price for this item is $159.99The previous price was $309.99
Crucial - P3 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe
Model: CT1000P3SSD8SKU: 6509712Top comment"Awesome drive that includes screw!...Great value for the amount of storage and performance. It even includes a screw to install on your motherboard, which other drives don’t include from my experience....Good performance...Really good SSD, high performance and good quality"
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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"Awesome drive that includes screw!...Great value for the amount of storage and performance. It even includes a screw to install on your motherboard, which other drives don’t include from my experience....Good performance...Really good SSD, high performance and good quality"
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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 SSDsYour price for this item is $49.99The previous price was $51.99
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