New PCIe Gen 5 SSDs

[Shmee]

So I got a promo email from Newegg, looks like Western Digital is now selling the Black SN8100 NVMe SSDs to compete with Samsung's 9100 Pros, but they seem to be even more expensive right now.

https://www.newegg.com/western-digital-2tb-nvme/p/N82E16820250279?Item=N82E16820250279&ignorebbr=1&cm_mmc=EMC-ignefl051325-_-EMC-051325-Index-_-Internal%20SSDs-_-N82E16820250279-_-USA_CP_20250513_01&ignorebbr=1&cvtc=29303885

Anyway, good to see newer, faster and less power hungry PCIe gen 5 drives coming out, and hopefully more competition soon. Obviously, many previous PCIe gen 5 SSDs were crazy hot and required active cooling, which made them a bit more of a gimmick.

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

The Hynix P51 Platinum is also now available in the US in 1TB and 2TB sizes. They just kind of silently came available on Amazon, so there are no formal reviews yet - computerbase says they are in the process of testing one now.

I ordered an SN8100 4TB as soon as it went live, but its not going to ship for weeks so I have time to decide if I actually want it. I've been waiting for this wave of gen 5 drives, but I'm looking for the absolute best of the bunch. The SN8100 seems like it might be it.

 

[CakeMonster]

Yep, I'm gonna need to read several reviews with proper testing of temperatures and throttling behavior before I pull the trigger.

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

Yep, I'm gonna need to read several reviews with proper testing of temperatures and throttling behavior before I pull the trigger.

Well, they're definitely out there. Sandisk did an excellent job of sampling it to numerous outlets and giving them time to have a review ready to post on launch.

A bit sad that Anandtech and their Destroyer test will never be run again. Always fantastic information out of that review.