Western Digital’s WD_Black SN850P was the primary formally PlayStation 5-licensed SSD to hit the market. Seagate desires a chunk of that and has hopped on the PlayStation 5 practice with the brand new Recreation Drive PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD sequence, formally licensed for Sony’s current-generation gaming console.
In contrast to Microsoft, which makes use of a proprietary SSD enlargement card for the Xbox Sequence X and Xbox Sequence S, Sony opted to make use of a regular M.2 slot for storage enlargement on the PlayStation 5. The Japanese console maker’s resolution supplies extra storage choices for avid gamers since they’ve many M.2 SSD choices available on the market. The M.2 slot has additionally paved the way in which for SSD producers to accomplice with Sony to launch licensed drives, which have been examined and permitted for the PlayStation 5. Due to this fact, you do not wish to fear whether or not the SSD’s heatsink retains the drive cool or if the Recreation Drive will match contained in the PlayStation 5.
Seagate’s Recreation Drive SSDs, just like the WD_Black SN850P, keep on with the PCIe 4.0 x4 interface. That is the identical interface within the PlayStation 5, so it makes little sense for distributors to tailor sooner towards the gaming console. The Recreation Drive SSDs make the most of Phison’s PS5018-E18 PCIe 4.0 SSD controller able to hitting write and browse speeds over 7 GB/s. Constructed with TSMC’s 12nm course of node, the E18 is a well-liked, high-end SSD controller for mainstream PCIe 4.0 SSDs. The E18 comes outfitted with three 32-bit Arm Cortex R5 CPU cores and an eight-channel design to assist NAND flash speeds as much as 1,600 MT/s and capacities as much as 8 TB. Seagate pairs the E18 controller with unspecified 3D TLC NAND within the firm’s Recreation Drive SSDs.
| Seagate Recreation Drive Specs | |||
| 1 TB | 2 TB | 4 TB | |
| Half Quantity | ZP1000GP304001 | ZP2000GP304001 | ZP4000GP304001 |
| Seq Reads (MB/s) | 7,300 | 7,300 | 7,250 |
| Seq Writes (MB/s) | 6,000 | 6,900 | 6,900 |
| Random Reads (Ok IOPS) | 800 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Random Writes (Ok IOPS) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Endurance (TBW) | 1,275 | 2,550 | 5,100 |
| Lively Energy, Common (W) | 6.3 | 7.8 | 8.6 |
| Idle Energy PS3, Common (mW) | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Low Energy L1.2 mode (mW) | <5 | <5 | <5 |
Seagate affords the Recreation Drive SSDs in 1 TB, 2 TB, and 4 TB variants. Sony just lately deployed a software program replace for the PlayStation 5 to assist 8 TB SSDs. It is a disgrace that Seagate would not commercialize an 8 TB variant of the Recreation Drive SSDs as competing manufacturers, together with Corsair, Sabrent, PNY, Addlink, and Inland, all have 8 TB drives of their arsenals.
Seagate’s Recreation Drive sequence delivers sequential learn and write speeds as much as 7,300 MB/s and 6,900 MB/s, respectively. Random efficiency scales as much as 1,000,000 IOPS writes and reads. Nevertheless, the sequential and random efficiency fluctuate by capability. The two TB mannequin is the one SKU to hit the utmost quoted figures. The Recreation Drive sequence’ sequential learn efficiency is on par with the WD_Black SN850P. Sequential write efficiency is considerably sooner. Nevertheless, the WD_Black SN850P flaunts higher random efficiency than the Recreation Drive.
Endurance doubles by the capability. The 1 TB is rated for 1,275 TBW (terabytes written), whereas the two TB and 4 TB drives are at 2,550 TBW and 5,100 TBW. That is one facet the place the Recreation Drive is considerably higher than the WD_Black SN850P. For comparability, the WD_Black SN850P’s endurance ranges for the 1 TB, 2 TB, and 4 TB drives are 600 TBW, 1,200 TBW, and a couple of,400 TBW, respectively. Seagate’s SSDs are over 2X extra sturdy than the Western Digital drives.
The Recreation Drive 1 TB and a couple of TB fashions are delivery now and have $99.99 and $159.99 MSRPs, respectively. Nevertheless, they’re promoting for $104 and $174 on Amazon. In the meantime, the Recreation Drive 4 TB will set you again $449. The 1 TB and a couple of TB drives are $10 cheaper than the WD_Black SN850P. The WD_Black SN850P 4 TB is as much as $70 inexpensive. Because of the licensing charges, Seagate’s Recreation Drive sequence is considerably extra pricey than the non-licensed SSDs. For comparability, the WD_Black SN850X, which is often thought to be top-of-the-line SSDs for the PlayStation 5, is on the market at $69 for the 1 TB mannequin, $129 for the two TB mannequin, and $282 for the 4 TB mannequin.
