PS5 SSD with Heatsink: Now cheap and uncomplicated PS5

At MediaMarkt you can get the SSD WD Black SN850 SSD WD Black Sn850, which is suitable for PS5. It is the variant with PS5 compatible heat sink, which you can install directly into the console without having to attach a heatink yourself. For the version with 1 TB memory, you only pay 139 euros. According to the Idealo comparison platform, this model has never been so cheap. The deal is said to run until May 31, shipping is free.

• How good is the WD Black Sn850?
• faster than the internal PS5 SSD
• How important is the heat sink?

WD Black Sn850 SSD 1 TB with heat sink for € 139 (RRP: € 234.99) at MediaMarkt

How good is the WD Black Sn850?

faster than the internal PS5 SSD

The WD Black SN850 is an NVME SSD with a form factor M.2, which not only fits the PS5 without any problems, but with a maximum reading speed of 7,000 MB/s is also fast enough for Sony's console. For use in the PS5, an SSD should have a speed of at least 5,500 MB/s. In our sink test, the WD Black SN850 even cut off a little better than the SSD installed by Sony in the PS5:

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With the WD Black SN850 you not only expand the memory of your PS5, you make the loading times a little shorter. The difference in writing speed is even greater, here the WD Black SN850 is many times faster than the internal PS5 SSD. However, this is not important for the performance of games. However, it becomes relevant, for example, if your game shifts from one SSD to the other.

WD Black Sn850 SSD 1 TB with heat sink for € 139 (RRP: € 234.99) at MediaMarkt

How important is the heat sink?

In theory, you can also install an SSD without heat sink in the PS5, but then overheating and falling game can occur, especially with longer sessions. We would therefore definitely recommend using a heat link.

However, it does not necessarily have to be the heatink that is included in the version offered by MediaMarkt. You can also buy the WD Black Sn850 without Heatsink (at Amazon you get it for 129.90 euros) and then attach a heat sink yourself. Then you have to make sure that it also fits in the PS5.

WD Black Sn850 SSD 1 TB without heat sink for € 129.90 at Amazon

In our purchase advice you can find out more about what you should pay attention to when buying an SSD for the PS5:

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