The Best 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSDs

On rated read speed it sits mid-pack at 7,250MB/s: the T500 2TB offers 7,400MB/s, and the MP44 2TB comes in at 7,000MB/s. Its 6,900MB/s rated write speed ranks second of 5 here, behind the T500 2TB (7,000MB/s) and ahead of the MP44 2TB (6,000MB/s). It also comes with next-generation TLC NAND and the highest rated writes among the 2TB Gen4 drives here.

It is an M.2 2280 drive, the standard length on desktop boards; check which of your board's slots it goes in, as some share lanes with SATA ports. It runs at full speed in any PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot and still works, slower, in a PCIe 3.0 slot. When we checked, only the MP44 2TB and cheaper picks cost less, and the Predator GM7 2TB cost more.

Nothing else here matches its 7,000MB/s rated write speed; the SN7100 2TB comes closest at 6,900MB/s. You also get Micron TLC NAND and an Acronis data migration bundle. It is an M.2 2280 drive, the standard length on desktop boards; check which of your board's slots it goes in, as some share lanes with SATA ports.

It runs at full speed in any PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot and still works, slower, in a PCIe 3.0 slot. It was the highest-priced of the 6 picks at the time of writing, so the case for it rests on what it adds over the SN850X 2TB and the rest.

On rated read speed it sits mid-pack at 7,300MB/s: the T500 2TB offers 7,400MB/s, and the MP44 2TB comes in at 7,000MB/s. Its 6,300MB/s rated write speed ranks fourth of 5 here, behind the T500 2TB (7,000MB/s) and ahead of the MP44 2TB (6,000MB/s). It is an M.2 2280 drive, the standard length on desktop boards; check which of your board's slots it goes in, as some share lanes with SATA ports.

It runs at full speed in any PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot and still works, slower, in a PCIe 3.0 slot. Remove the board's own M.2 cover or skip the drive's heatsink; you only need one. When we checked, only the Predator GM7 2TB and cheaper picks cost less, and the T500 2TB cost more.

It reads at up to 7,100MB/s, about 30% faster than WD's previous generation. Note that WD has replaced it with the SanDisk Optimus 5100. Its 7,100MB/s rated read speed ranks fifth of 6 here, behind the T500 2TB (7,400MB/s) and ahead of the MP44 2TB (7,000MB/s).

It is an M.2 2280 drive, the standard length on desktop boards; check which of your board's slots it goes in, as some share lanes with SATA ports. It runs at full speed in any PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot and still works, slower, in a PCIe 3.0 slot. It undercut the MP44 2TB and every other pick on price at the time of writing. The maker doesn't give its rated write speed; if that figure matters, the T500 2TB offers 7,000MB/s.

A graphene label helps spread heat, which works alongside a motherboard heatsink. On rated read speed it trails the group at 7,000MB/s, while the T500 2TB offers 7,400MB/s. It also offers SLC caching for bursts of writes.

It is an M.2 2280 drive, the standard length on desktop boards; check which of your board's slots it goes in, as some share lanes with SATA ports. It runs at full speed in any PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot and still works, slower, in a PCIe 3.0 slot. It was priced above the SN5100 2TB and below the SN7100 2TB at the time of writing.

On rated read speed it ties with the T500 2TB at 7,400MB/s. Its 6,500MB/s rated write speed ranks third of 5 here, behind the T500 2TB (7,000MB/s) and ahead of the MP44 2TB (6,000MB/s). It also offers listed PS5 compatibility and 7,400MB/s rated reads, near the PCIe 4.0 ceiling.

It is an M.2 2280 drive, the standard length on desktop boards; check which of your board's slots it goes in, as some share lanes with SATA ports. It runs at full speed in any PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot and still works, slower, in a PCIe 3.0 slot. When we checked, only the SN7100 2TB and cheaper picks cost less, and the SN850X 2TB cost more.