SanDisk SSDs for PS5, ranked by price per TB

PS5, PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro storage, ranked by value on Amazon.co.uk

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SanDisk renamed the WD_BLACK NVMe line SANDISK Optimus in January 2026. Its Optimus GX PRO 850P is officially licensed for the PS5 and ships with a heatsink built for the console's bay. In stock new today: 34 SanDisk listings that clear every PS5 requirement. Best value today: WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD 2TB at £226.69 (£113.35/TB), as of 21 October 2026. The lowest price outright is £89.99, for the SanDisk Optimus 5100 NVMe SSD 500GB.

As of 21 October 2026

PS5 requirements as published in Sony's M.2 SSD support page. Prices from Amazon.co.uk.

Best price per TB

£113.35

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Which SanDisk drives suit the console

Drive	Verdict	Rated read	Cooling
SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850P	Compatible	7,300 MB/s	Fitted

Only SanDisk models with a record in our model table appear here; anything else is assessed from its own listing.

SanDisk for the PS5: where to start

Start with SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850P. 10 of the 34 listings in stock have a heatsink fitted.

Nothing appears below unless its listing gives a Gen4 or newer interface and a read speed of 5,500 MB/s or more. See how SanDisk's prices compare on all 2TB PS5 SSDs and the cheapest PS5 SSDs.

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47 drives

Product	Capacity	Price	Price per TB	Tech	Prime	Buy
WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 4TB (Up to 7,300 MB/s read speed, Up to 6,600 MB/s write speed, M.2 2280, PCIe Gen4, Gaming Storage Expansion, High Performance Internal solid state drive) POWERED BY SANDISKUsed	4 TB	£404.67	£101.17	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD 2TB (Up to 7,100 MB/s read speeds, M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4.0, n Cache 4.0, SANDISK 3D CBA NAND technology, Acronis True Image data migration software) POWERED BY SANDISK	2 TB	£226.69	£113.35	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
WD_BLACK SN7100X NVMe SSD 4TB (up to 7,000 MB/s read speeds, officially licensed for ROG Xbox Ally (X) & PC, PCIe Gen4, SANDISK TLC 3D CBA NAND, 1 Month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate) POWERED BY SANDISK	4 TB	£528.25	£132.06	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus 5100 NVMe SSD 4TB, Up to 7,100MB/s Sequential Read Speeds \| Up to 6,700MB/s Sequential Write Speeds, M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0x4, Internal Solid State Drive	4 TB	£536.99	£134.25	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 4TB (Up to 7,300 MB/s read speed, Up to 6,600 MB/s write speed, M.2 2280, PCIe Gen4, Gaming Storage Expansion, High Performance Internal solid state drive) POWERED BY SANDISK	4 TB	£599.00	£149.75	NVMe	-	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus 5100 NVMe SSD 2TB, Up to 7,100MB/s Sequential Read Speeds \| Up to 6,700MB/s Sequential Write Speeds, M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0x4, Internal Solid State Drive	2 TB	£311.99	£156.00	NVMe	-	Buy on Amazon
WD_BLACK SN8100 PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSD 2TB (Up to 14,900MB/s read, 11,000MB/s write speeds, Next Gen TLC 3D CBA NAND, Up to 1,200TBW, Best for AI Applications, Gaming, Video Editing) POWERED BY SANDISKUsed	2 TB	£320.00	£160.00	NVMeGen5	-	Buy on Amazon
WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 1TB (up to 7,300MB/s read speed, up to 6,300MB/s write speed, M.2 2280, PCIe Gen4, Gaming Expansion storage, High Performance Internal solid state drive) POWERED BY SANDISKUsed	1 TB	£160.92	£160.92	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus 5100 NVMe SSD 500GB, Up to 7,100MB/s Sequential Read Speeds \| Up to 6,700MB/s Sequential Write Speeds, M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0x4, Internal Solid State DriveUsed	500 GB	£81.86	£163.72	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus 5100 NVMe SSD 1TB, Up to 7,100MB/s Sequential Read Speeds \| Up to 6,700MB/s Sequential Write Speeds, M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0x4, Internal Solid State Drive	1 TB	£168.99	£168.99	NVMe	-	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 NVMe SSD 500GB, Up to 7,250MB/s Read Speeds \| Up to 6,900MB/s Write Speeds, PCIe Gen 4.0, M.2 2280, BiCS TLC 3D CBA NAND, SANDISK DASHBOARD, Internal Solid State DriveUsed	500 GB	£85.34	£170.68	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 NVMe SSD 1TB, Up to 7,250MB/s Read Speeds \| Up to 6,900MB/s Write Speeds, PCIe Gen 4.0, M.2 2280, BiCS TLC 3D CBA NAND, SANDISK DASHBOARD, Internal Solid State DriveUsed	1 TB	£171.95	£171.95	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD 1TB (Up to 7,100 MB/s read speeds, M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4.0, n Cache 4.0, SANDISK 3D CBA NAND technology, Acronis True Image data migration software) POWERED BY SANDISK	1 TB	£178.58	£178.58	NVMe	-	Buy on Amazon
WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 1TB (up to 7,300MB/s read speed, up to 6,300MB/s write speed, M.2 2280, PCIe Gen4, Gaming Expansion storage, High Performance Internal solid state drive) POWERED BY SANDISK	1 TB	£178.99	£178.99	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus 5100 NVMe SSD 500GB, Up to 7,100MB/s Sequential Read Speeds \| Up to 6,700MB/s Sequential Write Speeds, M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0x4, Internal Solid State Drive	500 GB	£89.99	£179.98	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, M.2 2280Used	4 TB	£743.98	£186.00	NVMeGen5	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus GX 7100M NVMe SSD 2TB, Up to 7,250MB/s Read Speeds \| Up to 6,900MB/s Write Speeds, PCIe Gen 4.0, M.2 2230, For Compatible Steam Deck, MSI Claw, Microsoft Surface, or Dell laptopUsed	2 TB	£374.78	£187.39	NVMe2230	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 NVMe SSD 4TB, Up to 7,250MB/s Read Speeds \| Up to 6,900 MB/s Write Speeds, PCIe Gen 4.0, M.2 2280, BiCS TLC 3D CBA NAND, SANDISK DASHBOARD, Internal Solid State Drive	4 TB	£778.98	£194.75	NVMe	-	Buy on Amazon
WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD 500GB (Up to 6,600 MB/s read speeds, M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4.0, nCache 4.0, SANDISK 3D CBA NAND technology, Acronis True Image data migration software) POWERED BY SANDISK	500 GB	£98.75	£197.50	NVMe	-	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 8100 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, M.2 2280 \| Up to 14,900MB/s Read Speeds, Up to 13,200MB/s Write Speeds, Internal Solid State DriveUsed	8 TB	£1,596.63	£199.58	NVMeGen5	Prime	Buy on Amazon
WD_BLACK SN8100 PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSD 8TB (Up to 14,900MB/s read, 14,000MB/s write speeds, Next Gen TLC 3D CBA NAND, Up to 4,800TBW, Best for AI Applications, Gaming, Video Editing) POWERED BY SANDISK 1 other listing of this model £1,924.99	8 TB	£1,600.00	£200.00	NVMeGen5	-	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus GX 7100M NVMe SSD 2TB, Up to 7,250MB/s Read Speeds \| Up to 6,900MB/s Write Speeds, PCIe Gen 4.0, M.2 2230, For Compatible Steam Deck, MSI Claw, Microsoft Surface, or Dell laptop	2 TB	£402.99	£201.50	NVMe2230	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 NVMe SSD 2TB, Up to 7,250MB/s Read Speeds \| Up to 6,900MB/s Write Speeds, PCIe Gen 4.0, M.2 2280, BiCS TLC 3D CBA NAND, SANDISK DASHBOARD, Internal Solid State Drive	2 TB	£402.99	£201.50	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
WD_BLACK SN8100 PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSD 4TB (Up to 14,900MB/s read, 14,000MB/s write speeds, Next Gen TLC 3D CBA NAND, Up to 2,400TBW, Best for AI Applications, Gaming, Video Editing) POWERED BY SANDISK 1 other listing of this model £966.99	4 TB	£810.00	£202.50	NVMeGen5	-	Buy on Amazon
WD BLACK SN8100 PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSD 4TB (Up to 14,900MB/s read speed, Up to 14,000MB/s write speed, M.2 2280 with Heatsink, Next Gen TLC 3D NAND Technology, Up to 2,400TBW) POWERED BY SANDISK 1 other listing of this model £1,011.99	4 TB	£810.35	£202.59	NVMeHeatsinkCheck heightGen5	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 NVMe SSD 1TB, Up to 7,250MB/s Read Speeds \| Up to 6,900MB/s Write Speeds, PCIe Gen 4.0, M.2 2280, BiCS TLC 3D CBA NAND, SANDISK DASHBOARD, Internal Solid State Drive	1 TB	£204.99	£204.99	NVMe	-	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus GX 7100M NVMe SSD 1TB, Up to 7,250MB/s Read Speeds \| Up to 6,900MB/s Write Speeds, PCIe Gen 4.0, M.2 2230, For Compatible Steam Deck, MSI Claw, Microsoft Surface, or Dell laptop	1 TB	£205.99	£205.99	NVMe2230	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 850X 2TB NVMe SSD with Heatsink, PCIe 4.0, M.2 2280 \| Up to 7,300MB/s Read Speeds, Up to 6,600MB/s Write Speeds, Internal Solid State Drive, Gaming Expansion storageUsed	2 TB	£423.13	£211.57	NVMeHeatsinkCheck height	Prime	Buy on Amazon
WD_BLACK SN8100 PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSD 8TB (Up to 14,900MB/s read speed, Up to 14,000MB/s write speed, M.2 2280 with Heatsink, Next Gen TLC 3D NAND Technology, Up to 4,800TBW) POWERED BY SANDISK 1 other listing of this model £1,969.99	8 TB	£1,700.00	£212.50	NVMeHeatsinkCheck heightGen5	-	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 850X 2TB NVMe SSD, PCIe 4.0, M.2 2280 \| Up to 7,300 Read Speeds, Up to 6,600 MB/s Write Speeds, M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0, TBW 1,200, Gaming Expansion storage,Used	2 TB	£425.57	£212.79	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 NVMe SSD 500GB, Up to 7,250MB/s Read Speeds \| Up to 6,900MB/s Write Speeds, PCIe Gen 4.0, M.2 2280, BiCS TLC 3D CBA NAND, SANDISK DASHBOARD, Internal Solid State Drive	500 GB	£106.99	£213.98	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
WD_BLACK SN8100 PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSD 1TB (Up to 14,900MB/s read, 11,000MB/s write speeds, M.2 2280, Next Gen TLC 3D NAND, Best for AI Applications, Gaming, and Video Editing) POWERED BY SANDISK 1 other listing of this model £268.99	1 TB	£219.00	£219.00	NVMeGen5	-	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 850X 8TB NVMe SSD, PCIe 4.0, M.2 2280 \| Up to 7,200MB/s Read Speeds, Up to 6,600MB/s Write Speeds, TBW 4,800, Internal SSSD, Gaming Expansion storage	8 TB	£1,790.99	£223.87	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 850X 4TB NVMe SSD, PCIe 4.0, M.2 2280 \| Up to 7,300MB/s Read Speeds, Up to 6,600MB/s Write Speeds, PCIe 4.0, TBW 2,400, Gaming Expansion storage	4 TB	£895.99	£224.00	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
WD_BLACK SN8100 PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSD 2TB (Up to 14,900MB/s read, 11,000MB/s write speeds, Next Gen TLC 3D CBA NAND, Up to 1,200TBW, Best for AI Applications, Gaming, Video Editing) POWERED BY SANDISK 1 other listing of this model £492.99	2 TB	£449.99	£225.00	NVMeGen5	-	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 1TB NVMe SSD, PCIe 4.0, M.2 2280 \| Up to 7,300MB/s Read Speeds, Up to 6,300MB/s Write Speeds, M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0, Gaming Expansion storageUsed	1 TB	£229.27	£229.27	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 850X 8TB NVMe SSD with Heatsink, PCIe 4.0, M.2 2280 \| Up to 7,200MB/s Read Speeds, Up to 6,600MB/s Write Speeds, Internal Solid State Drive	8 TB	£1,835.99	£229.50	NVMeHeatsinkCheck height	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 850X 2TB NVMe SSD, PCIe 4.0, M.2 2280 \| Up to 7,300 Read Speeds, Up to 6,600 MB/s Write Speeds, M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0, TBW 1,200, Gaming Expansion storage,	2 TB	£474.99	£237.50	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
WD_BLACK SN8100 PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSD 1TB (Up to 14,900MB/s read speed, Up to 11,000MB/s write speed, M.2 2280 with Heatsink, Next Gen TLC 3D NAND Technology) POWERED BY SANDISK 1 other listing of this model £286.99	1 TB	£239.99	£239.99	NVMeHeatsinkCheck heightGen5	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 1TB NVMe SSD, PCIe 4.0, M.2 2280 \| Up to 7,300MB/s Read Speeds, Up to 6,300MB/s Write Speeds, M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0, Gaming Expansion storage	1 TB	£241.99	£241.99	NVMe	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 850X 2TB NVMe SSD with Heatsink, PCIe 4.0, M.2 2280 \| Up to 7,300MB/s Read Speeds, Up to 6,600MB/s Write Speeds, Internal Solid State Drive, Gaming Expansion storage	2 TB	£492.99	£246.50	NVMeHeatsinkCheck height	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 850X 1TB NVMe SSD with Heatsink, PCIe 4.0, M.2 2280 \| Up to 7,300 Readd Speeds, Up to 6,300 MB/s Write Speed, Gaming Expansion storage, High Performance Internal ssdUsed	1 TB	£249.85	£249.85	NVMeHeatsinkCheck height	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 850P NVMe SSD 4TB, Up to 7,300MB/s Read Speed \| Officially Licensed Storage Expansion for PS5 Consoles, M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4.0 with Heatsink, M.2 Internal Solid State Drive	4 TB	£1,020.99	£255.25	NVMeHeatsinkFits PS5Licensed	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 850X 1TB NVMe SSD with Heatsink, PCIe 4.0, M.2 2280 \| Up to 7,300 Readd Speeds, Up to 6,300 MB/s Write Speed, Gaming Expansion storage, High Performance Internal ssd	1 TB	£259.99	£259.99	NVMeHeatsinkCheck height	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 8100 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD with Heatsink, M.2 2280 \| Up to 14,900MB/s Read Speeds, Up to 14,000MB/s Write Speeds, Internal Solid State Drive	2 TB	£527.99	£264.00	NVMeHeatsinkCheck heightGen5	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 850P NVMe SSD 2TB, Up to 7,300MB/s Read Speeds \| Officially Licensed Storage Expansion for PS5 Consoles, M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4.0 with Heatsink, M.2 Internal Solid State Drive	2 TB	£545.99	£273.00	NVMeHeatsinkFits PS5Licensed	Prime	Buy on Amazon
SANDISK Optimus GX PRO 850P NVMe SSD 1TB, Up to 7,300MB/s Read Speeds \| Officially Licensed Storage Expansion for PS5 Consoles, M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4.0 with Heatsink, M.2 Internal Solid State Drive	1 TB	£277.99	£277.99	NVMeHeatsinkFits PS5Licensed	Prime	Buy on Amazon

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Model pages for the top-ranked drives above: WD Blue SN5100, WD_BLACK SN850X, WD_BLACK SN8100.

Closely related pages: All brands, SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850P, 2TB, Brands ranked.

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Frequently asked questions

Do SanDisk SSDs work in a PS5?

Yes: SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850P. Sony requires a heatsink on whichever you choose.

What is the cheapest SanDisk SSD for PS5?

Best value today: WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD 2TB at £226.69 (£113.35/TB), as of 21 October 2026. The lowest price outright is £89.99, for the SanDisk Optimus 5100 NVMe SSD 500GB.

Is a heatsink included with SanDisk drives?

SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850P (fitted as standard).

Is SanDisk a good brand for PS5 storage?

Judge the drive, not the badge. Any SanDisk drive on this page meets Sony's requirements; what differs between brands is warranty, endurance and whether a fitted heatsink is known to fit.

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