Budget
Crucial P310 1TB NVMe SSD
A 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe drive is a good starting size for Windows plus a few big games, as long as you keep some space free.
photos, specs, all 4 shops →- 1 TB M.2 NVMe
- PCIe 4.0 x4
- Up to 7,100 MB/s
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How much SSD storage do you need for gaming? NVMe, SATA and why 1 TB fills fast
A "1 TB" drive shows up as about 931 GB in Windows, and a few big games can fill it quickly. Fill a virtual drive with your own mix of games, see how full it gets, and compare how long a library takes to copy on a hard drive, a SATA SSD and an NVMe SSD.
Then learn what NVMe, SATA and PCIe 4.0 mean, why capacity usually matters more than top speed, and what to look for at each budget.
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Sweet spot
Crucial P310 2TB NVMe SSD
The same drive family at 2 TB: room for a library of big games without constant uninstalling.
photos, specs, all 5 shops →- 2 TB M.2 NVMe
- PCIe 4.0 x4
- Up to 7,100 MB/s
Step up
Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe SSD
A higher-end PCIe 4.0 drive from a well-known maker, for players who want top speeds at the same 2 TB size.
photos, specs, all 8 shops →- 2 TB M.2 NVMe
- PCIe 4.0 x4
- Up to 7,450 MB/s
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