Best PCIe 4.0 SSD Drive

To use all the benefits of PCIe 4.0 you must be sure that your chipset is compatible. If you don’t know what is installed inside your laptop or PC, check it via Aida64 or Everest for Windows or Linux OS, for MacOS choose Apple menu > About This Mac. Save the motherboard and CPU name, and then check the capability of both on the manufacturers side.

Now, when you know that your system is able to run SSD on full write and read speeds, it's time to choose storage. The market has an incredible count of new brands, not well known, but with good prices. The most important part of solid state drives is memory. According to its type the TBW (Total Bytes Written) will be more or less lasting. All modern SSD have a lifetime cycle, which equals to terabytes written on the storage. The best memory type is SLC, but the price is too big for consumers. Second and almost the same endurance is MLC. TLC memory is now installed on almost every NVME M.2 SSD and has a good balance of TBW, speed and price. The QLC (Quad-Level Cell) is the cheapest memory with a slightly slower writing and reading speeds and endurance, but the price will be 4 times lower in comparison with SLC, and two times with MLC.

The writing speed is essential for the end consumers. That’s why most manufacturers fight for these measure indicators. But there is a little trick that can cheat benchmarks: DRAM memory installed on an SSD. Additional scheme soldered to storage and assigned to buffer. When the DRAM buffer is full, the speed will drop significantly. That’s why read a detailed review of the product before buying, to know what’s installed inside your solid state drive.

List of PCIe 4.0 SSD to buy in 2024

There is 258 SSD in our database. Links to reviewed models of storage with detailed characteristics listed in table below.

Best PCIe 4.0 SSD FAQ