Best 4TB PCIe 4.0 DRAM-less SSDs
There are 26 4TB PCIe 4.0 DRAM-less SSDs in our database (26 with a direct Amazon product link). The fastest is the Biwin NV7400 at 7450 MB/s read. Sequential reads across the group span 5000–7450 MB/s.
Why this configuration
A 4TB PCIe 4.0 DRAM-less SSD is the value-performance sweet spot. You keep Gen4's high sequential speed — the part game loading and everyday tasks actually use — while dropping the DRAM chip (HMB fills in) trims the price.
4TB starts to replace juggling several smaller drives.
Usually chosen for: value-minded gamers and upgraders chasing NVMe speed at the lowest sensible cost.
Good fit: value builds and gaming where cost per gigabyte matters; large libraries and archives on a single drive.
Look elsewhere for: databases, virtual machines and other sustained random-write workloads.
Ranked list
Acer Predator GM7
Addlink A93
Addlink S93
AGI AI828
KingSpec XG7000
Lexar NM790
Patriot VP4300 Lite
Fanxiang S880
Netac NV7000-t
Western Digital Black SN7100
Seagate FireCuda X1070
Crucial P310
Western Digital Blue SN5100
Lexar NQ780
Silicon Power US75
TeamGroup MP44Q
Patriot P400 V4
Kingston NV3
Western Digital Blue SN5000
The parts, explained
4TB handles big Steam libraries, video projects and archives.
PCIe 4.0 x4 delivers roughly 7,000 MB/s, the current price-to-performance sweet spot for most builds.
DRAM-less drives use the Host Memory Buffer (HMB) instead — cheaper, and fine for everyday use and gaming, with a small penalty under heavy random writes.
Common questions
Is a DRAM-less 4TB SSD good enough?
For gaming and everyday use, yes — HMB covers those workloads well. If you run sustained heavy random writes (databases, VMs), a drive with a DRAM cache stays more consistent.
How do the links to Amazon work here?
26 of the 26 drives listed have a direct product link; for the rest we link an Amazon search on the manufacturer part number, which lands on the right listing. We deliberately don't display stock or prices on this page — check both on Amazon, they change constantly.