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Samsung 980 PRO
250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB
Best 500GB PCIe 4.0 TLC DRAM SSDs
500GBPCIe 4.0TLCDRAM
There are 12 500GB PCIe 4.0 TLC DRAM SSDs in our database (4 with a direct Amazon product link). The fastest is the Acer Predator GM7000 at 7400 MB/s read, and the highest-rated for endurance is the Corsair Force Series Gen.4 PCIe MP600 (3600 TBW). Sequential reads across the group span 4950–7400 MB/s.
FastestAcer Predator GM70007400 MB/s read Most enduranceCorsair Force Series Gen.4 PCIe MP6003600 TBW NewestSamsung 980 PRO2020
Why this configuration
A 500GB PCIe 4.0 TLC DRAM SSD is the mainstream high-performance pick. Gen4 paired with a DRAM cache delivers close-to-flagship real-world speed and stays consistent under sustained load, for far less than a Gen5 drive.
500GB is a sensible OS-plus-a-few-games size.
Usually chosen for: gamers and creators who want fast, dependable storage without paying the Gen5 premium.
Good fit: everyday all-rounder use, from OS drive to game library; workstation and creative loads that hammer random I/O.
Ranked list
Ranked by tier, then link type, then sequential read. Drives we hold a product link for show a price button; the rest open an Amazon search on the manufacturer part number. Stock and prices are not shown here — they change too often.
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Western Digital WD BLACK™ SN850 NVMe
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
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Reletech P400 EVO
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
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Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
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Reletech P400 PRO
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
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Sabrent ROCKET 4.0
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
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Seagate FireCuda® 520
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
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Corsair Force Series Gen.4 PCIe MP600
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
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Acer Predator GM7000
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB
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Crucial T500
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB
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TeamGroup T-Force G70 Pro
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB
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Kingston Fury Renegade
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB
The parts, explained
500GB is a comfortable OS-and-games starting point.
PCIe 4.0 x4 delivers roughly 7,000 MB/s, the current price-to-performance sweet spot for most builds.
TLC NAND is the mainstream choice — a solid balance of endurance, speed and cost.
An onboard DRAM cache keeps the flash mapping table on the drive, holding random performance steady under sustained load.
Common questions
How do the links to Amazon work here?
5 of the 12 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.