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Fuzedrive P200
900GB, 1.6TB
Best PCIe 3.0 QLC SSDs
PCIe 3.0QLC
There are 11 PCIe 3.0 QLC SSDs in our database — each linked via an Amazon search on its part number. The fastest is the Intel INTEL® SSD 670P SERIES at 3500 MB/s read, and the highest-rated for endurance is the Fuzedrive P200 (3600 TBW). Sequential reads across the group span 1800–3500 MB/s.
Why this configuration
A PCIe 3.0 QLC SSD is an affordable NVMe step up from SATA. Gen3 is roughly six times SATA's throughput yet often costs little more, making it the easy default for a first NVMe drive or a laptop that only supports Gen3. Note the QLC NAND: treat this as capacity-first — excellent for storing and reading big libraries, less ideal as a constantly-rewritten scratch disk.
Usually chosen for: budget builders, laptop upgraders and anyone leaving SATA behind.
Good fit: read-heavy storage — media libraries and game installs you rarely rewrite.
Look elsewhere for: heavy sustained writes or a video-editing scratch disk.
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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Intel OPTANE MEMORY H10
250GB, 500GB, 1TB
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Intel ® SSD 670P SERIES
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
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Corsair MP400 NVMe
1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 8TB
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Sabrent ROCKET Q
1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 8TB
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Silicon Power UD70
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
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Crucial P2
250GB, 500GB
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Intel ® SSD 665P SERIES
1TB, 2TB
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Intel ® SSD 660P SERIES
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
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Intel OPTANE MEMORY H20
500GB, 1TB
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Kingston NV1
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
The parts, explained
PCIe 3.0 x4 reaches about 3,500 MB/s — plenty for everyday use and gaming, and cheaper than Gen4.
QLC NAND stores more per cell for a lower price per terabyte, but sustained writes and rated endurance are lower, so it suits read-heavy storage.
Common questions
Is QLC reliable at these?
QLC is fine for typical and read-heavy use; just expect a lower rated endurance (TBW) than a comparable TLC drive, and slower writes once the SLC cache fills.
How do the links to Amazon work here?
0 of the 11 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.