SSDs

Tom's Hardware is an industry leader in SSD testing, reviews, and analysis. Here you can find all the details about the latest and greatest SSDs, including news and reviews covering the entire span of options with different types of storage interfaces and memory. We also have an extensive roster of buying guides to help you select the best SSD for you and your use case, including the best SSDs list, the best SSD for the PS5, and the best SSD for the Steam Deck.

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Kioxia Exceria Plus G2

Kioxia Exceria Plus G2 (2TB) review: Convex and compact

By Matt Safford published

Kioxia’s Exceria Plus G2 external drive is compact and feels premium, while delivering mostly the performance you’d expect from a 10 Gbps SSD.

External SSDs
SK hynix Beetle X31

The capacious 2TB Beetle X31 portable SSD hits all-time low pricing of 6 cents per GB

By Ash Hill published

Deals The SK hynix Beetle X31 2TB portable SSD is currently available at Amazon for one of its best prices to date.

Deals
Intel

Intel, Samsung, and SK hynix hit by another abrupt US policy change

By Anton Shilov published

They face a 120 day deadline

SSDs
Tech Deals cover featuring Samsung's 4TB 9100 Pro SSD

Samsung's benchmark-topping 4TB 9100 Pro SSD hits an all-time low price at Amazon

By Stewart Bendle published

Deals Samsung's 9100 Pro 4TB SSD has reached an all-time low price on Amazon

Deals
SSD Benchmarks Hierarchy Picker Image

SSD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2025: We've tested over 100 different SSDs over the past few years, and here's how they stack up.

By Jarred Walton last updated

For our SSD benchmarks hierarchy, we've tested over a hundred different SSDs and ranked them in order of performance, grouped by capacity.

SSDs
Phison E26 SSD

Phison squashes reports of Windows 11 breaking SSDs

By Hassam Nasir published

If I don't see you, you can't see me.

SSDs
WD Blue SN5100

Sandisk launches WD Blue SN5100 SSD, touting 30% higher performance than predecessor

By Zhiye Liu published

Sandisk has launched the WD Blue SN5100, the successor to the WD Blue SN5000, which was introduced in June 2024.

SSDs
Tech Deals cover featuring a Samsung 990 Evo Plus 1TB SSD

Samsung 990 Evo Plus 1TB SSD drops to an all-time low $64.99

By Stewart Bendle published

Upgrade your computer with 1TB of PCIe Gen 4/5 M.2 SSD for only $64.99.

SSDs
SK hynix

SK hynix announces mass production of its 2Tb 3D QLC NAND

By Anton Shilov published

SK hynix's 9th Gen 3D NAND should arrive very soon.

SSDs
Samsung 850 Pro

Lucky user finds 6TB of free SSD storage while dumpster diving

By Jowi Morales published

Samsung 850 Pro SSDs may be old, but they’re still quite helpful in storing your Steam games and other easily replaceable data.

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