Pro gear ranking - updated November 2026
The best SSD for gaming
Want to know which SSD is the best for gaming in November 2026? We've researched what 838 pro players are using: 100 different gaming SSD's by 21 brands. The most popular pick is the Samsung 970 EVO 500GB, used by 27 pros.
Choosing a gaming SSD can be difficult. The players on our site only play with the very best material, so by picking one of the gaming SSD's on this page you know you're getting gear that holds up at the highest level.
- 838Pros analysed
- 100SSD's ranked
- 21Brands
- 8%Use the #1 pick
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The best gaming SSD by game:
Top Gaming SSD Brands
Gaming SSD Model Top 6
Top Gaming SSD Models
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB
27 gamers
Samsung 970 EVO 1TB
24 gamers
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB
15 gamers
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
13 gamers
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB
13 gamers
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
11 gamers
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB
9 gamers
Samsung 980 PRO 1TB
9 gamers
Samsung 960 EVO 1TB
8 gamers
Samsung 970 Evo 250GB
8 gamers
Samsung 960 EVO 500GB
7 gamers
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB
7 gamers
Samsung 990 PRO 2TB
7 gamers
Samsung 980 PRO 2TB
6 gamers
WD Black 500GB
6 gamers
Intel Optane 905P 960GB
5 gamers
Kingston A400 240GB
5 gamers
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
5 gamers
Samsung 970 Pro 512GB
5 gamers
WD Green 240GB
5 gamers
Samsung 960 PRO 512GB
4 gamers
SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus 2TB
4 gamers
WD Black SN750 1TB
4 gamers
WD Blue 3d Nand 500GB
4 gamers
ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11 PRO 1TB
3 gamers
Crucial MX500 1TB
3 gamers
Kingston 120GB
3 gamers
Kingston A400 120GB
3 gamers
Kingston KC3000 2048GB
3 gamers
Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
3 gamers
Samsung 970 EVO 2TB
3 gamers
Samsung 970 PRO 1TB
3 gamers
Seagate Firecuda 520 1TB
3 gamers
WD Black SN750 2TB
3 gamers
WD_BLACK SN850 1TB
3 gamers
Corsair Force MP600 1TB
2 gamers
Crucial P1 1tb
2 gamers
Crucial P5 Plus 1TB
2 gamers
Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 7000s 2TB
2 gamers
GIGABYTE AORUS RGB AIC NVMe SSD 1TB
2 gamers
Intel 660p 1TB
2 gamers
Intel 660p 512GB
2 gamers
Intel SSD 760P
2 gamers
Kingston A2000 1TB
2 gamers
Kingston A400 480GB
2 gamers
Kingston HyperX Savage 480GB
2 gamers
Samsung 850 PRO 1TB
2 gamers
Samsung 860 EVO 250GB
2 gamers
Samsung 860 EVO 2TB
2 gamers
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB
2 gamers
SAMSUNG 870 EVO 1TB
2 gamers
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB
2 gamers
Samsung 950 PRO 512GB
2 gamers
Samsung 960 PRO 1TB
2 gamers
SanDisk PLUS 480GB
2 gamers
SanDisk SSD PLUS 120GB
2 gamers
500GB Ironside Titanium
1 gamers
ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB
1 gamers
Crucial MX100 256 GB
1 gamers
Crucial MX500 250GB
1 gamers
Crucial MX500 2TB
1 gamers
Crucial P1 500GB
1 gamers
Crucial T705 2TB
1 gamers
Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD 1TB
1 gamers
GOODRAM CX300 480GB
1 gamers
HP Ex920
1 gamers
HP S700 Pro 512GB
1 gamers
Inland Professional 120GB
1 gamers
Intel 540s M.2 1TB
1 gamers
Intel 750 1.2TB
1 gamers
Intel Optane 800p 118GB
1 gamers
Intel Optane SSD 900P
1 gamers
Kingston 240GB A400
1 gamers
Kingston FURY Renegade 2TB
1 gamers
Lexar NM790 2TB
1 gamers
Mushkin Pilot-E 2TB
1 gamers
PNY CS1311 480GB
1 gamers
PNY CS900 240GB
1 gamers
PNY XLR8 CS2311 1TB
1 gamers
Sabrent Rocket 1TB
1 gamers
Sabrent Rocket 2TB
1 gamers
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 2TB
1 gamers
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
1 gamers
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB
1 gamers
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB
1 gamers
Samsung 850 PRO 128GB
1 gamers
Samsung 850 PRO 256GB
1 gamers
Samsung 860 EVO 4TB
1 gamers
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB
1 gamers
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB
1 gamers
Samsung 860 QVO 4TB
1 gamers
Samsung 960 PRO 2TB
1 gamers
Samsung PM981 256GB
1 gamers
SanDisk Extreme 900 1.92TB
1 gamers
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB
1 gamers
Seagate FireCuda 510 1TB
1 gamers
Seagate FireCuda 510 2TB
1 gamers
Toshiba OCZ Vector 180 480 GB
1 gamers
WD Blue 1tb
1 gamers
WD Blue 250GB
1 gamers
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