WD Black P40 Game Drive 500GB External SSD

1. Introduction2. WD Black P40 Game Drive 500GB3. ATTO/CrystalDiskMark/AS SSD4. Throughput 5. PCMark 10 Data Drive Benchmark6. Real Life File Transfers7. Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

WD's latest addition to their Game range of external drives is the Black P40 Game Drive. It combines an NVMe PCIe Gen 3 SSD with a USB 3.2 Gen 2 x2 (20Gb/s) interface, all housed inside a durable and shock-resistant enclosure which – of course – also has RGB lighting. We test the 500GB model, hitting the market at £93.99.

Currently, the WD Black P40 Game Drive line-up comprises just three capacities; the entry-level 500GB drive (the drive we are looking at here), 1TB and a flagship 2TB model.

Internally the drive uses a WD SN560 M.2 NVMe drive along with an ASMedia bridging controller. WD quote Sequential read performance across the drive range as up to 2,000MB/s with the 1TB and 2TB models rated as up to 2,000MB/s for Sequential writes while the 500GB model gets by with 1,950MB/s.

Physical Specifications:

• Usable Capacities: 1TB.
• NAND Components: Inhouse 3D TLC.
• Interface: USB Gen 3.2 x2 (20Gb/s).
• Form Factor: External.
• NAND Controller: WD.
• Dimensions: 106.98 x 50.82 x 13mm.
• Drive Weight: 78.5g.
• Firmware Version: 3001.

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