{"id":1284198,"date":"2026-03-24T06:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T06:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Ho6si4Rka5urra7wyZqoz"},"modified":"2026-03-24T06:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T06:52:52","slug":"you-might-not-have-heard-of-biwin-but-its-made-the-best-value-pcie-4-0-ssd-weve-tested-in-some-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/you-might-not-have-heard-of-biwin-but-its-made-the-best-value-pcie-4-0-ssd-weve-tested-in-some-time\/","title":{"rendered":"You might not have heard of Biwin but it&#8217;s made the best value PCIe 4.0 SSD we&#8217;ve tested in some time"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>I remember when prices collapsed for solid state drives. It started slow at first, but before we knew it, most PCIe 4.0 SSDs were tumbling into our shopping baskets with nary a second thought. Fond memories. Thankfully, any attempt to increase Gen4 SSD prices since then have largely failed, with drives like the Biwin Black Opal NV7400 making sure of that.<\/p>\n<p>The NV7400 is powered by the same controller as our previous pick for the best budget SSD, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/lexar-nm790-4tb-ssd-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lexar&#8217;s NM790<\/a>. This is MaxioTech&#8217;s MAP1602A. The NV7400 pairs this with <em>either <\/em>Micron or YMTC 232-Layer TLC NAND, whereas the Lexar only uses the latter. Effectively, though, they&#8217;re pretty similar. Though by virtue of the NV7400&#8217;s recent release\u2014the NM790 came out in 2023\u2014Biwin is able to offer a price tag on it that&#8217;s lower than Lexar&#8217;s best sale price today. Just $120 or \u00a3108 for 2 TB at MSRP.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s $0.06 per gigabyte, or in other words, a mighty fine price tag to pay for a speedy solid state drive.<\/p>\n<p>And speedy it is. The NV7400 is named as such for a reason, it reaches 7400 MB\/s in sequential read tests. 7370 MB\/s in our tests but we&#8217;ll give it that. That&#8217;s way up there with the best that PCIe 4.0 SSDs can offer today, and all in a drive that we would consider truly competitive on a budget.<\/p>\n<p>Though random read\/write speeds aren&#8217;t anything to write home about (see what I did there?) as these are quite a bit off the pace of other PCIe 4.0 drives. This does matter, as well, as while everyone talks a big game with sequential speeds, it&#8217;s random 4K speeds that make the biggest difference for gaming.<\/p>\n<p>But we can overlook the drop-off in random tests, due to the high capacity and low price tag. Plus it still loads Final Fantasy XIV in 7.4 seconds, or roughly the same time as any other PCIe 4.0 drive we&#8217;ve tested recently, so it&#8217;s not the end of the world for extra game storage.<\/p>\n<p>You can read our full <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/ssds\/biwin-black-opal-nv7400-ssd-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Biwin Black Opal NV7400 review<\/a> for the bigger picture, or check out our guide below to the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/\" target=\"_blank\">best SSDs for gaming<\/a> today. PCIe 5.0 drives are the hot ticket today, and they&#8217;re finally gaining in random read\/write tests and coming down in price to make them worth consideration for gamers. Though you still won&#8217;t find anything near as good value as this.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-quick-list\"><span>Quick list<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-the-best-ssds-for-gaming\"><span>The best SSDs for gaming<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"featured_product_block featured_block_hero\" data-id=\"e4c2121e-a56a-46c3-bbe3-fd6a330d642a\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-gaming-ssd\" data-model-name=\"WD Black SN7100,WD Black SN7100 2TB SSD\" ><\/p>\n<div class='product-image-widthsetter'>\n<p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:100.00%';><img style='width: 100%' class='featured_image' src='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/you-might-not-have-heard-of-biwin-but-its-made-the-best-value-pcie-4-0-ssd-weve-tested-in-some-time.jpg' alt=\"WD Black SN700 1 TB SSD on a blue background\"><span class='featured__label hero__label'>Best overall<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"featured_product_details_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured_product_title_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured__title\">1. WD Black SN7100<\/div>\n<div class=\"stars__reviews\"><span itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\" class=\"chunk rating\"><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star half\"><\/span><meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"100.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"ratingValue\" content=\"92\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"subtitle__description\">\n<p><p><em><strong>Best overall<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The WD Black SN7100 has pretty much everything you could want out of a gaming SSD. Just like its predecessor, the SN850X, it offers fantastic Gen 4 performance for a very reasonable price.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-gaming-ssd\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured_product_block featured_block_hero\" data-id=\"7024f1a9-7c16-4188-a987-e831da3f6f7a\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-budget-gaming-ssd\" data-model-name=\"Biwin Black Opal NV7400\" ><\/p>\n<div class='product-image-widthsetter'>\n<p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:100.00%';><img style='width: 100%' class='featured_image' src='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/you-might-not-have-heard-of-biwin-but-its-made-the-best-value-pcie-4-0-ssd-weve-tested-in-some-time-1.jpg' alt=\"An SSD on a red background\"><span class='featured__label hero__label'>Best budget<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"featured_product_details_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured_product_title_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured__title\">2. Biwin Black Opal NV7400<\/div>\n<div class=\"stars__reviews\"><span itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\" class=\"chunk rating\"><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star half\"><\/span><meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"100.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"ratingValue\" content=\"90\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"subtitle__description\">\n<p><p><em><strong>Best budget<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The best budget SSD is the Biwin Black Opal NV7400. Why? Its low price-per-GB, of course! It&#8217;s also pretty quick compared to other budget Gen4 drives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured_product_block featured_block_hero\" data-id=\"5a7564db-2c9f-4c87-9534-c4b77d27a90a\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-pcie-5-ssd\" data-model-name=\"WD Black SN8100\" ><\/p>\n<div class='product-image-widthsetter'>\n<p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:100.00%';><img style='width: 100%' class='featured_image' src='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/you-might-not-have-heard-of-biwin-but-its-made-the-best-value-pcie-4-0-ssd-weve-tested-in-some-time-2.jpg' alt=\"WD Black SN8100 SSD on a green background\"><span class='featured__label hero__label'>Best PCIe 5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"featured_product_details_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured_product_title_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured__title\">3. WD Black SN8100<\/div>\n<div class=\"stars__reviews\"><span itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\" class=\"chunk rating\"><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star half\"><\/span><meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"100.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"ratingValue\" content=\"94\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"subtitle__description\">\n<p><p><em><strong>Best PCIe 5 SSD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This SSD is incredibly fast and surprisingly doesn&#8217;t break the bank compared to some other PCIe 5.0 drives, although it&#8217;s admittedly more expensive than a Gen 4 drive. Plus, in addition to being monstrously fast, it also keeps surprisingly cool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-pcie-5-ssd\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured_product_block featured_block_hero\" data-id=\"45d89828-c758-49a4-bfbf-8841e763538d\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-budget-pcie-5-0-ssd-for-gaming\" data-model-name=\"Crucial P510\" ><\/p>\n<div class='product-image-widthsetter'>\n<p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:100.00%';><img style='width: 100%' class='featured_image' src='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/you-might-not-have-heard-of-biwin-but-its-made-the-best-value-pcie-4-0-ssd-weve-tested-in-some-time-3.jpg' alt=\"A Crucial P510 Gen 5 NVMe drive on a light blue background\"><span class='featured__label hero__label'>Best budget PCIe 5.0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"featured_product_details_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured_product_title_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured__title\">4. Crucial P510<\/div>\n<div class=\"stars__reviews\"><span itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\" class=\"chunk rating\"><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star half\"><\/span><meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"100.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"ratingValue\" content=\"94\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"subtitle__description\">\n<p><p><em><strong>Best budget PCIe 5.0 SSD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>While this Crucial drive might not be setting our Gen 5 NVMe benchmarks aflame, it also stays remarkably cool under pressure, and is available for very reasonable prices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-budget-pcie-5-0-ssd-for-gaming\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured_product_block featured_block_hero\" data-id=\"fe6288b4-8dfd-458a-89ca-082e598cbd71\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-4-tb-ssd-for-gaming\" data-model-name=\"TeamGroup MP44 2TB,Team Group MP44 4 TB\" ><\/p>\n<div class='product-image-widthsetter'>\n<p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:100.00%';><img style='width: 100%' class='featured_image' src='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/you-might-not-have-heard-of-biwin-but-its-made-the-best-value-pcie-4-0-ssd-weve-tested-in-some-time-4.jpg' alt=\"An image of a Team Group MP44 SSD against a yellow background\"><span class='featured__label hero__label'>Best 4 TB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"featured_product_details_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured_product_title_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured__title\">5. Team Group MP44<\/div>\n<div class=\"stars__reviews\"><span itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\" class=\"chunk rating\"><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star half\"><\/span><meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"100.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"ratingValue\" content=\"89\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"subtitle__description\">\n<p><p><em><strong>Best 4 TB<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you want masses of high-speed NVMe storage for a not-so-massive price, then Team Group&#8217;s MP44 is the obvious choice. It&#8217;s very similar to the NM790 and there&#8217;s nothing wrong with that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-4-tb-ssd-for-gaming\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured_product_block featured_block_hero\" data-id=\"509d46f1-7c82-468b-b65c-170d204551cb\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-8-tb-ssd\" data-model-name=\"Black SN850X 8TB\" ><\/p>\n<div class='product-image-widthsetter'>\n<p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:100.00%';><img style='width: 100%' class='featured_image' src='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/you-might-not-have-heard-of-biwin-but-its-made-the-best-value-pcie-4-0-ssd-weve-tested-in-some-time-5.jpg' alt=\"The 8 TB version of the WD Black SN850X on a red background\"><span class='featured__label hero__label'>Best 8 TB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"featured_product_details_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured_product_title_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured__title\">6. WD Black SN850X 8 TB<\/div>\n<div class=\"stars__reviews\"><span itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\" class=\"chunk rating\"><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"100.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"ratingValue\" content=\"83\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"subtitle__description\">\n<p><p><em><strong>Best 8 TB<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of the best SSDs for gaming has also been released in an 8 TB configuration, many moons after the smaller drives appeared. It&#8217;s an ultra-sized (and ultra-priced) single drive, but it&#8217;s more of a storage monster than a speed demon for gaming.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-8-tb-ssd\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured_product_block featured_block_hero\" data-id=\"840c7731-d148-4d4b-bd1b-d156adba7b6e\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-2230-ssd\" data-model-name=\"Lexar Play (2230) 1TB SSD\" ><\/p>\n<div class='product-image-widthsetter'>\n<p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:100.00%';><img style='width: 100%' class='featured_image' src='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/you-might-not-have-heard-of-biwin-but-its-made-the-best-value-pcie-4-0-ssd-weve-tested-in-some-time-6.jpg' alt=\"The Best SSD for Steam Deck, against a green background\"><span class='featured__label hero__label'>Best 2230 SSD<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"featured_product_details_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured_product_title_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured__title\">7. Lexar Play 2230<\/div>\n<div class=\"stars__reviews\"><span itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\" class=\"chunk rating\"><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"100.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"ratingValue\" content=\"80\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"subtitle__description\">\n<p><p><em><strong>Best 2230 SSD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Need more storage in your Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, etc? Well, this 1 TB 2230 from Lexar is the one to get. Fast, cool, and great value for money. Shame there isn&#8217;t a bigger version at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-2230-ssd\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured_product_block featured_block_hero\" data-id=\"a1b54bdb-20c5-4ad8-a936-a297eb9d898b\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-ssd-for-ps5\" data-model-name=\"Silicon Power XS70 2TB SSD\" ><\/p>\n<div class='product-image-widthsetter'>\n<p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:100.00%';><img style='width: 100%' class='featured_image' src='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/you-might-not-have-heard-of-biwin-but-its-made-the-best-value-pcie-4-0-ssd-weve-tested-in-some-time-7.jpg' alt=\"The best console gaming SSD, the Silicon Power XS70, on a blue background.\"><span class='featured__label hero__label'>Best for PS5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"featured_product_details_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured_product_title_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured__title\">8. Silicon Power XS70 2TB SSD<\/div>\n<div class=\"stars__reviews\"><span itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\" class=\"chunk rating\"><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star half\"><\/span><meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"100.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"ratingValue\" content=\"89\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"subtitle__description\">\n<p><p><em><strong>Best for PS5<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The latest Phison controller in combination with some high-performance NAND flash memory makes the Silicon Power XS70 an extremely fast drive for Sony&#8217;s PlayStation 5.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-ssd-for-ps5\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured_product_block featured_block_hero\" data-id=\"16829162-a530-480d-9317-99a45a8440d1\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-sata-ssd\" data-model-name=\"Crucial MX500 1TB,Crucial MX500 SSD,Crucial MX500 500GB,Crucial MX500 250GB,Crucial MX500,Crucial MX500 (2TB),Crucial MX500 (500GB)\" ><\/p>\n<div class='product-image-widthsetter'>\n<p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:100.00%';><img style='width: 100%' class='featured_image' src='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/you-might-not-have-heard-of-biwin-but-its-made-the-best-value-pcie-4-0-ssd-weve-tested-in-some-time-8.jpg' alt=\"A SATA SSD on a blue background.\"><span class='featured__label hero__label'>Best SATA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"featured_product_details_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured_product_title_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured__title\">9. Crucial MX500<\/div>\n<div class=\"stars__reviews\"><span itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\" class=\"chunk rating\"><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"> <\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star half\"><\/span><meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"100.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0.0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"ratingValue\" content=\"90\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"subtitle__description\">\n<p><p><em><strong>The best SATA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t fit an NVMe SSD inside your PC, or you&#8217;ve too many already, then a SATA drive is still a solid option for speedy, non-essential storage. This Crucial is still a lot quicker than any hard drive, that&#8217;s for certain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/#section-the-best-sata-ssd\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/ssds\/you-might-not-have-heard-of-biwin-but-its-made-the-best-value-pcie-4-0-ssd-weve-tested-in-some-time\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I remember when prices collapsed for solid state drives. It started slow at first, but before we knew it, most PCIe 4.0 SSDs were tumbling into our shopping baskets with nary a second thought. Fond memories. Thankfully, any attempt to increase Gen4 SSD prices since then have largely failed, with drives like the Biwin Black Opal NV7400 making sure of that. The NV7400 is powered by the same controller as our previous pick for the best budget SSD, Lexar&#8217;s NM790. This is MaxioTech&#8217;s MAP1602A. The NV7400 pairs this with either Micron or YMTC 232-Layer TLC NAND, whereas the Lexar only uses the latter. Effectively, though, they&#8217;re pretty similar. 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