One of the best PCIe 4.0 SSDs is now as cheap as a last-gen drive

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With every advancement in technology there comes a tipping point where the once-premium hardware hits price parity with the last-gen tech and, at that time, everyone should move on. That's pretty much where we're at with PCIe 4.0 SSDs right now: the $135 1TB version of the new Crucial P5 Plus is now hitting the same price as the best PCIe 3.0 drives thanks to a healthy discount at Amazon.

That puts it right at the top of our thoughts when we're recommending new SSDs, which means it's right up there in our guide to the best SSD for gaming in 2022. Until recently we were still suggesting the 1TB WD_Black SN750 as a great, affordable SSD option for anyone not on a Gen4 platform. But that has definitely changed now, with more Intel and AMD options offering support, and the imminent drop of PCIe 5.0 SSDs this year.

Now, the Crucial P5 Plus is what we'd recommend for anyone looking for a new NVMe SSD. It's the same price as a top-end PCIe 3.0 SSD and even if you don't have a board that supports the newer interface, the Crucial drive will still run at a faster pace than pretty much any Gen3 SSD.

Crucial P5 Plus 1TB | PCIe 4.0 | 6,600MB/s read | 5,000MB/s write | $159.99$134.99 at Amazon (save $25)The 1TB version of the P5 Plus will deliver impressively high sequential read/write numbers, especially if you're coming from a straight PCIe 3.0 SSD. And it's more or less the same price as a 1TB last-gen drive. Even if you're currently not running a PCIe 4.0 compatible motherboard, this drive will drop in for a great price and deliver high performance out of the box.

That basically means you're still sorted for today's systems, not out of pocket while missing a chunk of speed on an older Gen3 platform, and ready for a healthy speed