

The PS4 uses the SATA interface for internal components, and the SSD performance for that interface peaked a long time ago, so many older SSDs such as the Samsung 860 EVO are nearly as good as newer drives. If you need help selecting a drive, the Samsung 870 EVO, Crucial MX500 and ADATA SU800 are all good options. Ideally you would want a drive with at least 1TB of space to work with, and it’s recommended you get one that has a DRAM cache for decent performance. This is the best way to speed up your PS4, since you're also helping speed up games riddled with slow texture load-in (texture streaming is a huge issue on most modern games), reducing I/O stutter, as well as dramatically decreasing load times.ĭepending on how many games you want to have installed at one time, you generally want to purchase a large capacity SSD for PS4. The Nuclear option is to purchase a 2.5" SATA SSD and install it inside your PS4. Image Source: PS4 UI (unlike PS5, the icons are normal size) Nuclear Option: SSD
