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Can the Slowest PS5 SSD Upgrade Run Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart?

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The PS5 System Software has been updated to support ALL PCIe Gen 4.0 x4 NVMe drives, so with the help of Fidler_2K from the DF Supporter Program, we tracked down the absolute slowest drive - the WD SN750 SE - and stacked it up against the console's internal SSD and the Mark Cerny-approved WD SN850. Can a bargain basement, spec-deficient drive cut it out against the best of the best? The results are surprising.

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5.2 GB

3840x2160, 59.94fps, 43.4mbps

AC3 2.0, 448kbps, 48000Hz

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3.0 GB

3840x2160, 59.94fps, 24.6mbps

AC3 2.0, 448kbps, 48000Hz

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