Yes, the Black SN7100 powered by SANDISK works with the PS5, as long as you mount it with a suitable, low-profile heatsink. The SSD fulfils all the technical requirements of the PS5: It is an M.2 2280 with PCIe 4.0 ×4 interface and, with a read rate of 7250 MB/s, offers significantly more than the minimum 5500 MB/s required by Sony. The heatsink together with the SSD must not exceed a maximum total thickness of 11.25 mm. After the physical installation, you can format the SSD via the PS5 settings and then play PS5 and PS4 games directly from the hard drive.

Since this question overlaps with the following, I have taken the liberty of copying the answer, which is the same, into here: - Other question: https://www.digitec.ch/de... -Answer: I was able to do some research and the differences are as follows: - The following is the SN7100, which has PCIe Gen4 and is therefore about half as fast as the other two: - WD Black SN7100 powered by SANDISK (2000 GB, M.2 2280) - Below are the two Gen5 SN8100s. Both models are technically the same product. The manufacturer number differences can indicate the different packaging or different markets. "Retail" in this sense refers only to the outer packaging and sometimes with a longer warranty than "Bulk", which is the counterpart without nice packaging and a shorter warranty. Both SSDs look like "Retail" models according to the manufacturer numbers: - SANDISK WD BLACK SN8100 NVMe SSD 2TB Retail (2000 GB, M.2 2280) - WD Black SN8100 powered by SANDISK (2000 GB, M.2 2280) There are actually different "versions" of the same product from the manufacturer, so they are offered differently.

Yes, you can use this SSD as a storage expansion for the PS5 as long as it is mounted with a suitable, low-profile heatsink and does not exceed the total height of 11.25 mm. The SSD fulfils the requirements of the PS5 in terms of interface (M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe) and speed (read rate over 5,500 MB/s), which is important for compatibility. It is important that you format the SSD after installing it in the PS5 and that the PS5 confirms the speed. With up to 7,250 MB/s read speed and 6,900 MB/s write speed, the SSD offers sufficient performance for the PS5. A suitable heatsink is necessary to avoid overheating and throttling during longer gaming sessions.