How we rank NVMe SSDs
Every drive here is scored on price per terabyte, sequential speed, endurance (TBW) and warranty, using prices we update daily from Amazon. That means a drive can move up or down the list as its price changes. Drives with five-year warranties and high TBW ratings, such as the Seagate FireCuda 530 and Kingston Fury Renegade, score well on endurance; value picks like the Crucial P310 score well on price per terabyte.
Check your M.2 slot before you buy
Almost all desktop NVMe drives use the M.2 2280 size. Check that your motherboard or laptop slot supports NVMe (some older M.2 slots are SATA only) and which PCIe generation it runs at: a PCIe 4.0 drive works in a PCIe 3.0 slot but runs at PCIe 3.0 speed. Most desktop boards include a heatsink for the main M.2 slot.