Cheapest NVMe and SATA SSDs ranked by price per terabyte. Find the best value during the 2026 NAND shortage. Live Amazon prices, top 30 picks.
This is the bottom-up view: every SSD we track ranked by price per terabyte, cheapest first. During the 2026 NAND shortage (NVMe prices up ~115% from mid-2025), every dollar per TB matters. The drives at the top of this list are where the value is.
All prices are current Amazon US listings, verified weekly. We include Gen 4 NVMe, Gen 5 NVMe, SATA SSDs — all directly comparable on $/TB basis.
Important: cheapest $/TB doesn't always mean best buy. A DRAM-less budget drive at $60/TB may have weaker sustained write performance than a $100/TB drive with DRAM cache. For OS, gaming, general use — the cheapest $/TB picks are excellent. For sustained writes — content creation, databases — pay extra for DRAM.
| Product | Price | $/TB | Read | Write | TBW | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TeamGroup MP44L 2TB★ Best | $119 | $59.50/TB | 5,000 MB/s | 4,500 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| Silicon Power US75 2TB | $125 | $62.50/TB | 7,000 MB/s | 6,500 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| Lexar NM790 4TB | $269 | $67.25/TB | 7,400 MB/s | 6,500 MB/s | 3,000 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| Lexar EQ790 2TB | $135 | $67.50/TB | 7,000 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.3 | Buy → |
| WD Blue SN5000 2TB | $139 | $69.50/TB | 5,500 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 900 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| TeamGroup MP44 4TB | $279 | $69.75/TB | 7,400 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 3,000 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| Lexar NM790 2TB | $149 | $74.50/TB | 7,400 MB/s | 6,500 MB/s | 1,500 TBW | ★ 4.5 | Buy → |
| Crucial P310 4TB | $299 | $74.75/TB | 7,100 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 1,760 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| Crucial P310 2TB | $155 | $77.50/TB | 7,100 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 880 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| Corsair MP600 Elite 2TB | $155 | $77.50/TB | 7,000 MB/s | 6,500 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.5 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN7100 4TB | $319 | $79.75/TB | 7,000 MB/s | 6,700 MB/s | 2,400 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB | $165 | $82.50/TB | 7,250 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| Samsung 870 EVO 2TB | $169 | $84.50/TB | 560 MB/s | 530 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| WD Blue SN5100 1TB | $89 | $89.00/TB | 6,600 MB/s | 5,400 MB/s | 600 TBW | ★ 4.5 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB | $359 | $89.75/TB | 7,300 MB/s | 6,600 MB/s | 2,400 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| Crucial T500 2TB | $189 | $94.50/TB | 7,400 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| Samsung 990 PRO 4TB | $389 | $97.25/TB | 7,450 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s | 2,400 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB | $199 | $99.50/TB | 7,300 MB/s | 6,600 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.8 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB | $829 | $103.62/TB | 7,300 MB/s | 6,600 MB/s | 4,800 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB | $419 | $104.75/TB | 7,250 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s | 2,400 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| Samsung 990 PRO 2TB | $219 | $109.50/TB | 7,450 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB | $229 | $114.50/TB | 7,250 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| Crucial T500 1TB | $115 | $115.00/TB | 7,300 MB/s | 6,800 MB/s | 600 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB | $119 | $119.00/TB | 7,300 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s | 600 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB | $129 | $129.00/TB | 7,250 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s | 600 TBW | ★ 4.5 | Buy → |
| PNY CS2150 2TB | $259 | $129.50/TB | 10,800 MB/s | 9,500 MB/s | 1,000 TBW | ★ 4.3 | Buy → |
| Samsung 990 PRO 1TB | $135 | $135.00/TB | 7,450 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s | 600 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| INLAND TD510 2TB | $299 | $149.50/TB | 14,600 MB/s | 12,900 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.3 | Buy → |
| TeamGroup Z540 2TB | $329 | $164.50/TB | 12,400 MB/s | 11,800 MB/s | 1,400 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| Crucial P510 1TB | $169 | $169.00/TB | 11,000 MB/s | 9,500 MB/s | 600 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |