Cheapest NVMe and SATA SSDs ranked by price per terabyte. Find the best value during the 2026 NAND shortage. Top 30 picks, prices verified July 27, 2026.
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 Amazon US listings, last verified July 27, 2026. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Power US75 2TB★ Best | $125 | $62.50/TB | 7,000 MB/s | 6,500 MB/s | 1,200 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 → |
| Lexar NM790 4TB | $510 | $127.50/TB | 7,400 MB/s | 6,500 MB/s | 3,000 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| TeamGroup MP44 4TB | $513 | $128.25/TB | 7,400 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 3,000 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| Crucial P310 4TB | $519 | $129.75/TB | 7,100 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 1,760 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB | $535 | $133.75/TB | 7,300 MB/s | 6,600 MB/s | 2,400 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN7100 4TB | $570 | $142.50/TB | 7,000 MB/s | 6,700 MB/s | 2,400 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB | $290 | $145.00/TB | 7,250 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| Crucial P310 2TB | $292 | $146.00/TB | 7,100 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 880 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB | $585 | $146.25/TB | 7,250 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s | 2,400 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| TeamGroup MP44L 2TB | $293 | $146.50/TB | 5,000 MB/s | 4,500 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| WD Blue SN5000 2TB | $295 | $147.50/TB | 5,500 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 900 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| INLAND TD510 2TB | $299 | $149.50/TB | 14,600 MB/s | 12,900 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.3 | Buy → |
| Crucial T705 4TB | $613 | $153.25/TB | 14,500 MB/s | 12,700 MB/s | 2,400 TBW | ★ 4.5 | Buy → |
| Lexar NM790 2TB | $310 | $155.00/TB | 7,400 MB/s | 6,500 MB/s | 1,500 TBW | ★ 4.5 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB | $1300 | $162.50/TB | 7,300 MB/s | 6,600 MB/s | 4,800 TBW | ★ 4.6 | 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 | $172 | $172.00/TB | 11,000 MB/s | 9,500 MB/s | 600 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB | $348 | $174.00/TB | 7,300 MB/s | 6,600 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.8 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB | $700 | $175.00/TB | 14,900 MB/s | 11,000 MB/s | 2,400 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| Sabrent Rocket 5 2TB | $350 | $175.00/TB | 14,000 MB/s | 11,600 MB/s | 1,400 TBW | ★ 4.5 | Buy → |
| WD Blue SN5100 1TB | $182 | $182.00/TB | 6,600 MB/s | 5,400 MB/s | 600 TBW | ★ 4.5 | Buy → |
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB | $369 | $184.50/TB | 7,250 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| Crucial T500 2TB | $369 | $184.50/TB | 7,400 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.6 | Buy → |
| Sabrent Rocket 5 4TB | $739 | $184.75/TB | 14,000 MB/s | 11,600 MB/s | 2,800 TBW | ★ 4.4 | Buy → |
| WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB | $380 | $190.00/TB | 14,900 MB/s | 11,000 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| Samsung 990 PRO 2TB | $388 | $194.00/TB | 7,450 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| PNY CS2150 2TB | $395 | $197.50/TB | 10,800 MB/s | 9,500 MB/s | 1,000 TBW | ★ 4.3 | Buy → |
| Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB | $400 | $200.00/TB | 14,700 MB/s | 13,400 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.7 | Buy → |
| Corsair MP600 Elite 2TB | $400 | $200.00/TB | 7,000 MB/s | 6,500 MB/s | 1,200 TBW | ★ 4.5 | Buy → |