CONCLUSION

   The original Rocket 4 Plus M.2 NVMe SSDs were among the fastest PCIe 4.0 (Gen4) models around and the new B47R based models are clearly even faster, at least in most of my tests. This of course is not just due to the 176-layer 3D TLC NAND flash by Micron (previous models used 96-layer) but also the 2666MHz DDR4 SDRAM modules by SK Hynix (previous models used 1600MHz). That being said if you have one of the previous Rocket 4 Plus models, I see very little reason to even consider about moving to one of these, not unless you want more capacity (and the 8TB will be with just this NAND). The PS5 heatsink is a nice touch, yes, I didn’t test it with a PS5 but it helped with temperatures across all my tests, even SNIA ones (there was thermal throttling while executing the 12 hour SNIA test but that’s always expected from such a heavy workload) so I expect it to be more than enough for PS5 use.

   Retailing for USD332.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 349.99Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) the Rocket 4 Plus 2TB PS5 bundle (SB-RKT4P-PSHS-2TB) by Sabrent is priced pretty well, especially if you take into account the PS5 designed heatsink. With that out of the way there’s not much else I can say about the updated Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 2TB with Micron’s 176-layer that you don’t already see in all the tests. It’s very fast, has good endurance numbers, is covered by a 5-year warranty and features a PS5 designed heatsink and for all of these it clearly deserves the Platinum Award.

PROS

- Top of The Charts Performance (7000MB/s Read & 6600MB/s Write)
- Endurance (1400TBW / 1.6 Million Hours MTBF)
- PlayStation 5 Heatsink
- 5 Years Warranty (After Online Registration)
- Acronis True Image Software
- Price (Compared To Similar Models)

CONS

- Thermal Throttling (During SNIA Tests)