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Sabrent

Rocket 5

Name: Rocket 5
Brand: Sabrent

around $410

All prices are estimates and may vary from actual prices.

76 Pros

75%
9 reviews (1h 24m)

25 Cons

The Sabrent Rocket 5 NVMe SSD delivers blistering read and write speeds, pushing the boundaries of storage performance. Experience lightning-fast boot times, application loading, and file transfers, with real-world performance rivaling top-tier drives like the Samsung 970 Evo Plus. Benchmarks consistently show impressive results, sometimes even e...

Summary of pros and cons from human reviewers, put together by AI

88%

38 vs 5

Performance

89%

8 vs 1

Features

100%

2 vs 0

Compatibility

56%

10 vs 8

Price

100%

3 vs 0

Durability

Reviewer verdict

Across 9 YouTube reviews, the Sabrent Rocket 5 earns an Index score of 4/5, ranking #34 among SSDs. Reviewers most often praise its performance, price, features, while the most common criticisms concern power consumption, price.

The Rocket 5 is repeatedly praised for its exceptional performance, with 38 mentions noting very high sequential and sustained read/write speeds, fast real-world file transfers, strong benchmark results, and excellent system responsiveness. Reviewers also frequently highlight competitive pricing and strong value (10 mentions), saying it can be bought affordably or represents good value for a PCIe 5.0 drive. Additional positive points mentioned by several reviewers include useful bundled software and cloning tools, easy and quick installation, and features like advanced cooling, a modern controller, and multiple capacity options (each reflected across the reviews). Overall, reviewers consistently agree the drive delivers top-tier speed and strong value for buyers seeking high performance storage.

The most common criticism of the Rocket 5 centers on power and thermals (10 mentions), with multiple reviewers warning the drive runs hot, has relatively high power draw at idle, and will typically require a heatsink or active cooling. Price is another frequent concern (8 mentions), with reviewers calling it expensive compared with older Gen 3 drives and noting a significant premium for top capacities. Some reviewers also raised performance caveats (5 mentions), questioning sustained performance over time and noting occasional lower-than-expected benchmark results or limited real-world gains versus cheaper drives. A few reviewers additionally pointed out minor drawbacks such as missing included heatsinks and cloning hiccups in some cases.

Analysis based on 9 YouTube reviews (1h 24m of video) with 76 pros and 25 cons extracted.

Pros (76)

Performance (38)

copying nvme is quite impressive quite a bit quicker than before ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 6:49
this is really where you you actually see the performance ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 7:20
going to complete that in in less than a minute so an awful lot quicker as as the nvme drive ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 8:20
this saber rocket 5 has the distinction of providing the fastest direct to TLC right performance we have ever seen ▶ Best SSDs to Boost Your PC in 2025! | Bestly @ 3:02
now we are in the gigabits per second ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 7:26
it's extremely quick ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 11:25
this drive's performance can reach insane speeds of up to 3.4 gigabytes per second read at 3 gigabytes per second right which is just crazy ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 1:01
the seventh rocket was able to get speeds of 3.4 gigabytes per second read and three gigabytes per second right in crystal disk mark which is exactly as advertised ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 3:03
incredibly quick ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 PCIE5 NVME Its not that HOT!!! @ 6:20
consistently delivered high speeds across different benchmarks and its sustained performance was impressive ▶ 5 Best Fastest NVMe SSD Of 2025! For Blazing Fast @ 7:52
it's at the upper end of those too. This allows it to provide excellent all-around performance ▶ Best SSDs to Boost Your PC in 2025! | Bestly @ 3:35
pretty decent improvement here too especially on reads ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 4:08
a very very consistent line there's no dips when when transferring the data ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 5:47
smashing their claimed target for rights which was 6.6 gigabytes per second over 6.8 ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 3:25
twice or even triple the performance, especially in write speed, compared to Kingston A1000 NVMe drive ▶ Sabrent 1tb Rocket NVME SSD: unbox & benchmarks @ 6:18
really impressive read and write speeds ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 3:41
during the longest of workloads it can average ride speeds of 4.45 GB per second outclassing any PCI 3.0 Drive in existence and beating our previous high points with TLC flash with either 4.0 or 5.0 ▶ Best SSDs to Boost Your PC in 2025! | Bestly @ 3:08
the nvme drive in terms of write speed is super quick ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 7:41
booting into windows is from from bios to to windows as it's just a couple of seconds it's really really quick ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 11:41
impressive benchmarks ▶ Sabrent 1tb Rocket NVME SSD: unbox & benchmarks @ 6:05
up to 7.1 gigabytes per second in reads and 6.6 gigabytes per second in writes ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 1:31
arguably one of the best nvme ssds available today ▶ 5 Best Fastest NVMe SSD Of 2025! For Blazing Fast @ 7:28
things really do fly uh you know i'm really quite impressed ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 11:57
the cyber rocket was the clear winner averaging around 1.8 gigabytes per second right and took under one minute ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 4:09
massive leap ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 3:51
hitting 1.6, that's a very decent improvement ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 4:52
read speeds uh 14,600 MBS and the wide speed is 12,000 MBS ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 5:03
blazing fast speed for in real world application like gaming large file transfers ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 5:52
real-life performance of Samsung 970 Evo Plus, which is absolutely the best nowadays ▶ Sabrent 1tb Rocket NVME SSD: unbox & benchmarks @ 1:40
random read iops fast response for small files ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 5:19
all across the board ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 4:02
phenomenal performance number there reported at a maximum 14 gabt per second 14,000 megabytes per second give or take sequential read and sequential right at 12,000 megabytes or 12 gigabytes ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 Gen5 14GB/s SSD Revealed @ CES 2024 @ 2:46
excellent sustained performance ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 5:17
blistering speeds that rival The crucial t705 with read and write performance that can exceed 14 GB per second ▶ 5 Best Fastest NVMe SSD Of 2025! For Blazing Fast @ 7:28
the sabron rocket 5 promises insane 14 GBS read speeds thanks to PCI E Gen 5 technology ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 0:07
strong General system performance ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 5:32
random right iops uh we get gr for intensive workloads ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 5:26
large files very fast moving large game files for videos ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 5:41

Price (10)

costs around 100 euros ▶ Sabrent 1tb Rocket NVME SSD: unbox & benchmarks @ 7:07
i was able to grab this gem of an m.2 drive for under a hundred dollars on amazon ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 0:20
m.2 drives have fallen drastically in price ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 0:14
they have some of the most aggressive pricings out there ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 0:29
priced very competitively and its performance is amazing especially compared to ssds which cost roughly the same amount ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 5:49
wasn't particularly expensive i got this on the amazon prime day deal ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 12:59
if you're under a budget and you're after the best bank for your money then the cyber rocket is a good choice ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 5:42
top performance drive with an affordable price ▶ Sabrent 1tb Rocket NVME SSD: unbox & benchmarks @ 1:34
priced competitively with other PCI 5.0 drives while offering some of the best performance available ▶ 5 Best Fastest NVMe SSD Of 2025! For Blazing Fast @ 7:44
incredible value for money ▶ 5 Best Fastest NVMe SSD Of 2025! For Blazing Fast @ 7:41

Features (8)

direct storage optimized firmware for future proofing ▶ Best SSDs to Boost Your PC in 2025! | Bestly @ 3:39
Advanced cooling system which helps manage temperatures effectively even under heavy loads ▶ 5 Best Fastest NVMe SSD Of 2025! For Blazing Fast @ 8:00
using the fizen e18 controller which is a pretty decent upgrade from the e16 ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 3:02
very simple installation ▶ Sabrent 1tb Rocket NVME SSD: unbox & benchmarks @ 4:49
very quick installation (20-30 seconds) ▶ Sabrent 1tb Rocket NVME SSD: unbox & benchmarks @ 4:57
all of the different options for the new rocket four plus have a dram cache ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 2:57
same heat sink but now with an integrated fan within that copper piping area there and the vent all the way along the top ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 Gen5 14GB/s SSD Revealed @ CES 2024 @ 8:42
highend even box should be feel premium right the matte black finish it gives a premium touch this doesn't feel like a cheap packaging the box is sturdy Compact and feels high quality ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 0:40

Software (8)

all purchases of separate drives also comes with acronis cloning software for free which normally costs 30 dollars this allows you to clone backup or recover files on your cybernet drive ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 1:20
the clone feature is super useful especially if you don't want to reinstall everything from scratch as it lets you clone your old drives to the subroute ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 1:31
the subun 5 load 5.2 seconds which is approximately 50% faster than the typical PCI gen S4 SSD ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 6:56
excellent game loading times ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 5:35
gaming performance excellent with cyberp Punk 27 loading in in just over 5 Seconds ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 5:57
a sticker for free uh acronis True Image cloning software a handy tool if you migrating from a old drive ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 1:22
Windows boot time 4.3 seconds nearly instant startup ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 5:47
fast loading times across all the tested games ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 7:20

Power Consumption (4)

isn't going to fry itself without active cooling ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 PCIE5 NVME Its not that HOT!!! @ 6:34
7 nanometer [controller] in the works that they say is going to be even more power efficient ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 PCIE5 NVME Its not that HOT!!! @ 7:11
more nice about m.2 drives apart from their blazingly fast speeds it uses less power than ssds and way less compared to traditional hard drives ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 1:14
did incredibly well [with a basic heatsink] ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 PCIE5 NVME Its not that HOT!!! @ 7:00

Durability (3)

1400 terabytes written endurance for this 2 terabyte drive ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 1:40
from our testing it's not needed it needs to hit temperatures of over 75 degrees celsius before it starts thermal throttling but really it never hits that temperature it stays around 60 to 65 degrees celsius under full stress ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 4:36
allowing you to maintain that durability at 0.38 Drive rights per day ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 Gen5 14GB/s SSD Revealed @ CES 2024 @ 6:10

Capacity (2)

4 tbte version of this coming ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 PCIE5 NVME Its not that HOT!!! @ 7:21
affording you and providing 1 2 4 and even 8 TB capacity ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 Gen5 14GB/s SSD Revealed @ CES 2024 @ 6:16

Compatibility (2)

designed to work seamlessly with both laptops and desktops making it a versatile option ▶ 5 Best Fastest NVMe SSD Of 2025! For Blazing Fast @ 8:22
compatibility with a wide range of systems ▶ 5 Best Fastest NVMe SSD Of 2025! For Blazing Fast @ 8:17

Warranty (1)

sabr's customer support is excellent ▶ 5 Best Fastest NVMe SSD Of 2025! For Blazing Fast @ 8:10

Cons (25)

Power Consumption (10)

idle power consumption in a desktop PC which is the most likely destination for the drive remains quite high ▶ Best SSDs to Boost Your PC in 2025! | Bestly @ 3:50
it has the same downsides as other Ultra fast drives namely high power consumption and Core Power efficiency ▶ Best SSDs to Boost Your PC in 2025! | Bestly @ 3:44
the rocket 5 can also put out a lot of heat when it's pushed ▶ Best SSDs to Boost Your PC in 2025! | Bestly @ 3:59
one of the other things that you know you hear a lot about with nvme drives is uh how hot they get ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 9:01
it did get pretty close so a good amount of airflow or heatsink will be worth it ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 2:32
in in some forums you do actually see you know some some horror stories about people not being able to maintain a stable system because of the temperature of their nvme drive ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 10:00
a higher higher performance higher density you're definitely gonna need some kind of uh heatsink cooling ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 12:20
you do need that and if you can put this under a proper heatsink i would recommend it as well ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 2:22
this drive is going to need a heat sink ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 Gen5 14GB/s SSD Revealed @ CES 2024 @ 6:28
runs hot so active cooling or hitting is recommended ▶ Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE @ 6:06

Price (8)

you're paying double the price of a standard gen 3 drive for technically speaking double the high end performance ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 5:33
question marks about the pricing ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 Gen5 14GB/s SSD Revealed @ CES 2024 @ 10:48
yes they are expensive they are a premium at the moment over uh sata ssds, not by much but but they are a premium price ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance te @ 12:00
for the average gamer you don't need this you didn't need any of the first gen gen 4 drives either ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 5:44
all of that magic comes at a price and a hefty one at that ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 5:11
this gen 4 plus drive costs a 400 pounds more for the two terabyte model than the last or the rocket four the standard model which already costs 70 pounds more than the standard rocket gen 3 drive of the same capacity ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 5:18
realistically a good gen 3 drive will do you plenty fine and save you a whole lot of money by comparison ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 5:51
Gen 5 SSD pricing is a bit maddening right now ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 Gen5 14GB/s SSD Revealed @ CES 2024 @ 11:18

Performance (5)

a bit lower read and write speeds than Samsung 970 Evo Plus ▶ Sabrent 1tb Rocket NVME SSD: unbox & benchmarks @ 1:50
don't be surprised if 8 TB takes a wee bit longer ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 Gen5 14GB/s SSD Revealed @ CES 2024 @ 6:23
question marks around sustained performance over time ▶ Sabrent Rocket 5 Gen5 14GB/s SSD Revealed @ CES 2024 @ 10:47
game loading times aren't going to be significantly faster on this drive than they are on a standard gen 3 at all so there really isn't much need for you to buy one ▶ Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - Techteam @ 6:17
i think i got lucky with my drive as benchmarks online normally show a slower speed ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 5:57

Features (1)

the seventh drive does not come with a heat sink like other drives ▶ Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review @ 4:33

Software (1)

cloning the drive might not be as easy as other drives ▶ Sabrent 1tb Rocket NVME SSD: unbox & benchmarks @ 5:19

Review sources

Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review - TRUE GEN 4 SPEEDS! - TechteamGB by TechteamGB — 9 pros, 8 cons
Gamers NEED This SSD! Sabrent Rocket 5 Benchmarks Are INSANE! by IT Samurai Teacher — 15 pros, 1 cons
Sabrent Rocket NVME Gen4 unboxing, review and performance testing. by Byte of Geek — 11 pros, 4 cons
Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 Benchmark & Review by chilisos — 12 pros, 2 cons
Sabrent 1tb Rocket NVME SSD: unbox & benchmarks by FGtech Tips — 7 pros, 2 cons
5 Best Fastest NVMe SSD Of 2025! For Blazing Fast by Everything Under Control — 9 pros, 0 cons
Sabrent Rocket 5 Gen5 14GB/s SSD Revealed @ CES 2024 by NASCompares — 4 pros, 5 cons
Best SSDs to Boost Your PC in 2025! | Bestly by Bestly — 4 pros, 3 cons
Sabrent Rocket 5 PCIE5 NVME Its not that HOT!!! by OC3D TV — 5 pros, 0 cons

Frequently asked questions

Is the Sabrent Rocket 5 worth buying?

Based on 9 independent YouTube reviews, the Sabrent Rocket 5 scores 4/5 with 76 positive and 25 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #34 in the SSDs category.

What do reviewers like most about the Sabrent Rocket 5?

The most praised aspects are performance, price, features — Performance (38 mentions), Price (10 mentions), Features (8 mentions).

What are the most common complaints about the Sabrent Rocket 5?

Reviewers most frequently criticize power consumption, price — Power Consumption (10 mentions), Price (8 mentions).

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