Buying a fast NVMe SSD like the Samsung 980 Pro 500GB around Cyber Monday may have been a difficult task, but Amazon has just offered a 20% discount on one of the most powerful PCIe 4.0 drives available. The deal ran for a limited time on Black Friday, and anyone looking to buy a new SSD will be happy to see it again!

If you're interested in the tech scene, you know that when it comes to top-class PC gear, it's generally scarce. That's why we've done the legwork for you.

If slow boot times and general sluggishness of operations are bothering you, then installing a Gen4 NVMe SSD in your machine will allow it to boot up lightning fast and reduce game load times. Right now, one of the fastest internal SSDs available, the Samsung 980 Pro 500GB, is down to $119.99. Definitely worth a look if your focus is on getting ridiculously fast read/write speeds.

The NVMe 4.0 interface allows the Samsung 980 Pro to achieve blazing real-world sequential read/write speeds of 6,780 MB/sec and 4,900 MB/sec, respectively, nearly 12 times faster than the average SATA-based SSD. It is well worth it for AMD Ryzen 3000, Ryzen 5000, or Ice Lake CPUs. A compatible B550 or X570 motherboard will also help.

But even if you're still sporting a PCIe 3.0 motherboard, like most of us, this excellent Samsung drive still offers the fastest speed the interface can offer too. And the next time you upgrade, you'll get even faster speeds. Win, win.

So if you're looking for a great NVMe SSD, you'll be hard-pressed to find one that beats the Samsung 980 Pro. Alternatively, some of the major competitors offer other NVMe SSD options. Either way, in conclusion, don't overlook SSD storage.