# WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive SSD: specs and price

**Price (US):** Not published (No verbatim US price could be sourced from a fetched page. The official Sandisk product page renders price via client-side JS (only "{{...minPricedSkuObj.prices...}}" / "{{inventory.prices...}}" placeholders appear in the fetched text), and the Newegg listing did not display a price for the P40 itself (only sponsored/third-party items showed dollar figures). priceUsd left null rather than guessed.), as of 2026-07-10.
**Brand:** WD
**Deskmark:** Silver Deskmark — pay-blind category standing 43/100, #8 of 21 in class (independent, computed from sourced data, never for sale).

## Specifications

| Spec | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Price (US) | Not published |
| Brand | WD |
| Capacity (GB) | 1000 |
| Read (Mbps) | 2000 |
| Write (Mbps) | 2000 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 |
| Encryption | — |
| IP rating | — |
| Weight (g) | 78.5 |

## Where it stands

On the spec sheet, its read of 2000 Mbps is above the median of the 21, its write of 2000 Mbps is above the median of the 19, and its weight of 78.5 g is above the median of the 16.

## Frequently asked questions

**How much does the WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive SSD cost?**

The WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive SSD has no published US price as of 2026-07-10.

**What are the WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive SSD's key specs?**

WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive SSD (WD): capacity gb 1000, read mbps 2000, write mbps 2000, interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, weight g 78.5. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-07-10.

Source: https://www.sandisk.com/products/ssd/external-ssd/wd-black-p40-game-drive-ssd (sandisk.com, accessed 2026-07-10)
Corroboration: https://www.newegg.com/western-digital-black-p40-1tb/p/N82E16820250241 (accessed 2026-07-10)
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/product/portable-ssds/wd-black-p40-game-drive/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl