Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
98 Overall Score
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Team Group T-FORCE G70 PRO Graphene 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group
78 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Team Group T-FORCE G70 PRO Graphene 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
62 out of 100 medium confidence 12 reviews
The Team Group G70 Pro SSD receives mixed feedback. Many users praise its speed, value, and performance, but several report serious reliability issues like the drive disappearing, firmware problems, and DOA units. Overall, it's a fast Gen4 drive at a good price, but quality control and stability concerns temper the enthusiasm.
Pros
- Fast Gen4 speeds
- Good value for money
- Works well when functional
- Graphene heatsink included
- Good performance with DRAM
Cons
- Drive disappears randomly
- Firmware not updatable
- DOA units reported
- Drive not recognized (shows 2GB)
- Stability issues on some systems
Reliability 4
Speed 3
Value for money 3
Firmware 2
Thermal management 2
Quality control 2
Scores
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Specifications
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Team Group T-FORCE G70 PRO Graphene | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | — | InnoGrit |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Team Group T-FORCE G70 PRO Graphene 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong speed (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong endurance (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Below average affordability (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (16th percentile)16th %ile
- Below average social proof (18th percentile)18th %ile
Pricing
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group T-FORCE G70 PRO Graphene 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 5 of 17 specs.