Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
89 Overall Score
vs
Verbatim 32190 1TB USB 3.2 Gen 1

Verbatim 32190 1TB USB 3.2 Gen 1

Verbatim
43 Overall Score

Scores

Laptop
Western Digital
93
Verbatim
24
Budget
Western Digital
90
Verbatim
70
Workstation
Western Digital
89
Verbatim
39
Gaming
Western Digital
88
Verbatim
30
Console
Western Digital
84
Verbatim
18
Portable
Western Digital
23
Verbatim
63

Specifications

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100Verbatim 32190
Drive
Capacity
1,000
1,000
Form FactorM.2 2280External
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4USB 3.2 Gen 1
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation5★—
External✗✓
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,900
1,000
Sequential Write (MB/s)
11,000
1,000
Random Read (IOPS)
1,600,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
2,400,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLC★—
DRAM Cache✓★—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
600
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
No data
Warranty (years)3★—
Features
Heatsink✗—
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile

Verbatim 32190 1TB USB 3.2 Gen 1

  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile

Pricing

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

No current pricing available

Verbatim 32190 1TB USB 3.2 Gen 1

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

Scores 89 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation

Verbatim 32190 Better at:

Portable