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Western Digital WD_Black SN850X

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Western Digital WD_Black SN850X ssd
50 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong user sentiment (79th percentile) 79th
  • Strong capacity (78th percentile) 78th
  • Strong speed (66th percentile) 66th

Cons

  • Below average endurance (14th percentile)
  • Below average feature (14th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
88/100Our AI sentiment readlow confidence · 8 sources · Nov 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q1 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '25: 5.0★ · 3 reviewsQ2 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 4.0★ · 1 review113111Q1 '24Q2 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 66
Random 60.6
Feature 14.3
Capacity 78.4
User Sentiment 79.3
Endurance 14.3
Social Proof 44.8

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 2000
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Protocol NVMe
PCIe Generation 4
External No

Features

Heatsink No

vs Competition

Spec Western Digital WD_Black SN850X Samsung 9100 PRO Crucial T710 Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Seagate FireCuda 530R SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1X0M
Capacity 2TB 8TB 4TB 2TB 4TB 4TB
Form Factor M.2 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4
Seq Read - 14,800 MB/s 14,500 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 7,400 MB/s 14,900 MB/s
Nand Type - TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache - true false true false true
Endurance - 4800 TBW 2400 TBW 2000 TBW 5050 TBW 2400 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityUser SentimentEnduranceSocial Proof
Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 6660.614.378.479.314.344.8
Samsung 9100 PRO Compare 9999.799.898.208695.6
Crucial T710 Compare 98.798.785.692.808679.7
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare 92.793.493.878.466.99495.6
Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare 92.296.253.392.86595.688.5
SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1X0M Compare 97.49997.492.80810

Usage Scores

Overall (49.7)Budget (49.6)Gaming (48.1)Laptop (54.5)Console (45.3)Portable (13.7)Workstation (42.2)

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