Western Digital Gaming
Western Digital
50 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk SSD
SanDisk
89 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Western Digital Gaming
72 out of 100 medium confidence 10 reviews
Most buyers are satisfied with the speed and performance of this M.2 SSD, noting it works well as an upgrade for laptops and desktops. However, several verified reviews raise concerns about receiving used or refurbished drives advertised as new, with some reporting heavy prior usage or even a pre-installed Windows system. While the drive generally functions as expected, authenticity and condition issues lead to mixed feelings.
Pros
- Fast performance
- Easy installation
- Good value for price
- Works as upgrade
- Reliable over time
Cons
- May arrive used or refurbished
- Authenticity concerns
- Not recognized by WD cloning software
- No retail packaging
- Pre-installed Windows on some units
Performance 6
Condition 4
Authenticity 3
Value for money 4
Installation 3
Reliability 2
SanDisk SSD
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Budget
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital Gaming | SanDisk SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 1 | 1 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital Gaming
- Strong random (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong speed (71st percentile)
- Strong social proof (70th percentile)
- Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
- Below average endurance (33rd percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
SanDisk SSD
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
Pricing
Western Digital Gaming
SanDisk SSD
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk SSD
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.
