394HB 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
394HB
82 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
81 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
394HB 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
No customer feedback yet
Western Digital BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
85 out of 100 medium confidence 10 reviews
Users are thrilled with the blazing-fast performance of this NVMe SSD, especially for 8K video editing and gaming. The price at Best Buy is considered a great deal. However, one reviewer warns that it's only worth it if your motherboard supports Gen 5, as Gen 4 systems won't see the speed benefits.
Pros
- Extremely fast read/write speeds
- Great for 8K video editing and gaming
- Best price at Best Buy
- One of the best NVMe drives available
Cons
- Requires Gen 5 motherboard support
- Not worth it on Gen 4 systems
Performance 3
Value for money 2
Compatibility 1
Use case 2
Scores
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Budget
Portable
Specifications
| 394HB 4TB SSD | Western Digital BLACK SN8100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | 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 | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Controller | E18 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
394HB 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
Western Digital BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
- Below average social proof (31st percentile)
Verdict
Winner: 394HB 4TB SSD
Scores 82 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 1 of 18 specs.