Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
94 Overall Score
vs
Gigastone High Endurance 2TB SATA III 2.5"
Gigastone
50 Overall Score
Scores
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Gigastone High Endurance | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
Gigastone High Endurance 2TB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Below average speed (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (30th percentile)
Pricing
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.081score per dollar
vs
Gigastone High Endurance 2TB SATA III 2.5"0.124score per dollar
Gigastone High Endurance 2TB SATA III 2.5" offers 1.5x better value for money
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Gigastone High Endurance 2TB SATA III 2.5"
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 94 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 16 specs.
