Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

Western Digital
90 Overall Score
vs
Team Group NV5000

Team Group NV5000

Team Group
71 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

No customer feedback yet

Team Group NV5000

78 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews

Users are generally satisfied with this SSD, praising its performance for gaming and as a reliable upgrade over cheaper alternatives. The main criticism is the lack of a heatsink, though it's still considered decent value for the current storage market. Overall, it's a solid choice for those needing fast storage without breaking the bank.

Pros
  • Fast performance for gaming
  • Reliable upgrade over cheaper SSDs
  • Good value for current storage prices
Cons
  • No heatsink included
  • Potential overheating without heatsink
👍 Performance 2
👍 Value for money 2
👎 Heatsink 1
👍 Reliability 1

Scores

Laptop
Western Digital
96
Team Group
78
Workstation
Western Digital
92
Team Group
65
Gaming
Western Digital
90
Team Group
69
Budget
Western Digital
88
Team Group
78
Console
Western Digital
86
Team Group
53
Portable
Western Digital
23
Team Group
18

Specifications

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100Team Group NV5000
Drive
Capacity
2,000
2,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation5★4
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,900
5,000
Sequential Write (MB/s)
14,000
3,000
Random Read (IOPS)
2,300,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
2,400,000
545,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★✗
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
1,200
640
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
2,000,000
Warranty (years)33
Features
Heatsink✗✗
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

  • Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong endurance (81st percentile)81st %ile

Team Group NV5000

  • Strong random (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong capacity (78th percentile)
  • Strong endurance (69th percentile)
  • Strong speed (69th percentile)

Pricing

Team Group NV5000 is CA$227 cheaper (1.6x less).

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN81000.144score per dollar
vs
Team Group NV50000.177score per dollar

Team Group NV5000 offers 1.2x better value for money

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

Scores 90 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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