Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
94 Overall Score
vs
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
Team Group
49 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
38 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
This budget M.2 SATA SSD has mixed reviews. Some users find it a cheap, simple upgrade for basic storage, but several report serious reliability issues like random freezes, slowdowns, and signs of failure within a month. The lack of an onboard RAM cache and low TBW rating are also concerns for heavy workloads.
Pros
- cheap price
- simple upgrade
- fast and stable (in some cases)
- good for basic storage
Cons
- random freezes
- slowdowns
- signs of failure within a month
- no onboard RAM cache
- low TBW rating
Reliability 4
Performance 4
Value for money 3
Lack of ram cache 1
Tbw rating 1
Compatibility 1
Scores
Budget
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Team Group MS30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (77th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
Pricing
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.082score per dollar
vs
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 22800.130score per dollar
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280 offers 1.6x better value for money
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group MS30 2TB SATA III M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 94 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 16 specs.
