SK Hynix HFS256GD9MND-5510A BA 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2

SK Hynix HFS256GD9MND-5510A BA 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2

SK Hynix
41 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
89 Overall Score

Scores

Laptop
SK Hynix
46
Western Digital
93
Budget
SK Hynix
79
Western Digital
90
Workstation
SK Hynix
35
Western Digital
89
Gaming
SK Hynix
34
Western Digital
88
Console
SK Hynix
32
Western Digital
84
Portable
SK Hynix
11
Western Digital
23

Specifications

SK Hynix HFS256GD9MND-5510A BAWestern Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Drive
Capacity
256
1,000
Form FactorM.2M.2 2280
InterfacePCIePCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation45★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)No data
14,900
Sequential Write (MB/s)No data
11,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,600,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,400,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
600
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)—3★
Features
Heatsink—✗
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

SK Hynix HFS256GD9MND-5510A BA 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2

  • Strong affordability (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong social proof (77th percentile)
  • Strong speed (67th percentile)
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average capacity (17th percentile)17th %ile

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile

Pricing

SK Hynix HFS256GD9MND-5510A BA 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2 is CA$306 cheaper (3.1x less).

SK Hynix HFS256GD9MND-5510A BA 256GB PCIe NVMe M.20.288score per dollar
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.198score per dollar

SK Hynix HFS256GD9MND-5510A BA 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2 offers 1.5x better value for money

SK Hynix HFS256GD9MND-5510A BA 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 17 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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