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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

★★★★★ 4.8 (17,338)
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 7,300 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 600 TBW
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 ssd
78 Overall Score
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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
  • Strong random (93rd percentile) 93rd
  • Strong speed (85th percentile) 85th
  • Strong endurance (80th percentile) 80th

Cons

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 85.2
Random 92.7
Feature 93.9
Capacity 54.9
Endurance 80.4

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 1000
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Protocol NVMe
PCIe Generation 4
External No

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s) 7300
Sequential Write (MB/s) 6300
Random Read (IOPS) 800000
Random Write (IOPS) 1100000

Hardware

NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes

Reliability

Endurance (TBW) 600
MTBF (hours) 1750000
Warranty (years) 3

Features

Heatsink Yes

vs Competition

Spec Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Samsung 9100 PRO Crucial T500 Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Corsair MP700 Elite
Capacity 1TB 4TB 2TB 2TB 4TB 2TB
Form Factor M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4
Seq Read 7,300 MB/s 14,800 MB/s 7,400 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 14,900 MB/s 10,000 MB/s
Nand Type TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache true true true true - false
Endurance 600 TBW 2400 TBW 1200 TBW 2000 TBW 4800 TBW 1200 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEndurance
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 85.292.793.954.980.4
Samsung 9100 PRO Compare 99.199.899.892.685.4
Crucial T500 Compare 93.896.49978.382.4
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare 92.993.893.978.393.6
SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare 99.799.171.492.694.2
Corsair MP700 Elite Compare 94.796.689.178.386.6

Price

Value & Pricing

From CA$380 2 offers across 2 retailers
Amazon 1 offer From CA$380
Memory Express 1 offer From CA$300

Price History

New Open Box / Refurbished
CA$250 CA$300 CA$350 CA$400 Nov 8 CA$380

Usage Scores

Overall (77.9)Budget (70.4)Gaming (76.7)Laptop (67.2)Console (75.2)Portable (19.4)Workstation (80.1)

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