Fikwot FN960 512GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Fikwot FN960 512GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Fikwot
57 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
Fikwot
47
Western Digital
93
Budget
Fikwot
77
Western Digital
90
Workstation
Fikwot
56
Western Digital
89
Gaming
Fikwot
45
Western Digital
88
Console
Fikwot
36
Western Digital
84
Portable
Fikwot
13
Western Digital
23

Specifications

Fikwot FN960Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Drive
Capacity
512
1,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation45★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
5,000
14,900
Sequential Write (MB/s)
2,400
11,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,600,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,400,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
350
600
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)5★3
Features
Heatsink✓★✗
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Fikwot FN960 512GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong endurance (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong feature (79th percentile)
  • Strong affordability (77th percentile)
  • Strong speed (65th percentile)
  • Below average capacity (34th percentile)

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

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation