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Western Digital SN850X

★★★★★ 4.7 (53)
Capacity 4TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 7,300 MB/s
Endurance 2400 TBW
Western Digital SN850X ssd
69 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile) 93rd
  • Strong speed (88th percentile) 88th
  • Strong endurance (83rd percentile) 83rd

Cons

  • Below average feature (33rd percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has held steady over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q4 '23: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '25: 5.0★ · 1 review11Q4 '23Q1 '25
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 2 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 87.9
Random 60.5
Feature 32.9
Capacity 92.9
Endurance 83
Social Proof 58.2

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 4000
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) 6600

Reliability

Endurance (TBW) 2400
Warranty (years) 5

Features

Heatsink Yes

vs Competition

Spec Western Digital SN850X Samsung 9100 PRO Crucial T710 Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Seagate FireCuda 530R SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100
Capacity 4TB 8TB 4TB 2TB 4TB 8TB
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 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4
Seq Read 7,300 MB/s 14,800 MB/s 14,500 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 7,400 MB/s 14,900 MB/s
Nand Type - TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache - true false true false false
Endurance 2400 TBW 4800 TBW 2400 TBW 2000 TBW 5050 TBW 4800 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEnduranceSocial Proof
Western Digital SN850X 87.960.532.992.98358.2
Samsung 9100 PRO Compare 98.999.899.898.28696.3
Crucial T710 Compare 98.798.885.492.98682.3
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare 92.693.493.778.694.196.3
Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare 92.296.253.492.995.790.1
SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100 Compare 98.799.188.898.287.951.7

Usage Scores

Overall (69.1)Budget (61.3)Gaming (70)Laptop (59.9)Console (70.6)Portable (19.4)Workstation (70.9)

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