Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
98 Overall Score
vs
1TB SSD NVMe M.2
SanDisk
77 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital 8TB SSD | 1TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
1TB SSD NVMe M.2
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong endurance (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong speed (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
Pricing
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.050score per dollar
vs
1TB SSD NVMe M.20.395score per dollar
1TB SSD NVMe M.2 offers 7.9x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital 8TB SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 17 specs.
