Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
94 Overall Score
vs
Lexar NM620 0843367123148 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Lexar NM620 0843367123148 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Lexar
49 Overall Score

Scores

Console
Western Digital
95
Lexar
19
Gaming
Western Digital
95
Lexar
40
Workstation
Western Digital
94
Lexar
49
Budget
Western Digital
81
Lexar
73
Laptop
Western Digital
81
Lexar
49
Portable
Western Digital
25
Lexar
12

Specifications

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850XLexar NM620 0843367123148
Drive
Capacity
4,000
256
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 3.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation4★3
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,300
3,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,600
3,000
Random Read (IOPS)
1,200,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
1,100,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
2,400
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
No data
Warranty (years)35★
Features
Heatsink✓★—

Pros & Cons

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile

Lexar NM620 0843367123148 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong affordability (72nd percentile)
  • Strong social proof (68th percentile)
  • Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X

Scores 94 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 16 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation