Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
94 Overall Score
vs
Team Group T-Force GA PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group
69 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Team Group T-Force GA PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
28 out of 100 medium confidence 12 reviews
The Team Group T-FORCE GA PRO 8TB SSD has received mostly negative feedback, with many users reporting failures within hours or days, often accompanied by severe overheating. While a few buyers praised its low price and speed, the majority experienced data loss, drive disappearance, and poor thermal performance, leading to a strong recommendation to avoid this product. The lack of firmware updates and poor customer support further compound the issues.
Pros
- Low price per terabyte
- Fast sequential read speed
- Good value when on sale
Cons
- Fails within hours or days
- Severe overheating issues
- Data loss and corruption
- Drive disappears from BIOS
- No firmware updates available
Reliability 7
Thermal performance 4
Value for money 3
Customer support 2
Firmware updates 2
Data integrity 2
Scores
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Team Group T-Force GA PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | — | InnoGrit IG5666 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| 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
Team Group T-Force GA PRO 8TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong speed (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Below average social proof (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average user sentiment (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 94 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 3 of 17 specs.