SIX 12 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SIX 12 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SIX
71 Overall Score
vs
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

Scores

Console
SIX
72
Western Digital
95
Gaming
SIX
73
Western Digital
95
Workstation
SIX
73
Western Digital
94
Budget
SIX
72
Western Digital
81
Laptop
SIX
60
Western Digital
81
Portable
SIX
18
Western Digital
25

Specifications

SIX 12Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Drive
Capacity
1,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation5★4
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
14,356
7,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)
13,662
6,600
Random Read (IOPS)
2,000,000
1,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
2,000,000
1,100,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache—✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)5★3
Features
Heatsink✓✓

Pros & Cons

SIX 12 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong feature (86th percentile)86th %ile

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

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X

Scores 94 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 4 of 16 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation