Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
80 Overall Score
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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
94 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
88 out of 100 medium confidence 10 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this WD SN770 SSD, praising its price-to-performance ratio and reliability. It works well as a boot drive for Windows 11 and as a secondary drive, with fast speeds for most use cases. Some noted that performance is limited by PCIe 3.0 interface bandwidth on older motherboards, but it still outperforms older SATA drives. Overall, it's a highly recommended, competitively priced SSD.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Reliable and dependable
- Fast boot and load times
- Great value for money
- Works well as boot or secondary drive
Cons
- Performance limited by PCIe 3.0 on older boards
- No 4x4 slot available for full benchmark
Value for money 5
Reliability 4
Performance 6
Compatibility 2
Boot drive suitability 2
Brand trust 2
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Console
Gaming
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Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | 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 | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong endurance (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (78th percentile)
- Below average affordability (34th percentile)
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 4 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 16 specs.