Solidigm D7-P5520 7.68TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

Solidigm D7-P5520 7.68TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

Solidigm
66 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
97 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
Solidigm
65
Western Digital
97
Gaming
Solidigm
43
Western Digital
94
Console
Solidigm
26
Western Digital
94
Laptop
Solidigm
28
Western Digital
73
Budget
Solidigm
24
Western Digital
71
Portable
Solidigm
18
Western Digital
26

Specifications

Solidigm D7-P5520Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Drive
Capacity
7,680
8,000
Form FactorU.2M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation44
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)No data
7,200
Sequential Write (MB/s)No data
6,600
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,200,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache—✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
4,800
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

Solidigm D7-P5520 7.68TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2

  • Strong capacity (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong feature (79th percentile)
  • Strong speed (67th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (1st percentile)1st %ile

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 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

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X

Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation