Seagate FireCuda 540 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Seagate
73 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
97 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Seagate FireCuda 540 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | E26 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Seagate FireCuda 540 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong endurance (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (72nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)2nd %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 5 of 6 usage categories and 4 of 17 specs.