Western Digital BLACK SN770M 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230

Western Digital BLACK SN770M 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230

Western Digital
79 Overall Score
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston
98 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Western Digital BLACK SN770M 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230

88 out of 100 medium confidence 20 reviews

Users are overwhelmingly positive about this WD Black SN770M 2TB SSD, praising its speed, storage capacity, and ease of installation, especially for handheld devices like the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Legion Go. A few noted the price is high but justified by the brand's reliability. One verified review mentioned an adapter issue, but the retailer handled the return well.

Pros
  • Fast read/write speeds
  • Large 2TB capacity
  • Easy installation
  • Reliable brand
  • Great for handhelds
Cons
  • Expensive
  • Adapter compatibility issue
👍 Performance 5
👍 Storage capacity 4
👍 Ease of installation 4
🤔 Value for money 3
👍 Brand reliability 2
👍 Compatibility 3

Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

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Scores

Laptop
Western Digital
78
Kingston
100
Workstation
Western Digital
71
Kingston
99
Gaming
Western Digital
74
Kingston
98
Console
Western Digital
57
Kingston
94
Budget
Western Digital
72
Kingston
81
Portable
Western Digital
20
Kingston
26

Specifications

Western Digital BLACK SN770MKingston SSD
Drive
Capacity
2,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2230M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation45★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
5,150
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
4,850
14,000
Random Read (IOPS)
650,000
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
800,000
2,200,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗✓★
Controller—SM2508
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
1,200
4,000
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
No data
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✗✗
Hardware Encryption✗—

Pros & Cons

Western Digital BLACK SN770M 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong random (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong endurance (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (79th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (22nd percentile)

Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Kingston SSD

Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.

Kingston SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation