Western Digital 8TB SSD vs Crucial 4TB SSD
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
98 Overall Score
vs
Crucial 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Crucial
83 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital 8TB SSD | Crucial 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| 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★ | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Crucial 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong speed (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile
Pricing
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.051score per dollar
vs
Crucial 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.088score per dollar
Crucial 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.7x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital 8TB SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 16 specs.
