Crucial P310 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Crucial
85 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
Crucial P310 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
88 out of 100 medium confidence 27 reviews
The Crucial P310 is widely praised for its fast speeds, matching advertised performance, and effective heatsink. Users appreciate the 5-year warranty, easy installation, and good value, with many noting its compatibility with PS5. A few minor concerns include lower endurance due to QLC NAND and the need for PCIe 4.0 to achieve full speeds.
Pros
- Fast speeds
- Effective heatsink
- 5-year warranty
- Easy installation
- Good value
Cons
- Lower endurance (QLC)
- Requires PCIe 4.0 for full speed
- No included mounting screw
- Cloning software not favorite
Performance speed 20
Heatsink effectiveness 12
Warranty 15
Ease of installation 10
Value for money 9
Ps5 compatibility 5
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Specifications
| Crucial P310 | 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 | QLC | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Crucial P310 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong speed (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average affordability (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
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 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.