Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
94 Overall Score
vs
Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2

Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2

Crucial
79 Overall Score

Scores

Console
Western Digital
95
Crucial
76
Gaming
Western Digital
95
Crucial
76
Workstation
Western Digital
94
Crucial
72
Budget
Western Digital
81
Crucial
90
Laptop
Western Digital
81
Crucial
83
Portable
Western Digital
25
Crucial
22

Specifications

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850XCrucial 1TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
4,000
1,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation45★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,300
11,000
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,600
9,500
Random Read (IOPS)
1,200,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
1,100,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★✗
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
2,400
600
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
No data
Warranty (years)35★
Features
Heatsink✓★✗
Hardware Encryption—✗

Pros & Cons

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

Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2

  • Strong speed (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Strong feature (72nd percentile)

Pricing

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

No current pricing available

Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X

Scores 94 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 17 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Better at:

GamingConsolePortableWorkstation

Crucial 1TB SSD Better at:

BudgetLaptop

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