SanDisk PRO-BLADE 4TB Portable PCIe NVMe

SanDisk PRO-BLADE 4TB Portable PCIe NVMe

SanDisk
51 Overall Score
vs
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

Scores

Gaming
SanDisk
38
Western Digital
95
Console
SanDisk
23
Western Digital
95
Workstation
SanDisk
48
Western Digital
94
Budget
SanDisk
54
Western Digital
81
Laptop
SanDisk
26
Western Digital
81
Portable
SanDisk
80
Western Digital
25

Specifications

SanDisk PRO-BLADEWestern Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Drive
Capacity
4,000
4,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfacePCIePCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation—4★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
3,000
7,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)No data
6,600
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,100,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)—3★
Features
Heatsink—✓★

Pros & Cons

SanDisk PRO-BLADE 4TB Portable PCIe NVMe

  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (10th percentile)10th %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %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 11 of 16 specs.

SanDisk PRO-BLADE Better at:

Portable

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation