Fikwot FX520 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Fikwot FX520 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Fikwot
47 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

Console
Fikwot
19
Western Digital
95
Gaming
Fikwot
38
Western Digital
95
Workstation
Fikwot
44
Western Digital
94
Budget
Fikwot
80
Western Digital
81
Laptop
Fikwot
48
Western Digital
81
Portable
Fikwot
11
Western Digital
25

Specifications

Fikwot FX520Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Drive
Capacity
256
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation34★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
2,100
7,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)
1,000
6,600
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,100,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)5★3
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

Fikwot FX520 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong affordability (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong feature (79th percentile)
  • Strong social proof (68th percentile)
  • Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %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 10 of 17 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Better at:

GamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation