Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Western Digital
91 Overall Score
vs
Kingston Data Center DC2000B
Kingston
68 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Kingston Data Center DC2000B | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 1 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong speed (88th percentile)88th %ile
Kingston Data Center DC2000B
- Strong endurance (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong feature (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong speed (66th percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 91 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.
