Western Digital WD Black SN770M 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
Western Digital
59 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
97 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD Black SN770M | SanDisk 8TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2230 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| 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 | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital WD Black SN770M 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
- Strong random (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong speed (71st percentile)
- Below average social proof (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 8TB SSD
Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.