SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230

SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230

SanDisk
76 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
97 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
SanDisk
71
Western Digital
97
Gaming
SanDisk
73
Western Digital
94
Console
SanDisk
71
Western Digital
94
Laptop
SanDisk
80
Western Digital
73
Budget
SanDisk
68
Western Digital
71
Portable
SanDisk
19
Western Digital
26

Specifications

SanDisk 2TB SSDWestern Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Drive
Capacity
2,000
8,000
Form FactorM.2 2230M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation44
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,250
7,200
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,900
6,600
Random Read (IOPS)
1,000,000
1,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
1,300,000
1,200,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✗✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
1,200
4,800
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
1,750,000
Warranty (years)—5★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption✗—

Pros & Cons

SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230

  • Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong speed (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong capacity (78th percentile)
  • Strong endurance (71st percentile)
  • Below average social proof (18th percentile)18th %ile
  • Below average affordability (24th percentile)

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 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

Pricing

SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X

Scores 97 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 6 of 17 specs.

SanDisk 2TB SSD Better at:

Laptop

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Better at:

BudgetGamingConsolePortableWorkstation

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