Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
94 Overall Score
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Patriot P210 512GB SATA III 2.5"
Patriot
37 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Patriot P210 512GB SATA III 2.5"
62 out of 100 medium confidence 11 reviews
The Patriot P210 SSD receives mixed feedback. Many users praise its performance, ease of installation, and value for money, especially as an upgrade from older mechanical drives. However, a significant number of reviews report drive failures within a few months, which is a major concern for reliability.
Pros
- Easy installation
- Fast performance
- Good value for money
- Lightweight design
- Works well as upgrade from HDD
Cons
- High failure rate
- Drive dies within months
- Unreliable for long-term use
- Poor quality control
Performance 4
Reliability 3
Value for money 3
Ease of installation 2
Build quality 2
Weight 1
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Specifications
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Patriot P210 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 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) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
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
Patriot P210 512GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (16th percentile)16th %ile
- Below average speed (16th percentile)16th %ile
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 94 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 16 specs.