Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Western Digital
95 Overall Score
vs
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z
Team Group
54 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
No customer feedback yet
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z
88 out of 100 low confidence 8 reviews
Users are generally very satisfied with this budget SATA SSD, praising its low price, easy installation, and noticeable speed improvement over traditional HDDs. Some reviewers note that while it's not top-tier, it offers good value for the money, with one detailed comparison showing slower mixed read/write performance than premium drives. A few minor quirks mentioned include the lack of a temperature sensor and the need to purchase a SATA data cable separately.
Pros
- low price
- easy installation
- fast boot and load times
- good value for money
- reliable performance
Cons
- no temperature sensor
- slower mixed read/write performance
- SATA data cable not included
- blank drive requires OS installation
Value for money 5
Installation ease 4
Performance speed 6
Reliability 3
Mixed io performance 1
Temperature sensor 1
Scores
Laptop
Budget
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Workstation
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | WD 20-82-20035-B1 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile)
- Strong social proof (79th percentile)
- Strong endurance (65th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.