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
95 Overall Score
vs
Synology SNV3000 400GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Synology SNV3000 400GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Synology
49 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
Western Digital
95
Synology
51
Gaming
Western Digital
92
Synology
35
Console
Western Digital
92
Synology
15
Laptop
Western Digital
72
Synology
47
Budget
Western Digital
69
Synology
35
Portable
Western Digital
25
Synology
9

Specifications

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850XSynology SNV3000
Drive
Capacity
8,000
400
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 3.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation4★3
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,200
3,000
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,600
750
Random Read (IOPS)
1,200,000
400,000
Random Write (IOPS)
1,200,000
70,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
4,800
1,022
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
No data
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✓★—

Pros & Cons

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

Synology SNV3000 400GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (79th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (1st percentile)1st %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile
  • Below average capacity (22nd percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X

Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 16 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation