Western Digital WD Black SN850X
Team Group T-FORCE G50
What Buyers Say
Western Digital WD Black SN850X
The WD Black SN850X is highly praised for its blazing speed, reliability, and value, often compared favorably to pricier alternatives like Samsung and Solidigm. Users report excellent performance in gaming (especially PS5) and general use, with a few concerns about potential issues mitigated by firmware updates. Overall, it's seen as a top-tier NVMe drive, especially when on sale.
Pros
- Blazing fast speeds
- Excellent value for money
- Reliable high-capacity storage
- Great for PS5
- Easy installation
Cons
- Potential firmware issues
- No heatsink included
- Pricey when not on sale
Team Group T-FORCE G50
Users generally appreciate this SSD for its affordability and solid performance, with several noting it outperforms its advertised speeds. It works well in NAS and desktop setups, though some mention minor drawbacks like the status LED and the need to manually attach heatsinks. Overall, it's seen as a great value for the price.
Pros
- Affordable price
- Fast performance
- Works well in NAS
- Easy installation
- Good value for money
Cons
- Status LED annoying
- Manual heatsink attachment
- DRAM-less design
Scores
Specifications
| Western Digital WD Black SN850X | Team Group T-FORCE G50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 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 | — | InnoGrit |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital WD Black SN850X
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
Team Group T-FORCE G50
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Strong speed (73rd percentile)
Verdict
Scores 99 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 6 of 17 specs.