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Western Digital 1TB SSD NVMe M.2 2280
The 7300 MB/s read and 6300 MB/s write speeds, paired with 800K random read IOPS, deliver near-instant load times for AAA titles. The optional heatsink maintains peak performance during long sessions, while the Gaming Mode 2.0 preloads resources for smoother gameplay. Best for PC gamers upgrading from older SATA drives who want a high-capacity, low-latency drive for modern game libraries.
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0
Read Speed 7,300 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 600 TBW
83 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong random (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong speed (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7300 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 6300 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 800000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1100000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 600 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1750000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Western Digital 1TB SSD | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Samsung 9100 PRO | SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 | Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU | Crucial T705 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 14,100 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 600 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2800 TBW | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital 1TB SSD | 85.8 | 93.2 | 93.9 | 55.3 | 81 | 95.3 | 45 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.4 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 94 | 95.3 | 8.5 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 86 | 99.6 | 5.1 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.1 | 99.3 | 97.6 | 98.1 | 81 | 44.5 | 3.2 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 92.6 | 75.1 | 56.6 | 9.3 |
| Crucial T705 Compare | 97.9 | 98 | 97.6 | 92.6 | 57.2 | 43.9 | 9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 11, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall83.2
- Budget91.1
- Gaming82.6
- Laptop73.2
- Console82
- Portable21.3
- Workstation82.9
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