Western Digital Black SN850X
Western Digital
85 Overall Score
vs
Crucial T710
Crucial
93 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Gaming
Console
Workstation
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital Black SN850X | Crucial T710 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | — | Micron G9 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital Black SN850X
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong speed (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)7th %ile
Crucial T710
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (84th percentile)84th %ile
Pricing
Western Digital Black SN850X0.068score per dollar
vs
Crucial T7100.267score per dollar
Crucial T710 offers 3.9x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Crucial T710
Scores 93 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 6 of 18 specs.
