Ediloca ES106 500GB SATA III 2.5"
Ediloca
34 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
89 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Ediloca ES106 500GB SATA III 2.5"
No customer feedback yet
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
95 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
All seven verified reviews are overwhelmingly positive, praising the WD_BLACK SN8100 as the fastest Gen5 NVMe SSD with no issues. Users highlight its sustained speeds, strong performance on PCIe 5.0 motherboards, and good value at the time of purchase. One reviewer notes it outlasts other drives in cache performance, and Q&A confirms M.2 2280 form factor with up to 14,900 MBps read speed.
Pros
- Fastest Gen5 NVMe SSD
- No issues of any kind
- Super fast on PCIe 5.0
- Strong sustained speeds
- Good price at time of purchase
Cons
- Expensive (implied by 'if you can afford it')
Performance speed 7
Reliability 2
Value for money 2
Cache performance 1
Compatibility pcie5 1
Price affordability 1
Scores
Laptop
Budget
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Ediloca ES106 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| 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 | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Ediloca ES106 500GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Strong social proof (68th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (25th percentile)
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
Ediloca ES106 500GB SATA III 2.5"0.479score per dollar
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.371score per dollar
Ediloca ES106 500GB SATA III 2.5" offers 1.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.
