Crucial T710
Crucial
93 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital BLACK SN7100
Western Digital
80 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Crucial T710
No customer feedback yet
Western Digital BLACK SN7100
92 out of 100 medium confidence 14 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this WD Black SSD, praising its speed, storage capacity, and value for money. It is often used as a secondary drive for games or as a replacement for a crashed drive, with noticeable performance improvements. Some users mention installation challenges, such as needing to remove the GPU or using an adapter for cloning, but overall satisfaction is high.
Pros
- Fast performance
- Good value for money
- Large storage capacity
- Easy installation (for most)
- Reliable replacement drive
Cons
- Installation may require GPU removal
- Cloning may need adapter
- Software less preferred than Samsung
Performance 5
Value for money 2
Storage capacity 3
Installation difficulty 2
Reliability 2
Software 1
Scores
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Specifications
| Crucial T710 | Western Digital BLACK SN7100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 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 | Micron G9 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
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
Western Digital BLACK SN7100
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong speed (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
Pricing
Crucial T7100.267score per dollar
vs
Western Digital BLACK SN71000.433score per dollar
Western Digital BLACK SN7100 offers 1.6x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Crucial T710
Scores 93 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
