Lexar 512GB SSD SATA III
Lexar
27 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
89 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
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Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Lexar 512GB SSD | 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) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 3★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Lexar 512GB SSD SATA III
- Strong affordability (76th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average speed (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong endurance (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Below average affordability (21st percentile)
Pricing
Lexar 512GB SSD SATA III0.297score per dollar
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.224score per dollar
Lexar 512GB SSD SATA III offers 1.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 17 specs.
