Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
97 Overall Score
vs
Dell 5397184756102 960GB SATA III

Dell 5397184756102 960GB SATA III

Dell
29 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
Western Digital
97
Dell
26
Gaming
Western Digital
94
Dell
22
Console
Western Digital
94
Dell
11
Laptop
Western Digital
73
Dell
29
Budget
Western Digital
71
Dell
32
Portable
Western Digital
26
Dell
7

Specifications

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850XDell 5397184756102
Drive
Capacity
8,000
960
Form FactorM.2 22802.5"
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4SATA III
ProtocolNVMeSATA
PCIe Generation4★—
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,200
No data
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,600
No data
Random Read (IOPS)
1,200,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
1,200,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLCMLC★
DRAM Cache✓★—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
4,800
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
No data
Warranty (years)5★—
Features
Heatsink✓★—

Pros & Cons

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile

Dell 5397184756102 960GB SATA III

  • Strong feature (72nd percentile)
  • Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average speed (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average social proof (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile

Pricing

Both products are similarly priced.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.078score per dollar
vs
Dell 5397184756102 960GB SATA III0.026score per dollar

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 3.0x better value for money

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Dell 5397184756102 960GB SATA III

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X

Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 16 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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