Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
94 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
72 Overall Score
Scores
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Kingston 2TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Strong speed (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (70th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
Pricing
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.144score per dollar
vs
Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.257score per dollar
Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 94 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.
