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Water Panther 850024236684 7.68TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe U.2
Capacity 7.68TB
Form Factor U.2
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
DRAM Cache Yes
60 Overall Score
Price $1,899
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong capacity (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong random (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong feature (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average social proof (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 7680 |
| Form Factor | U.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Hardware
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 2 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Water Panther 850024236684 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Seagate FireCuda 530R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 7.68TB | 8TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | U.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | - | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Panther 850024236684 | 51.5 | 80.6 | 69.8 | 97.2 | 41.5 | 23.7 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.1 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 98.1 | 85.4 | 95.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 88.3 | 95.1 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 80.4 | 95.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 82.4 | 95.5 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 78.3 | 93.6 | 95.5 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare | 92.5 | 96.3 | 52.9 | 92.6 | 95.4 | 88 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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