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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

★★★★★ 4.8 (3,329)
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0
Read Speed 7,000 MB/s
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 ssd
61 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
  • Strong user sentiment (95th percentile) 95th
  • Strong speed (79th percentile) 79th

Cons

  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)
  • Below average feature (33rd percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has held steady over time
92/100Our AI sentiment readmedium confidence · 12 sources · Nov 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q2 '23: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '23: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ4 '23: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ2 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '25: 5.0★ · 3 reviewsQ1 '26: 5.0★ · 3 reviews122133Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q2 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 79
Random 61.3
Feature 32.8
Capacity 54.9
User Sentiment 94.5
Endurance 14.5
Social Proof 95.2

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 1000
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0
Protocol NVMe
PCIe Generation 4
External No

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s) 7000
Sequential Write (MB/s) 5300

Features

Heatsink Yes

vs Competition

Spec Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 Samsung 990 PRO Crucial T500 Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Lexar NM1090 PRO Team Group MP44
Capacity 1TB 2TB 2TB 2TB 4TB 4TB
Form Factor M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4
Seq Read 7,000 MB/s 7,450 MB/s 7,400 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 14,000 MB/s 7,400 MB/s
Nand Type - TLC TLC TLC SLC TLC
Dram Cache - true true true true false
Endurance - 1200 TBW 1200 TBW 2000 TBW 2800 TBW 2000 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityUser SentimentEnduranceSocial Proof
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 7961.332.854.994.514.595.2
Samsung 990 PRO Compare 93.49798.978.378.485.895.2
Crucial T500 Compare 93.896.598.978.378.482.795.2
Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare 92.99493.578.366.293.995.2
Lexar NM1090 PRO Compare 97.998.197.392.5074.757.1
Team Group MP44 Compare 93.288.353.392.578.476.786.8

Price

Value & Pricing

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Usage Scores

Overall (61.1)Budget (63.7)Gaming (60.3)Laptop (53.6)Console (63.2)Portable (17)Workstation (51.8)

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