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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
The WD_BLACK SN770 hits 5150 MB/s reads and 4900 MB/s writes over PCIe 4.0, with 740K random read IOPS, making load times and in-game stutter a non-issue. Its DRAM-less TLC design keeps costs down while the 600 TBW endurance and 5-year warranty offer long-term reliability, plus DirectStorage support future-proofs it for newer titles. Best for PC gamers on a budget who want a fast, dependable 1TB boot and game drive without paying a premium.
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 5,150 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 600 TBW
81 Overall Score
Price $270
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong random (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong endurance (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average affordability (34th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
88/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 5150 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 4900 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 740000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 800000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 600 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1750000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Team Group MP44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 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 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 5,150 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 | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1400 TBW | 2000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 | 76.3 | 91.3 | 53.8 | 55.3 | 78.5 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 33.7 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 99 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 86 | 95.3 | 20.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 83 | 95.3 | 19.6 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.5 | 93.9 | 78.5 | 66.5 | 94 | 95.3 | 16.1 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 78.5 | 0 | 91.1 | 51.8 | 24.1 |
| Team Group MP44 Compare | 93.5 | 88.6 | 53.8 | 92.6 | 78.5 | 77 | 87 | 15.5 |
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