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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 7,000 MB/s
60 Overall Score
Price $260
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong speed (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)
- Below average feature (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
92/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 12 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) | 7000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 5300 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T710 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Corsair MP700 Elite | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| 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 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,000 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 14,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | false | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 | 78.1 | 60.3 | 32.6 | 54.8 | 94.6 | 14.5 | 96.4 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.1 | 96.9 | 99.1 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 86.2 | 96.4 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 98.7 | 98.7 | 85.3 | 92.8 | 0 | 86.2 | 82.5 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.5 | 93.3 | 93.7 | 78.5 | 66.5 | 94 | 96.4 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 99.8 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 87.5 | 47.2 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.1 | 98.1 | 97.5 | 78.5 | 0 | 89.7 | 40.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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