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Western Digital Black SN850X

★★★★★ 4.8 (18,923)
Capacity 4TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 7,300 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 2400 TBW
Western Digital Black SN850X ssd
94 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
  • Strong random (95th percentile) 95th
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile) 93rd
  • Strong feature (89th percentile) 89th

Cons

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
1★2★3★4★5★Q4 '22: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '23: 5.0★ · 3 reviewsQ2 '23: 5.0★ · 4 reviewsQ3 '23: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ4 '23: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '26: 5.0★ · 5 reviews (approx. date)1342115Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviewsEstimated date

Based on 17 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 87.8
Random 94.6
Feature 88.6
Capacity 92.9
Endurance 88
Social Proof 96.6

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 4000
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Protocol NVMe
PCIe Generation 4
External No

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s) 7300
Sequential Write (MB/s) 6600
Random Read (IOPS) 1200000
Random Write (IOPS) 1100000

Hardware

NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Controller WD 20-82-20035-B1

Reliability

Endurance (TBW) 2400
MTBF (hours) 1750000
Warranty (years) 5

Features

Heatsink No
Hardware Encryption No

vs Competition

Spec Western Digital Black SN850X Samsung 9100 PRO Crucial T500 Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/2000G SanDisk WD_BLACK SN850X Corsair MP700 Elite
Capacity 4TB 8TB 2TB 2TB 4TB 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 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4
Seq Read 7,300 MB/s 14,800 MB/s 7,400 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 10,000 MB/s
Nand Type TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache true true true true true true
Endurance 2400 TBW 4800 TBW 1200 TBW 2000 TBW 4800 TBW 1200 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEnduranceSocial Proof
Western Digital Black SN850X 87.894.688.692.98896.6
Samsung 9100 PRO Compare 98.899.799.798.28696.6
Crucial T500 Compare 93.596.298.978.58399.7
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare 92.593.293.678.592.896.6
SanDisk WD_BLACK SN850X Compare 87.894.693.692.995.296.6
Corsair MP700 Elite Compare 94.696.399.778.587.448.9

Price

Value & Pricing

From $656 4 offers across 2 retailers
Newegg 2 offers From $656
Amazon 2 offers From $782

We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.

Usage Scores

Overall (94.4)Budget (98.7)Gaming (96.6)Laptop (100)Console (92.4)Portable (25.5)Workstation (94.2)

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