Western Digital 8TB SSD vs Crucial P5 Plus
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
98 Overall Score
vs
Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Crucial
76 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital 8TB SSD | Crucial P5 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | — | Micron |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong speed (79th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average affordability (35th percentile)
Pricing
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.047score per dollar
vs
Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.20.582score per dollar
Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 offers 12.4x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital 8TB SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.
