Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
98 Overall Score
vs
DataLocker DL4 FE 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 1 2.5"

DataLocker DL4 FE 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 1 2.5"

DataLocker
61 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
Western Digital
97
DataLocker
55
Console
Western Digital
95
DataLocker
25
Gaming
Western Digital
94
DataLocker
40
Portable
Western Digital
25
DataLocker
81
Laptop
Western Digital
73
DataLocker
30
Budget
Western Digital
72
DataLocker
54

Specifications

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850XDataLocker DL4 FE
Drive
Capacity
8,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2 22802.5"
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4USB 3.2 Gen 1
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation44
External✗✓
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,200
No data
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,600
No data
Random Read (IOPS)
1,200,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
1,200,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLC★—
DRAM Cache✓★—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
4,800
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
No data
Warranty (years)5★3
Features
Heatsink✓★—
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 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

DataLocker DL4 FE 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 1 2.5"

  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong speed (68th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average feature (34th percentile)

Pricing

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

DataLocker DL4 FE 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 1 2.5"

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X

Scores 98 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation

DataLocker DL4 FE Better at:

Portable

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