Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
98 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
Gigabyte
63 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Gigabyte 1TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
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
Gigabyte 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong speed (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong endurance (75th percentile)
- Below average social proof (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
Pricing
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.047score per dollar
vs
Gigabyte 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.20.303score per dollar
Gigabyte 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 offers 6.4x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X
Scores 98 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 16 specs.
