Testseek.com have collected 153 expert reviews of the Western Digital M.2 Black SN850 Series NVMe PCIe and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital M.2 Black SN850 Series NVMe PCIe.
December 2020
(90%)
153 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(96%)
171 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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Available in 500GB
1TB and 2TB capacities
PCIe 4.0 x4 interface with NVMe protocol
Equipped with 96-layer BiCS3 3D TLC NAND
Excellent sequential and random read and write speeds
Small M.2 2280 form factor
Large DRAM cache
Available with or without
Fastest drive we ever tested
PCI-Express 4.0 support
Large SLC cache
Good sustained write performance (for a TLC drive)
DRAM cache
Accurate temperature reporting
Five-year warranty
Compact form factor
Dominant results in PCMark 10 testing
Matched its rated read/write speeds
Available with or without heatsink
WD Black Dashboard software
RGB lighting
Extremely fast
Fastest 450GB write time to date
Competitive performance
Large dynamic SLC cache
Black PCB
Software package
5-year warranty
Excellent performance
Easy to use
Blistering PCIe 4.0 throughput
Excellent real
The editors didn't like
Write speed drops considerably when SLC cache is full
Can run hot under heavy workloads
Does not support hardware based encryption
Pricey
Expensive
No heatsink included (costs extra)
Largest capacity available is 2 TB
A touch pricey
Requires PCIe 4 compatible computer for best results
Published: 2021-12-03, Author: Tony , review by: pcmag.com
Dominant results in PCMark 10 testing, Matched its rated read/write speeds, Available with or without heatsink, WD Black Dashboard software, RGB lighting
A touch pricey, Requires PCIe 4 compatible computer for best results, Some low AS-SSD benchmark scores
The WD Black SN850 NVMe SSD comes with a heatsink thin enough that the drive will fit a PlayStation 5, and proved to be a whiz at tasks such as launching programs and copying files...
Expensive for heatsink and higher capacity models, Hard to find in stock
$160 at Amazon (500GB with heatsink)$180 at Best Buy (1TB without heatsink$160 at Newegg (500GB with heatsink)We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more.Time to refocusSmartphones need a shift in focus from the camera to the rest o...
Published: 2021-08-13, Author: Will , review by: servethehome.com
The WD Black SN850 1TB is $220 on Amazon right now with the included heatsink and $200 without. That price represents a small premium over the Samsung 980 PRO 1TB, and again a bit more expensive than the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 1TB. Generally speaking I con...
Abstract: When the Intel Z590 platform came out we noticed that motherboards like the ROG Maximus XIII Hero had four M.2 slots. Quad M.2 slots! Two of the slots on this board are PCIe Gen4 supported, so long as you are running an 11th Gen Intel Core ‘Rocket Lake' p...
Abstract: Last year, Western announced their WD_BLACK lineup of storage products, aimed squarely offering high speed storage designed to meet the needs of gamers. The lineup includes SSDs and HDDs models, both internal and external variants and today, for this revi...
Published: 2021-03-18, Author: Billy , review by: anandtech.com
The Western Digital WD Black SN850 has clearly established itself as a premium consumer SSD. It trades the lead with the Samsung 980 PRO on many tests but beats Samsung more often than not, making the WD Black SN850 the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSD we have tested...
Published: 2021-02-21, Author: Ryan , review by: pocnetwork.net
The WD_Black SN850 series is a formidable opponent in the market, competing with the best of the best. It would make an amazing OS drive, and it would make an even better game drive if you are looking to compete against the latest consoles. Now, if only w...
Fastest drive we ever tested, PCI-Express 4.0 support, Large SLC cache, Good sustained write performance (for a TLC drive), DRAM cache, Accurate temperature reporting, Five-year warranty, Compact form factor
Expensive, No heatsink included (costs extra), Largest capacity available is 2 TB
The 1 TB version of the WD Black SN850 1 TB is currently listed online for $230. Fastest drive we ever tested PCI-Express 4.0 support Large SLC cache Good sustained write performance (for a TLC drive) DRAM cache Accurate temperature reporting Five-year w...
Published: 2021-02-05, Author: Alan , review by: pcgamer.com
Abstract: The best PCIe 4.0 SSD for gaming is the most future-looking upgrade you can give your PC. As a quick recap: SSDs are better than hard drives. NVMe SSDs are better than their SATA siblings. To add to that, there are two different interfaces at play with th...
