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: 2020-12-11, Author: Sean , review by: tomshardware.com
Competitive performance, Large dynamic SLC cache, Black PCB, Software package, 5-year warranty,
Hot under heavy load, High idle power consumption on desktop test bench, AES 256-bit encryption not supported
WD's Black SN850 is a high-performance PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 NVMe SSD that was built from the ground up as the company's fastest SSD for gamers and prosumers. Trading blows with Samsung's best, it marks a dramatic improvement over its predecessor, ranking it as...
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
Write speed drops considerably when SLC cache is full, Can run hot under heavy workloads, Does not support hardware based encryption, Pricey
Western Digital has clearly put a lot of time and effort into their new WD_BLACK SN850 SSD. In an effort to deliver the full potential of next-gen PCIe Gen4 technology, everything, from the WD_BLACK G2 controller to the 96-layer BiCS 3D TLC NAND flash, ha...
Published: 2020-11-30, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: This month Western Digital introduced the WD_BLACK SN850 as the latest PCI Express 4.0 solid-state drive hitting the market. The WD_BLACK SN850 is a surprisingly strong performer if looking to upgrade to PCIe 4.0 solid-state storage, competing with the fa...
The WD Black SN850 is a fantastic NVMe SSD, proving itself a little to a lot faster writing large files than other drives. The Samsung 980 Pro is a faster reader and probably the better all-around performer, but by a rather slim margin. If you're looking...
Published: 2020-11-19, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
The strength of the WD_Black SN850 Gen 4 NVMe SSD is a very welcome introduction to the SSD arena as it contains a WD/SanDisk proprietary 8-channel controller that nobody really expected to perform as it does. It is the poker hand that nobody saw coming...
It is great to see PCIe Gen4 drives to be hitting the storage market in force. It feels like we've been waiting forever for PCIe 4.0 drives to come! The initial performance of the WD_Black SN850 is impressive and the timing of its release is likely no acc...
Abstract: Western Digital is dialing up the performance with a few new SSDs aimed at enthusiasts. These include the WD_Black SN850, the WD_Black AN1500, and the WD_Black D50 Game Drive, which all take different approaches to delivering blistering data transfer spee...
Published: 2021-07-02, Author: Jonathan , review by: aphnetworks.com
The Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD 1TB is a PCIe 4.0-based NVMe SSD that promises to deliver a totally different level of performance compared to PCIe 3.0-based models. Did it obliterate anything we have seen in the past? Well, let me just say it...
Great price per TB, Excellent speeds for moderate file sizes, 5-year limited warranty and excellent TBW limits, Acronis True Image Software is included, Lower-profile fits more PCs and laptop
Slows to 500MBps on large files, No AES encryption
