WD Black SN850

Although there’s no hardware encryption and the heatsink is an expensive extra, the SN850 is an affordable a speedy PCIe 4.0 NVMe for those wanting the latest SSD tech.

-- As reviewed by TechAdvisor
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Product details

  • WD BLACK SN850 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 Internal Gaming SSD with Heatsink - WD 5 Year Limited Warranty
  • Next-gen PCIe Gen4 technology optimized for top-tier gaming (not intended for NAS or server environments)
  • Irrationally fast read/write speeds up to 7000/5300MB/s (1TB model) and up to 1,000,000 IOPS (1TB and 2TB models)
  • 1TB capacity to hold your favorite battle-ready games
  • Downloadable WD_BLACK Dashboard software to customize and control your gaming experience

PROS

+ Excellent performance
+ Up to 2TB
+ Competitive prices
+ Heatsink option

CONS

- Can get warm without heatsink
- No hardware encryption
- Write speeds vary

Expert reviews and ratings

By TechAdvisor on May 24, 2021
Although there’s no hardware encryption and the heatsink is an expensive extra, the SN850 is an affordable a speedy PCIe 4.0 NVMe for those wanting the latest SSD tech.
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