SeekerWD Black SN850 1TB
With a robust design and major improvements to nCache 4.0, WD’s Black SN850 is among the most responsive drives we’ve seen. If you’re after the absolute best performance, we pick the 2TB WD Black SN850 over the 2TB Samsung 980 Pro.
-- As reviewed by Tom's Hardware
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
+ Competitive performance
+ Large, fast-recovering dynamic SLC cache
+ Attractive design
+ Software package
+ 5-year warranty
CONS
- Can get hot under heavy load
- High idle power consumption on desktops
- Lacks AES 256-bit hardware encryption
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Tom's Hardware on April 01, 2021
With a robust design and major improvements to nCache 4.0, WD’s Black SN850 is among the most responsive drives we’ve seen. If you’re after the absolute best performance, we pick the 2TB WD Black SN850 over the 2TB Samsung 980 Pro.
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By TrustedReviews on October 10, 2022
The WD Black SN850 remains one of the most popular NVMe SSDs of all time and it’s easy to see why. While not quite the absolute fastest Gen 4.0 drive of its time, this model (complete with a heatsink) offers excellent gaming performance and sequential rates for a competitive price point in 2022.
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