Western Digital Black SN850 NVMe M.2 SSD, PCIe M.2 Type 2280 - 1 TB [WDS100T1X0E]

Hardly any other interchangeable component in the PC brings such a noticeable increase in performance as a flash memory drive, which replaces a magnetic storage hard disk. The SSDs are not only faster, they are also characterized by absolute silence and shock resistance (no mechanical parts), extremely low power consumption and - of course, especially with the M.2 format - their small size. In addition, the connection via PCIe 4.0 x4 and the NVMe protocol offers an unbeatable speed advantage of up to 16 Gbit / s.

The Western Digital Black SN850 NVMe SSD at a glance:
- Fast PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD with 1 TB total capacity
- High quality 3D NAND TLC flash
- Western Digital controller
- 7,000 MB / s read and 5,300 MB / s write
- 1,000,000 / 720,000 IOPS random read / write
- Compact M.2 format (2280)
- WD Black SN850: High-performance NVMe SSD with 1 terabyte of storage space

The Western Digital Black SN850 NVMe SSD is a particularly small M.2 SSD. It is installed in the M.2 slot of the same name and addressed via the NVMe interface and connected via four PCI Express 4.0 lanes. The 1 TB Western Digital Black SN850 NVMe SSD achieves extremely high read and write rates of 7,000 and 5,300 MB / s, respectively.

This is also thanks to the 3D-NAND-TLC-Flash with 64 layers and the in-house controller from Western Digital. The excellent performance is all the more impressive in view of the small size of the drive, which is suitable for ultrabooks or tablets, since the Western Digital Black SN850 NVMe SSD is only 8 cm long and 2.2 cm wide. To use it, however, a free M.2 NVMe connection must be available in the device. You should inquire about compatibility with the manufacturer before buying.

The user can activate gaming mode via the WD SSD Dashboard software interface. Then the performance is optimized by completely deactivating the SSD's energy saving function. The software can be obtained free of charge from the manufacturer's website.

Technical details:
- Dimensions: 22 x 2.38 x 80 mm (W x H x D)
- Weight: approx. 7.5 g
- Format: 2280
- Capacity: 1 TB
- Controller: Western Digital Black G2
- NAND: 3D TLC
- Connection: M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.4)
- Power:
- Reading: max. 7,000 MB / s
- Writing: max. 5,300 MB / s
- IOPS (4KB Random Read): max. 1.00,000
- IOPS (4KB Random Write): max. 720,000
- Typical power consumption (operation / idle): 250/5 mW
- Average life expectancy: 1.75 million h
- TBW: 600 TB
- Application temperature: 0 to 70 ° C
- Manufacturer's guarantee: 5 years