That said, some areas of the SN850X have seen little or no change since the SN850, such as near identical durability ratings (TBW/DWPD) and the drive still running a little hotter than it’s competitors. Digging a little deeper into the specs of the SN850X itself shows that a handful of strategic (and of course more recently developed improvements at the WD R&D level) are what push this drive much further along in the food chain that then2020 released SN850. You are getting a much more evolved and current upgrade on the already popular SN850 and a drive that is a much more comparable drive to recent releases from the likes of Seagate Firecuda 530, whilst also throwing significant shade at the Samsung 980 Pro into the bargain. The WD Black SN850X is a great SSD – If you came to this review wondering whether it is a good drive, I can unquestionably say it 100% is. WD Black SN850X SSD Review – Quick Conclusion Note – Now that the WD Black SN850X SSD has been released, is the 2020 released WD Black SN850 SSD Still Worth Your Money in 2022/2023? Find out HEREon the blog or in 4mins HEREon YouTube, or the full performance test HERE. But is the WD Black SN850X really that much different? Is this a cash grab or is this a legitimate answer by WD to challengers in the PCIe4 SSD tier? Let’s find out. The SN850X is designed to complete the product family in the PCIe4 M.2 NVMe tier and whereas the SN850 gains notoriety and licencing with the Sony PS5, the WD Black SN850X has its sights squarely on the Premium PC Gamer and Premium Performance tier exclusively (content creators, professional streamers and eSports). In fact, in recent months, we saw Western Digital roll out the WD Black SN770, a DRAMless, more efficient and more affordable alternative. Now, the SN850X is NOT designed to be a replacement to the SN850. And THIS with where the WD Black SN850X comes in. ![]() The 2020 released WD Black SN850, although still hot in the basket of buyers of PS5 storage and regularly on sale during Black Friday and the like, is no longer the groundbreaking drive that it once was. ![]() Now, 2020 was quite a while ago now (give or take a pandemic or two) and in that time a wide variety of top tier (and indeed mid-low tier) brands have expanded in the PCIe 4 SSD tier, challenging the WD Black SSD in terms of performance, durability and price. Originally released in Autumn 2020, although it wasn’t the first PCIe4 M.2 SSD, it WAS the first commercially available drive to hit 7,000MB/s (followed incredibly closely by Samsung’s 980 Pro). On the face of it, the difference is simply the ‘X’ prefix – Is that really much of a difference? I think it would be pretty fair to say that when the PCIe 4 generation of SSDs hit the consumer market, the one that made the BIGGEST (and earliest) splash was the WD Black SN850. 11.1 Related Review of the WD Black SN850X PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSDīefore you sink your teeth into the review of the WD Black SN850X SSD, it is important to understand that this is not the same as the widely available and industry applauded SN850 SSD.
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