The WD_Black SN850 still offers very good performance, but has now been overtaken by the competition.
This test report belongs to a different type: Black SN850 (2000 GB, M.2 2280)
WD Black SN850
500 GB, M.2 2280Delivered between Thu, 23.4. and Wed, 6.5.
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Product details
Western Digital Black SN850 NVMe 500 GB Heatsink M2 NVMe with HeatsinkFeatures:-Powerful SSD storage, for gaming and other applications where speed matters -PCIe Gen4, fast speeds of up to 7000 MB/s read and 5300 MB/s write -Heatsink design -RGB lighting, customizable via WD Black Dashboard (compatible with Windows only) -Memory Capacity: 500 GB.
Interface | PCIe |
Protocol | NVMe |
Read transfer speed | 7000 MB/s |
Write transfer speed | 4100 MB/s |
Max. random 4K read | 810000 IOPS |
Max. random 4K write | 680000 IOPS |
Item number | 16546146 |
Manufacturer | WD |
Category | SSD |
Manufacturer no. | WDBAPZ5000BNC-WRSN |
Release date | 4.8.2021 |
SSD type | M.2 SSD |
Form factor | M.2 2280 |
Storage capacity | 500 GB |
Interface | PCIe |
Protocol | NVMe |
Read transfer speed | 7000 MB/s |
Write transfer speed | 4100 MB/s |
Memory type (NAND) | TLC |
Max. random 4K read | 810000 IOPS |
Max. random 4K write | 680000 IOPS |
Storage Cooling | with heatsink |
Scope of application | Gaming |
Max. TBW | 300 TB |
Country of origin | China |
Manufacturer commitment | SBTi |
CO₂ emissions | 20.67 kg |
Climate contribution | CHF 0.49 |
Scope of delivery | 1 piece |
Length | 8 cm |
Width | 2.34 cm |
Height | 0.88 cm |
Weight | 24 g |
Length | 12.70 cm |
Width | 10.30 cm |
Height | 2.10 cm |
Weight | 55 g |
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Warranty score
How often does a product of this brand in the «SSD» category have a defect within the first 24 months?
Source: Digitec Galaxus- 7.MSI0.6 %
- 7.Patriot0.6 %
- 14.WD0.7 %
- 15.Intel0.8 %
- 15.Silicon Power0.8 %
Warranty case duration
How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?
Source: Digitec Galaxus- 9.Kioxia2 days
- 9.Silicon Power2 days
- 9.WD2 days
- 14.Lexar3 days
- 14.Samsung3 days
Return rate
How often is a product of this brand in the «SSD» category returned?
Source: Digitec Galaxus- 8.Kingston1.9 %
- 8.Samsung1.9 %
- 11.WD2.2 %
- 12.Raspberry Pi2.3 %
- 13.SANDISK2.4 %
Source: Digitec Galaxus
