Price: $309.99 - $119.99
(as of Oct 13, 2023 02:15:10 UTC – Details)
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Get the Ultimate Gaming Edge
Insane speeds up to 7,300 MB/s(1) deliver top-tier performance with ridiculously short load times for the elite gaming experience you’ve been waiting for.
More Room for More Games
Capacities from 1TB to 2TB(2) let you keep more games ready to play so you can get into the action fast.
DirectStorage Supported
Supports Microsoft’s DirectStorage technology for future games that improves load times.
More Control
The WD_BLACK Dashboard monitors the health of your drive, control of RGB lighting and exclusively on the SN850X, Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only).
Near-Max PCIe Gen4(3) Speeds
Output nearing the PCIe Gen4 interface limits helps you get more out of storage and system components.
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Capacities (2)
1TB –2TB
250GB – 2TB
250GB – 1TB
250GB – 1TB
Interface (3)
PCIe Gen4x4
PCIe Gen4x4
PCIe Gen4x4
PCIe Gen3x4
Sequential Read (MB/s) (1)
Up to 7,300
Up to 5,150
Up to 3,600
Up to 3,500
Sequential Write (MB/s) (1)
Up to 6,350
Up to 4,900
Up to 2,830
Up to 3,500
Great for
Gaming
Gaming
Gaming
Creators
(1) Based on read speed. 1 MB/s = 1 million bytes per second. Based on internal testing; performance may vary depending upon host device, usage conditions, drive capacity, and other factors.
(2) 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment.
(3) PCIe Gen4 storage technology requires a compatible motherboard. WD_BLACK SN850X is backwards-compatible with PCIe Gen3.
(4) Requires the WD_BLACK Dashboard (Windows only)
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A range of capacities from 1TB to 4TB(2) means you get to keep more of today’s games that can take up 200GB(2) or more of storage.
The WD_BLACK Dashboard monitors your drive’s health, controls your RGB style and can automatically detect games to turn on Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only).
Predictive Loading, Overhead Balancing, and Adaptive Thermal Management features come to the SN850X to juice up your gaming performance.(3)
Supports future games developed for Microsoft’s DirectStorage technology for faster load times.
(1) Based on read speed. 1 MB/s = 1 million bytes per second. Based on internal testing; performance may vary depending upon host device, usage conditions, drive capacity, and other factors.
(2) 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment.
(3) Requires the WD_BLACK Dashboard (Windows only)
