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 2280Price in EUR including VAT
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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 | EUR 0,52 |
Scope of delivery | 1 piece |
Length | 8 cm |
Width | 2.34 cm |
Height | 0.88 cm |
Weight | 24 g |
Product Safety |
Length | 12.70 cm |
Width | 10.30 cm |
Height | 2.10 cm |
Weight | 55 g |
Specifications may include unverified machine translations.
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30-day right of return
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24 Months statutory warranty
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Statutory warranty score
How often does a product of this brand in the «SSD» category have a defect within the first 24 months?
Source: Galaxus- 11.Dell0,7 %
- 11.PNY0,7 %
- 11.WD0,7 %
- 14.Emtec0,8 %
- 14.Silicon Power0,8 %
Statutory 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: Galaxus- 11.SANDISK3 days
- 11.Synology3 days
- 11.WD3 days
- 17.Samsung4 days
- 18.Corsair7 days
Return rate
How often is a product of this brand in the «SSD» category returned?
Source: Galaxus- 8.Samsung1,9 %
- 11.Raspberry Pi2,2 %
- 11.WD2,2 %
- 13.Emtec2,3 %
- 13.Verbatim2,3 %
Source: Galaxus
