Introduction

WD Black SN850X Unboxing, Specs & Hardware Overview

Performance in Light Use (For use as a secondary drive)

Performance in Heavier Use (OS Drive, Video Editors, etc)

Latency

Performance in Extreme Use (Stress Test)

Gaming Performance

SSD Gaming Performance Ranking

WD Dashboard & Gaming Mode 2.0

Sequential Performance

Thermal Performance

Pricing & Final Thoughts

Introduction

Conclusion

Game Mode Improvements

Why 4TB?

First-Party Components

Benefits of a First-Party SSD

Pricing Issues

The Good & The Bad

Is the SN850X the Best M.2 SSD?

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Introduction

Why Am I Focusing on These 3 Drives?

Why Buy the SN850X?

Differences in Efficiency

Why is the SN770 SSD More Affordable?

Performance of the WD Black SN770 SSD

PS5 Read Performance

IOPS Performance Comparison

Who Are These Drives For?

Closing Thoughts

Booting up the PS5

Explanation of Read/Write Ratios

Test Setup

Explanation of average transfer time

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Game World Fast Travel Test

Gameplay

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe - Second World Load

Migrating PS5 Games Back To Internal SSD

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Data Size in Perspective

Introduction

Important Disclaimer about WD Black SSDs

Why WD released the WD Black SN850X SSD when the SN850 exists?

WD Black SN850X Specifications

Unboing the WD Black SN850X SSD

The Design of the WD Black SN850X SSD

The Big Mystery of the WD Black SN850X SSD Controller and NAND Layers?

The WD Black SN850X SSD Performance in context

Durability of the WD Black SN850X in DWPD, TBW and MTBF

WD Black SN850X SSD and Capacity Options

WD Black SN850X, WD Black SN850 and PS5 Compatibility

Published Trasnfer Rates

Published IOPS Ratings

Pricing Globally of the WD Black SN850X SSD Right Now vs Future

Impact of the WD Black SN850X SSD on the SN850?

Test Setup for the WD Black SN850X SSD Benchmarks

WD Dashboard and Game Mode 2.0 Features for PC

WD Black SN850X SSD Benchmarks and Test Results

Review Conclusions & Verdict

Intro & Disclaimers

Capacity Differences

Internal Read Sequential Benchmark

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Test

In-Game Loading Tests

Elden Ring Loading Test

Why We Don't Load Games From The XMB Menu

How Boundary Break Loading Works

Moving 250GB of Game Data Back to Internal PS5 SSD

Verdict

Unboxing Acasis 40Gbps NVMe Enclosure.

Unboxing WD_Black 2TB SN850X NVMe Internal Gaming SSD

Inserting The WD_Black Into The Acasis

Trying To Place The Cooling Gel

Formatting The SSD Drive

First Test

Reformatting The Drive

Second Test

Testing The Mac’s Drive

Switching Ports

Final Test

Intro

Warranty

Synthetic benchmarks

Benchmark

Benchmarking the SN850X

SN850X Write Speeds

SN850X vs Competitors

Conclusion

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Unboxing

Before testing

Dashboard app

PCIe 4.0 Performance & Temperature

PCIe 3.0 Performance & Temperature

Gaming Performance

Price vs Performance

Conclusion

Write Speeds Up to 5 300 Mbs

Seamless Gaming Experience

Insane Speeds up to 7 300 Mbs

You Can Hold up to 50 Games

All-in-One Heatsink Design

Adaptive Thermal Management

Faster Load Times

Still recommended for PS5

Conclusion

Always on offer

Other drives in the series

Lower Price

Availability

Availability of the WD Black SN850 SSD

Firmware

Cons

No 4TB Option

Warranty

Why Should You Buy this Ssd

Crystal Dismark

3d Mark Storage Benchmarks

3d Mark Storage Benchmark

Pc Mark 10 Benchmark Scores

The Game Mode 2 0

Microsoft Direct Storage Technology

Conclusion

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Hold More than Enough Games

Adaptive Thermal Management

All-in-One Heatsink Ssd Design

Faster Load Times

Intro

Thermal Performance

Alternatives

Conclusion