Sandisk WD_Black SN8100 2TB Gen 5 SSD Review

1. Introduction2. WD_Black SN8100 2TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. 3DMark Storage Benchmark 15. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Official Benchmark16. Temperatures17. Real Life File Testing18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

We used CrystalDiskMark 8‘s custom settings to test the Sequential read and write performance of the drive through a range of queue depths. The setup for the tests is listed below.

128KB Sequential Read / Write.

Transfer Request Size: 128KB, Thread(s): 1, Outstanding I/O: 1-32.

The 2TB WD_Black SN8100's Sequential performance is rated as up to 14,900MB/s and 14,000MB/s for reads and writes, respectively. Using the custom settings option in CrystalDiskMark 8, we could confirm both official figures with test run results of 14,920MB/s and 14,106MB/s, for reads and writes, respectively.

128KB Sequential Read v QD compared

At QDs 1 and 2 the WD_Black SN8100 sits in third place behind the 2TB Samsung SSD 9100 PRO and Kingston Fury Renegade G5 drives, but at QD's 4 and 32, the SN8100 moves above both drives.

128KB Sequential Write v QD compared

When it comes to Sequential write performance, the drive sits in second spot behind Kingston's Fury Renegade G5 drive at QD1 and QD4; however, at QD's 2 and 32, the positions are reversed.

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