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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
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Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
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Western Digital

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price | $/GB | Availability | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SanDisk | $199.99 | $0.050 | In Stock | $199.99 | Buy |
About This Product
The WD_BLACK SN8100 with Heatsink is a high-performance PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD designed for demanding workloads. Its 4TB capacity and PCIe Gen 5 interface offer significant speed advantages over PCIe 4.0 drives, making it suitable for professional content creation, large file transfers, and competitive gaming. While its price point is premium, it delivers top-tier sequential read/write speeds, outperforming most consumer-grade SSDs.
Verdict
βBuy for professional use or extreme enthusiasts needing top-tier PCIe 5.0 storage.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
14,900 MB/s
Sequential Write
14,000 MB/s
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
2,400 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.33 DWPD
calculated from TBW
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
DRAM Cache
Yes (4096 MB)
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