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Home/ Compare/ Samsung 990 Pro 2TB vs Western Digital WD Black SN850X 2TB

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Samsung 990 Pro 2TB vs Western Digital WD Black SN850X 2TB

Samsung 990 Pro 2TB comes out ahead with advantages in 8 key areas (4975 points). Western Digital WD Black SN850X 2TB (5219 points) wins in 7 categories.

Samsung 990 Pro 2TB

Score 9.1

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Western Digital WD Black SN850X 2TB

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Editorial Verdict

We pick the Samsung 990 Pro 2TB

Samsung 990 Pro 2TB comes out ahead with advantages in 8 key areas (4975 points). Western Digital WD Black SN850X 2TB (5219 points) wins in 7 categories.

Where each one wins

Scored across the categories that matter most for laptop.

Samsung 990 Pro 2TB Western Digital WD Black SN850X 2TB

Max Read Sequential

Winner: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB

Sam7450 MB/s

Wes7300 MB/s

Read Random

Winner: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB

Sam1400000 IOPS

Wes1200000 IOPS

Max Write Sequential

Winner: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB

Sam6900 MB/s

Wes6600 MB/s

Write Random

Winner: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB

Sam1550000 IOPS

Wes1100000 IOPS

Write Sequential

Winner: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB

Sam4028MB/s

Wes3925MB/s

Nvme Version

Winner: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB

Sam2

Wes1.4

Release Date

Winner: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB

Sam20221101

Wes20220720

Aes Encryption

Winner: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB

Sam256

Wes0