Sale of WD Black SN850X 8TB SSD Slashes Prices to Fantastic Low
High-capacity storage has finally become accessible for PC builders thanks to the recent discounts on the 8TB WD Black SN850X M.2 SSD. The drive now costs $539.99 at Amazon, which is equivalent to buying two separate 4TB SN850X drives.
Reasons for This 8TB SSD Deal
The price cut transforms the 8TB SN850X into an affordable option for some builds. It is ideal for systems that feature a limited number of M.2 slots because it can consolidate a massive storage solution to a single drive. Very easily, an entire game library—even largest titles like Call of Duty—can be installed on a single drive without requiring several SSDs on each system.
It may still take a decent bite out of one's savings by hanging over $500, but it's definitely no longer a "halo-tier" product at the price of $899.99. This deal closes the gap between the value proposition for one large drive versus two smaller drives.
Speed and Technical Features
The high-speed performance of the SN850X, on both likely gaming desktops and the PS5, is already touted, justifiably so, to come close to saturating the maximum bandwidth of PCIe Gen 4.0 interface.
- Capacity: 8TB
- Sequential Read Speed: 7,200 MB/s
- Sequential Write Speed: 6,600 MB/s
- Endurance (TBW): 4,800TB
The 8TB model uses Kioxia 162-Layer TLC flash memory. It performed identically in benchmarking (3DMark) against the 2TB version, which is a good result because some high-capacity drives do see performance loss. Its speed is comparable to top-tier PCIe 4.0 drives and only falls behind select 4TB models and newer PCIe 5.0 SSDs.
Details of the Deal
In this sense, the price has been reduced on this drive, making it more attractive as an option.
- Product: SanDisk/Western Digital WD Black SN850X (8TB) SSD
- Present Price: $539.99 on Amazon
- Previous Price: $619.99 (MSRP was $899.99)
This price makes the single 8TB SSD a viable alternative to purchasing two units of 4TB SN850X SSDs, which are currently priced at $269.99 each.
