Left · Sabrent
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB
Spec score
Spec score 90
$3,700
typical price
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB against WD Black SN8100 4TB
WD Black SN8100 4TB leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Western Digital
WD Black SN8100 4TB
Spec score
Spec score 99
$860
Amazon US, Oct 24
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB: 90
WD Black SN8100 4TB: 99
9 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB: 2.4
WD Black SN8100 4TB: 15
525%to the right
Typical price
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB: $3,700
WD Black SN8100 4TB: $660
$3,040to the right
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB: 8000 GB
WD Black SN8100 4TB: 4000 GB
100%to the left
Sequential read
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB: 7100 MB/s
WD Black SN8100 4TB: 14900 MB/s
110%to the right
Sequential write
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB: 6600 MB/s
WD Black SN8100 4TB: 14000 MB/s
112%to the right
The verdict
- The WD Black SN8100 4TB scores 10% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The WD Black SN8100 4TB typically costs $3,040 less.
- Per dollar, the WD Black SN8100 4TB is the better buy: 15 points per $100 against 2.4.
Specifications
| Spec | Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB | WD Black SN8100 4TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | NVMe PCIe 5.0 |
| Capacity | 8 TB (better) | 4 TB |
| Sequential read | 7,100 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 6,600 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | Sabrent | Western Digital |
| Released | 2023 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $3,700 | $660 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.