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Samsung 870 EVO 2TB against WD Black SN8100 2TB

WD Black SN8100 2TB 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.

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

    Samsung 870 EVO 2TB: 40

    WD Black SN8100 2TB: 97

    57 ptsto the right

Price and value

Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.

  • Value, points per $100

    Samsung 870 EVO 2TB: 8.9

    WD Black SN8100 2TB: 24.3

    173%to the right

  • Typical price

    Samsung 870 EVO 2TB: $450

    WD Black SN8100 2TB: $400

    $50to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Capacity

    Samsung 870 EVO 2TB: 2000 GB

    WD Black SN8100 2TB: 2000 GB

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  • Sequential read

    Samsung 870 EVO 2TB: 560 MB/s

    WD Black SN8100 2TB: 14900 MB/s

    2561%to the right

  • Sequential write

    Samsung 870 EVO 2TB: 530 MB/s

    WD Black SN8100 2TB: 14000 MB/s

    2542%to the right

The verdict

  • The WD Black SN8100 2TB scores 142% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • The WD Black SN8100 2TB typically costs $50 less.
  • Per dollar, the WD Black SN8100 2TB is the better buy: 24.3 points per $100 against 8.9.

Specifications

SpecSamsung 870 EVO 2TBWD Black SN8100 2TB
InterfaceSATANVMe PCIe 5.0
Capacity2 TB2 TB
Sequential read560 MB/s14,900 MB/s (better)
Sequential write530 MB/s14,000 MB/s (better)
DRAM cacheYesYes
BrandSamsungWestern Digital
Released20212025 (better)
Typical price$450$400 (better)

The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.

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