Left · Seagate
Seagate IronWolf 8TB
Spec score
Spec score 14
$169
typical price
Seagate IronWolf 8TB against WD Black SN850X 1TB
WD Black SN850X 1TB 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 SN850X 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 86
$248
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
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 14
WD Black SN850X 1TB: 86
72 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 8.3
WD Black SN850X 1TB: 39.1
371%to the right
Typical price
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: $169
WD Black SN850X 1TB: $220
$51to the left
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 8000 GB
WD Black SN850X 1TB: 1000 GB
700%to the left
Sequential read
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 240 MB/s
WD Black SN850X 1TB: 7300 MB/s
2942%to the right
Sequential write
Seagate IronWolf 8TB: 240 MB/s
WD Black SN850X 1TB: 6300 MB/s
2525%to the right
The verdict
- The WD Black SN850X 1TB scores 514% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Seagate IronWolf 8TB typically costs $51 less.
- Per dollar, the WD Black SN850X 1TB is the better buy: 39.1 points per $100 against 8.3.
Specifications
| Spec | Seagate IronWolf 8TB | WD Black SN850X 1TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | Hard drive | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 8 TB (better) | 1 TB |
| Sequential read | 240 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 240 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | No | Yes (better) |
| Brand | Seagate | Western Digital |
| Released | 2020 | 2022 (better) |
| Typical price | $169 (better) | $220 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.