- SN8100 tops SSD BRACHOS Based on Flash with registration speeds and excellent thermal without a required fan
- Sandisk SN8100 offers an impressive PCIE GEN5 performance with almost 15 GB/s reading speeds
- Optane P5800X of four years of Intel still exceeds the SN8100 in the real world speed tests
The new WD Black SN8100 Pcie Gen5 SSD of Sandisk is fast, efficient and is designed to meet the demands of current players and users equally.
The unit uses a PCIE GEN5 X4 interface and is available in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities. Built around the internal controller of 8 Sandisk and BICS 3D TLC NAND channels, admits reading speeds up to 14.5 GB/Sy Write speeds up to 12.7 GB/s, placing it between the fastest gen5 units currently available.
However, despite the avant -garde design of the SN8100 and the impressive reference points, Optane P5800X of Intel, four years old, still has the crown as the fastest SSD in use of the real world.
The reference points suggest maximum speeds, but not in all areas
In synthetic reference points such as Crystaldiskmark and Atto, the SN8100 breaks the laboratory records for sequential performance and random readings, reaching up to 2.3 million IOP.
According to Tweaktown, “this SSD is like no other; it is at least 20% more powerful than any flash based SSD we have found.”
It also demonstrates remarkable efficiency, consuming only 7 watts under load and does not require active cooling, so it is a serious contender for the best SSD or the best portable SSD for enthusiastic buildings.
Even so, synthetic reference points do not always reflect the performance of the real world. In practical transfer tests, the SN8100 occupied the ninth place in general, which indicates that although it is extremely fast, it is not exempt from limitations, and does not dethrone the Intel Optane P5800X.
Released in 2021, the P5800X remains unmatched in the ability to respond and latency of the real world. While their sequential reading speeds exceed 7.2 GB/s, slower than the SN8100, its random reading/writing IOP exceeds 4.5 million, and latency frequently falls below 10 microseconds. That’s where it really shines.
Flash -based SSDs such as SN8100 still depend on garbage collection and management at the page level, which leads to occasional latency peaks during small random workloads. In contrast, the P5800X maintains a constant performance under a heavy load, without significant falls, a key reason why it is still considered the fastest SSD ever done.
That said, SN8100 is an impressive impulse in its own right. It is a personalized version of SM2508 Silicon Motion controller, improved with patented technologies such as NCache 4.0 and WD Black game mode.
It also fits the Sony PlayStation 5 expansion slot, achieving reading speeds of 6,550 mb/s in that configuration, well above the minimum console requirement. However, with a price of $ 280 for the 2TB model, it clearly belongs to the premium level.
