Western Digital 8TB SSD vs Transcend MSA220
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
98 Overall Score
vs
Transcend MSA220 128GB SATA III mSATA
Transcend
33 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital 8TB SSD | Transcend MSA220 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | mSATA |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Transcend MSA220 128GB SATA III mSATA
- Strong affordability (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Below average capacity (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (33rd percentile)
Pricing
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.039score per dollar
vs
Transcend MSA220 128GB SATA III mSATA0.509score per dollar
Transcend MSA220 128GB SATA III mSATA offers 13.1x better value for money
Western Digital 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Transcend MSA220 128GB SATA III mSATA
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital 8TB SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 16 specs.
