New
Western Digital 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230
The 2TB M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 NVMe drive hits 5150 MB/s reads and 4850 MB/s writes, with 800K random write IOPS, making it a top pick for handheld upgrades. Its DRAM-less TLC NAND design and 1200 TBW endurance, backed by a 5-year warranty, suit heavy gaming libraries. Best for Steam Deck or ROG Ally owners who want a fast, high-capacity storage boost without sacrificing portability.
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor M.2 2230
Interface PCIe 4.0
Read Speed 5,150 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 1200 TBW
84 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong random (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong endurance (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong capacity (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average affordability (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2230 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 5150 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 4850 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 650000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 800000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1750000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Western Digital 2TB SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T1X0M | Crucial T710 | Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2230 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | 5,150 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital 2TB SSD | 75.9 | 90 | 53.5 | 78.5 | 88.1 | 95.3 | 22.4 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.3 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 94.1 | 95.3 | 9.2 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T1X0M Compare | 99.1 | 99.3 | 97.5 | 98.1 | 80.7 | 45 | 3.1 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.6 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 77.5 | 10.7 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.5 | 92.5 | 74.9 | 57 | 8.5 |
Usage Scores
- Overall83.8
- Budget84.3
- Gaming80.1
- Laptop89
- Console61.6
- Portable20.9
- Workstation75.8
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
