WD_BLACK SN8100 Spec and Price in the United States
Released May 1, 2025
WD_BLACK's PCIe Gen 5 flagship (May 2025) delivers up to 14,900/11,000 MB/s sequential read/write across 1-4TB, per the Sandisk datasheet — more than double the SN850X's Gen4 throughput, aimed at AI, gaming and content-creation workloads with the option of a heatsink SKU.
Tied 1st of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read — 3 models share this figure. Tied 10th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write — 2 models share this figure.
Prices exclude sales tax.
The last tracked price for the 1TB WD_BLACK SN8100 in the United States was $249.99 at Amazon.com, captured 2026-10-12. Across 2 tracked merchants and 231 days of recorded prices, the 90-day median for the 1TB WD_BLACK SN8100 is $249.99 and the lowest recorded price is $129.99. This site began capturing prices on July 30, 2026; for Amazon listings, prices dated earlier come from Keepa's price history.
Captured periodically and may have changed.
- 1TB
- 2TB
- 4TB
- 8TB
Each point is one day's recorded price, not a list price. Points dated before July 30, 2026, when this site began capturing prices, come from Keepa's Amazon price history. How we track prices
Specifications
- Capacity
- 1TB
- Interface
- NVME
- Sequential read
- 14900 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 11000 MB/s
- PCIe generation
- 5
- Form factor
- M.2 2280
- NAND type
- TLC
Capacities
| Configuration | Part number | Endurance (TBW) | Sequential write | Sequential read | Current best price | Price per TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1TB | WDS100T1X0M | — | 11000 MB/s | 14900 MB/s | $249.99 Price too old to confirm | — |
| 2TB | WDS200T1X0M | — | — | — | $347.26 Price too old to confirm | — |
| 4TB | WDS400T1X0M | — | — | — | $699.98 Price too old to confirm | — |
| 8TB | WDS800T1X0M-00CMT0 | 4800 TB | 11000 MB/s | 14900 MB/s | $1,849.99 Price too old to confirm | — |
What owners and reviewers say
Summarised from 2 source(s), reviewed September 13, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices
Commonly praised
- Super fast, with top-tier all-around performance and good power efficiency.
- A good capacity range with strong features and support.
- Extremely fast and consistent, outperforming its competition in most benchmarks, with solid endurance and a five-year warranty.
- Excelled at real-world tasks such as large language model loading and game asset transfers.
Commonly criticised
- Pricing.
- Its full gains require a Gen5-supported system, and it is positioned as a premium flagship.
Sources behind this summary
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Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.