Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD WD_BLACK SN8100 with 2TB (WDS200T1X0M-00CMT0) from the brand Western Digital.

Performance score 
13183
Price/GB
0.22 $
Read
14,900 MB/s
Write
14,000 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 5.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image WD_BLACK SN8100
Manufacturer Western Digital  
Model number WDS200T1X0M-00CMT0
Capacity 2048 GB (1863 GiB)
pSLC cache >400 GB approx.
Read speed 14900 MB/s
Write speed 14000 MB/s
Interface PCIe 5.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache ✓ Yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 1200 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller SanDisk A101-250800-AC

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 450 $
(= 0.22 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
99 %
Write speed
100 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Western Digital NVMe M.2 SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 13183 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
11,247.60 MB/s
11,780.30 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
93.43 MB/s
222.47 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
3,489.17 MB/s
4,648.45 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.021 ms
0.086 ms
Score
4707
6049
Total score 
13183

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 12 August 2025 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
4,386.35 MB/s
0.52 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,335.41 MB/s
5.27 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
2,661.00 MB/s
2.60 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 14900 MB/s and 14000 MB/s) the Western Digital SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
14,727.60
14,063.90
SEQ1M
Q1T1
8,905.51
10,312.00
RND4K
Q32T16
5,858.02
4,440.18
RND4K
Q1T1
101.41
249.04

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
14,045.30
13,412.40
SEQ1M
Q1T1
8,493.00
9,834.30
RND4K
Q32T16
1,430,180.00
1,084,030.00
RND4K
Q1T1
24,757.60
60,800.80

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
498.20
569.17
SEQ1M
Q1T1
117.64
101.58
RND4K
Q32T16
346.60
465.66
RND4K
Q1T1
40.31
16.38

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 400 GB was written to the medium. The exact cache size could not be determined because the test file did not exhaust (push to the limit) the cache. The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 11,744 MB/s and written at 11,659 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Western Digital NVMe M.2 SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 2TB


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