TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD WD_BLACK SN8100 with 1TB (WDS100T1X0M-00CMT0) from Western Digital.
Score
12643
Price/GB
0,31 $


Technical data
Image WD_BLACK SN8100
Manufacturer Western Digital
Model number WDS100T1X0M-00CMT0
Storage capacity 1024 GB (931 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 325 GB approx.
Read speed 14900 MB/s
Write speed 11000 MB/s
Interface PCIe 5.0 x4
Connection M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache ✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 600 Terabyte
Controller Silicon Motion SM2508
Price ca. 322 AUD (= 0,31 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
99 %
Write speed
85 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 12643 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
11167,70 MB/s
10631,40 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
87,97 MB/s
214,34 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
3300,48 MB/s
4590,61 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,020 ms
0,115 ms
Score
4505
5868
Total score
12643

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation 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 (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of January 18, 2026 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
3975,63 MB/s
0,58 s
Program
many small files
1158,77 MB/s
6,07 s
Game
small and large files
2736,63 MB/s
2,52 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the Western Digital SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 14900MB/s and 11000MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
14773,90
11930,80
SEQ1M
Q1T1
9017,99
9981,80
RND4K
Q32T16
5842,39
4514,95
RND4K
Q1T1
99,30
234,04

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
14.089,50
11.378,10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
8.600,20
9.519,40
RND4K
Q32T16
1.426.360,00
1.102.280,00
RND4K
Q1T1
24.244,10
57.137,70

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
566,30
699,38
SEQ1M
Q1T1
116,15
104,92
RND4K
Q32T16
347,49
449,35
RND4K
Q1T1
41,15
17,41

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

A long-term test was performed here to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 400 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 325 GB, the pSLC-Cache was full and the performance was throttled.
The average read speed was 11233 MB/s and the average write speed was 5386 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Western Digital M.2 SSD . The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB


Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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