Build your new gaming or workstation system with our cutting-edge PCIe^® Gen 5 SSD, delivering blistering speeds up to 14,900 MB/s for demanding tasks like high-level gaming, professional content creation, and AI applications. As an industry-leader for PCIe^® Gen 5 power efficiency, the WD_BLACK™ SN8100 NVMe™ SSD harnesses advanced TLC 3D CBA NAND technology to help ensure performance and reliability, while a low-power profile keeps your system running smoothly. Our new integrated heatsink features a signature WD_BLACK™ design and customizable RGB lighting. Engineered with anodized aluminum, double TIM pads, and a sleek low-profile design, it helps keep temperatures in check with a superior passive cooling design — no noisy fans or extra power cords required. With up to 8TB of storage and a suite of powerful features, this SSD is the ultimate upgrade for discerning users.

Experience the breakneck speed of PCIe^® Gen 5

Drastically enhance your gaming and content creation experience with the speed of PCIe^® Gen 5.0x4 NVMe™ M.2 SSD technology — perfect for gaming, content creation, and loading models for AI-powered applications.

Blistering speeds combined with immense capacities

With the help of our nCache™ 4.0 feature, the WD_BLACK™ SN8100 SSD reaches sequential read speeds up to an astonishing 14,900MB/s, sequential write speeds up to 14,000MB/s, and over 2,300,000 IOPS of random performance (2TB – 4TB), all while offering up to a massive 8TB of capacity.

Designed to perform

Our latest TLC 3D CBA NAND technology provides our most advanced combination of speed and reliability to help ensure your experience is at top performance, no matter if you’re gaming or working.

An industry-leader for PCIe^® Gen 5 power efficiency

Enjoy over 100% more power efficiency than our PCIe^® Gen4 drive at an average operating power of 7.5W or under, which helps make your rig simpler while delivering astonishing performance without any added stress to your system.

Speed meets reliability

With up to 4,800 TBW (8TB model) endurance and our latest TLC 3D CBA NAND technology, you get heightened speeds and reliability. Meaning, you can handle even the most intense tasks, such as gaming, video editing, live streaming, and AI workloads.

Room for revolution

Hold your biggest projects and still have room for OS updates, models for AI-powered applications, large datasets, and your game library thanks to immense capacities up to 8TB. And with the latest security features like TCG Opal, you can help protect and encrypt your sensitive data.

Custom WD_BLACK™ heatsink

Purpose-built for next-level performance, the custom WD_BLACK™ heatsink is the lowest profile heatsink available on a PCIe^® 5.0 drive with integrated RGB lighting. Constructed from anodized aluminum and optimized for efficient, silent cooling, it requires no fans or additional power. The sleek design includes a customizable RGB light, allowing you to match your build’s aesthetic.

Do more with SANDISK software

The downloadable SANDISK Dashboard (Windows^® only) monitors your drive’s health, helps keep your drive up to date, and lets you customize your heatsink’s RGB light, all in one place. Plus, the SANDISK Dashboard can automatically turn on Game Mode to boost performance when it detects you’re booting up a game. Effortlessly migrate your data from your previous drive to the WD_BLACK™ SN8100 SSD with Acronis^® True Image^™ for SANDISK.

Specifications of WESTERN DIGITAL Black SN8100 4TB M.2 NVME Gen5 Internal Solid State ( SSD )