Head to head
Seagate BarraCuda Q5 1 TB vs Western Digital WD Black SN7100 2 TB
Our pick
Western Digital WD Black SN7100 2 TB
M.2 NVMe SSDs
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What Seagate BarraCuda Q5 1 TB offers
Choose the 1TB BarraCuda Q5 when that capacity fits your files and your computer accepts an M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 NVMe drive.3 Its three-year warranty and 274TB rated write allowance give you concrete terms to check against your planned use.34
2 models / at a glance
Key differences
What differs
More details
| Specification | Seagate BarraCuda Q5 1 TB | Western Digital WD Black SN7100 2 TB |
|---|---|---|
| Sequential read speed | Not published | 7,250 MB/s1 |
| Sequential write speed | Not published | 6,900 MB/s1 |
| Random read | Not published | 1,000,000 IOPS1 |
| DRAM cache | Not published | No1 |
| M.2 form factor | M.2 22803 | M.2 22801 |