Head to head
Seagate BarraCuda Q5 2 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 2 TB offers
Choose the 2TB BarraCuda Q5 for a larger file collection in a compatible M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 slot.3 Its three-year warranty and 531TB rated write allowance are useful terms to check against your planned write volume.3
2 models / at a glance
Key differences
What differs
More details
| Specification | Seagate BarraCuda Q5 2 TB | Western Digital WD Black SN7100 2 TB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2,000 GB3 | 2,000 GB1 |
| Sequential read speed | Not published | 7,250 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 |