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Western Digital WD Black SN8100 8TB

Western Digital WD Black SN8100 8TB for local AI desktops and workstations that need fast checkpoint loading and room for large model files.

Western Digital WD Black SN8100 8TB is a NVMe Gen5 SSD product from Western Digital built for desktop and workstation systems that run local AI workloads. It suits model loading, dataset handling and daily creation work where fast checkpoint loading and room for large model files matters in a home lab or office build.

Specifications

Name	Western Digital WD Black SN8100 8TB
Brand	Western Digital
Category	Storage
Type	NVMe Gen5 SSD
Storage	8 TB
Key spec	Interface PCIe Gen5 x4 NVMe
Key spec	Read up to 14900 MB/s
Key spec	Endurance 4800 TBW
Key spec	Form factor M.2 2280
Best for	LLM inference; model storage; dataset storage
Specs source	Western Digital product page
Last verified	2026-11-14