New WD SN8100 SSD breaks records, but a discontinued Intel drive still beats it in real-world speed

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New WD SN8100 SSD breaks records, but a discontinued Intel drive still beats it in real-world speed

SN8100 tops flash-based SSD charts with record speeds and great thermals with no fan required
Sandisk’s SN8100 delivers stunning PCIe Gen5 performance with nearly 15 GB/s read speeds
Intel’s four-year-old Optane P5800X still outpaces the…

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