Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
Western Digital
85 Overall Score
vs
fanxiang S201
fanxiang
39 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Budget
Gaming
Console
Workstation
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 | fanxiang S201 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong speed (87th percentile)87th %ile
fanxiang S201
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average capacity (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (25th percentile)
Pricing
Western Digital WD Blue SN51000.338score per dollar
vs
fanxiang S2010.648score per dollar
fanxiang S201 offers 1.9x better value for money
Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
fanxiang S201
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
Scores 85 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.
