Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
86 Overall Score
vs
ADATA 240GB SSD SATA III 2.5"

ADATA 240GB SSD SATA III 2.5"

ADATA
30 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

82 out of 100 medium confidence 11 reviews

Overall, users are very satisfied with this SSD, praising its performance, ease of installation, and value for money. A few minor issues were mentioned, such as a delivery problem and lack of detailed specs, but these do not detract from the product's positive reception.

Pros
  • Fast performance
  • Easy installation
  • Good value for money
  • Reliable brand
  • Works well in PCIe5 slot
Cons
  • Delivery issues
  • Lack of detailed specs (TBW)
👍 Performance 5
👍 Ease of installation 3
👍 Value for money 3
👍 Brand reliability 2
👎 Delivery 1
👎 Specifications 1

ADATA 240GB SSD SATA III 2.5"

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Scores

Budget
Western Digital
96
ADATA
83
Laptop
Western Digital
87
ADATA
30
Gaming
Western Digital
81
ADATA
17
Console
Western Digital
78
ADATA
9
Workstation
Western Digital
78
ADATA
19
Portable
Western Digital
21
ADATA
7

Specifications

Western Digital WD Blue SN5100ADATA 240GB SSD
Drive
Capacity
1,000
240
Form FactorM.2 22802.5"
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4SATA III
ProtocolNVMeSATA
PCIe Generation4★—
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,100
520
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,700
450
Random Read (IOPS)
1,000,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
1,300,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLC★QLC
DRAM Cache✗✗
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
600
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
1,500,000
Warranty (years)5★—
Features
Heatsink✗—
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong endurance (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong speed (87th percentile)87th %ile

ADATA 240GB SSD SATA III 2.5"

  • Strong affordability (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Below average capacity (11th percentile)11th %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average speed (17th percentile)17th %ile
  • Below average random (23rd percentile)

Pricing

ADATA 240GB SSD SATA III 2.5" is CA$163 cheaper (2.9x less).

Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

ADATA 240GB SSD SATA III 2.5"

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD Blue SN5100

Scores 86 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.

Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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