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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
The WD_BLACK SN7100 hits 6800 MB/s reads and 5800 MB/s writes over PCIe 4.0, with TLC NAND and a DRAM-less design that keeps power draw low for laptops and handhelds. It offers 3000 TBW endurance and a 3-year warranty, plus the WD_BLACK Dashboard for Windows-based optimization. Best for gamers upgrading a laptop or handheld who want fast load times without sacrificing battery life.
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 6,800 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 3000 TBW
66 Overall Score
Price CA$239
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong random (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong speed (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average social proof (6th percentile)
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 6800 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 5800 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 760000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1200000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 3000 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1750000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/1T0 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | 6,800 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,200 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 3000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1000 TBW | 1400 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 | 79.8 | 93.5 | 53.6 | 26.4 | 99.7 | 6.2 | 63.6 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97.1 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 85.9 | 95.2 | 21.1 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.5 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 82.8 | 95.2 | 20.1 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/1T0 Compare | 97.1 | 98.7 | 90.5 | 54.9 | 92.3 | 86.9 | 25.4 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.2 | 97.3 | 78.3 | 91 | 52.5 | 24.7 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.3 | 98.9 | 97.3 | 54.9 | 85.9 | 77.4 | 26.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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Usage Scores
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