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SanDisk Ultra 3D
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 560 MB/s
NAND TLC
37 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
Cons
- Below average endurance (14th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
- Below average speed (35th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has improved over time
78/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 11 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 560 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 510 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
vs Competition
| Spec | SanDisk Ultra 3D | Samsung 9100 Pro MZ-VAP4T0CW | Western Digital WD Black SN850X | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Seagate FireCuda 530R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 560 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SanDisk Ultra 3D | 34.6 | 21.9 | 52.9 | 25.9 | 44.3 | 14.4 | 95.6 |
| Samsung 9100 Pro MZ-VAP4T0CW Compare | 99 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 0 | 85.8 | 99.6 |
| Western Digital WD Black SN850X Compare | 88.2 | 95 | 93.8 | 92.6 | 94.9 | 80.9 | 95.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.2 | 79 | 82.9 | 95.6 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.7 | 93.8 | 78.2 | 66.7 | 93.8 | 95.6 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare | 92.5 | 96.3 | 52.9 | 92.6 | 64.9 | 95.4 | 88.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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