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SanDisk 520 2TB SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 560 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 700 TBW
55 Overall Score
Price CA$515
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong capacity (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 560 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 520 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 700 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2250000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | SanDisk 520 | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Crucial T710 | Lexar NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 560 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 700 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SanDisk 520 | 37.3 | 22.3 | 53.7 | 78.4 | 82.1 | 24.7 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.4 | 94 | 92.5 | 94 | 8.5 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.3 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 86 | 5.1 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.5 | 92.5 | 88.2 | 10.4 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.5 | 92.5 | 86 | 11.8 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.2 | 98.5 | 97.7 | 92.5 | 75.1 | 9.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$515
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Usage Scores
- Overall54.6
- Budget63.8
- Gaming43.9
- Laptop51.6
- Console21.8
- Portable14.6
- Workstation55
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