Western Digital 250GB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong affordability (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th 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.
Based on 10 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 250 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2400 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Western Digital 250GB SSD | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Kingston KC3000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 250GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital 250GB SSD | 55.2 | 61.7 | 14.7 | 12.7 | 42.2 | 87.1 | 84.2 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 91.3 | 96.6 | 98.9 | 55.4 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 52.7 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 93.9 | 81 | 93.9 | 55.4 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 43.8 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 85.7 | 55.4 | 87.3 | 95.3 | 43.8 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.4 | 90.5 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 55.4 |
| Kingston KC3000 Compare | 81.4 | 93.1 | 93.9 | 55.4 | 93.1 | 87.1 | 41.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall48
- Budget87.7
- Gaming38.5
- Laptop51.5
- Console18.6
- Portable11.5
- Workstation43
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