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Solidigm D3-S4520 240GB SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 240GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 470 MB/s
NAND TLC
24 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average speed (3rd percentile)
- Below average social proof (6th percentile)
- Below average random (7th percentile)
- Below average capacity (11th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 240 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 470 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 233 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 44000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 15500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Solidigm D3-S4520 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Crucial T710 | SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 240GB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 470 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solidigm D3-S4520 | 3 | 7.4 | 53.5 | 10.7 | 57.3 | 6.1 | 17.8 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 86 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 88.9 | 96.4 | 93.9 | 98.1 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 4 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.2 | 94.3 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 94.2 | 95.3 | 9.3 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.7 | 92.5 | 86 | 77.4 | 10.9 |
| SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN Compare | 88.9 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 92.5 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 9.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 10, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall24.3
- Budget27.8
- Gaming12.2
- Laptop20.4
- Console5.5
- Portable4.1
- Workstation24.4
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