Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
Western Digital
85 Overall Score
vs
Corsair SSD
Corsair
86 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 | Corsair SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong speed (87th percentile)87th %ile
Corsair SSD
- Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong speed (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong feature (86th percentile)86th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Corsair SSD
Scores 86 overall, wins 3 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.