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Western Digital 480GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 480GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 545 MB/s
NAND TLC
41 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 480 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 545 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 480 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Western Digital 480GB SSD | Samsung 990 PRO | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 480GB | 2TB | 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 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | 545 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | false | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 2800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital 480GB SSD | 23.9 | 22.4 | 53.8 | 23.1 | 42.1 | 87.2 | 62.6 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 99 | 78.5 | 86.1 | 95.4 | 20.7 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.5 | 92.6 | 86.1 | 77.5 | 11.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.5 | 83.1 | 95.4 | 19.7 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.5 | 94 | 78.5 | 94.1 | 95.4 | 16 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare | 98.2 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 92.6 | 75.1 | 56.8 | 9.5 |
Price
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