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SanDisk 500GB SSD NVMe
The 500GB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe drive hits 7100 MB/s read and 6700 MB/s write, with 1200 TBW and a 5-year warranty for long-term reliability. Its DRAM-less QLC design keeps costs low, making it a budget-friendly upgrade for laptops and desktops. Best for creative professionals who need fast file transfers and multitasking without paying premium prices.
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 7,100 MB/s
NAND QLC
Endurance 1200 TBW
71 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong random (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong speed (87th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7100 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 6700 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 660000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1100000 |
Hardware
| NAND | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1750000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | SanDisk 500GB SSD | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Samsung 990 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU | Crucial T705 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 4TB | 2TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,100 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 14,100 MB/s |
| Nand Type | QLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 1200 TBW | 4000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2800 TBW | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SanDisk 500GB SSD | 87 | 92.1 | 14.7 | 26.7 | 98.4 | 87.1 | 73.8 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.4 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 94 | 95.3 | 8.5 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 86 | 95.3 | 20.7 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 87.6 | 96.3 | 93.9 | 98.1 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 3.7 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 92.6 | 75.1 | 56.6 | 9.3 |
| Crucial T705 Compare | 97.9 | 98 | 97.6 | 92.6 | 57.2 | 43.9 | 9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 11, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall70.7
- Budget92.6
- Gaming52.2
- Laptop71.7
- Console51.5
- Portable16.7
- Workstation55.3
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