SanDisk SSD
SanDisk
91 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital Blue SN5000
Western Digital
74 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Budget
Console
Portable
Specifications
| SanDisk SSD | Western Digital Blue SN5000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| 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) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
SanDisk SSD
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Western Digital Blue SN5000
- Strong random (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong endurance (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong speed (75th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk SSD
Scores 91 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.