SanDisk SSD PLUS 500GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong affordability (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 13 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2400 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 3000 |
vs Competition
| Spec | SanDisk SSD PLUS | Samsung 990 Pro MZ-V9P4T0BAM | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Lexar NM1090 PRO | Crucial T705 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,400 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 13,600 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2800 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SanDisk SSD PLUS | 56.8 | 61.5 | 14.6 | 26.4 | 14.7 | 77.3 | 71.8 |
| Samsung 990 Pro MZ-V9P4T0BAM Compare | 93.4 | 97.6 | 93.6 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 99.5 | 7.2 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 87.1 | 96 | 93.6 | 98.1 | 88 | 95 | 4.1 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.4 | 98.7 | 90.5 | 92.5 | 93.4 | 86.8 | 6.5 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.1 | 97.3 | 92.5 | 75.1 | 57.1 | 10.5 |
| Crucial T705 Compare | 96.6 | 97.6 | 99.7 | 54.9 | 82.9 | 44.7 | 38.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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