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SanDisk 500GB SSD NVMe

★★★★★ 4.8 (56)

The SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 hits 6800 MB/s reads and 5800 MB/s writes over PCIe 4.0, with 1200K random write IOPS, making it a fast DRAM-less TLC drive. Its 300 TBW endurance and 5-year warranty offer solid reliability for the price, though it lacks a DRAM cache. Best for budget-conscious desktop builders who want high sequential speeds for gaming and everyday tasks.

Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 6,800 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 300 TBW
SanDisk 500GB SSD NVMe ssd
69 Overall Score
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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong random (94th percentile) 94th
  • Strong endurance (88th percentile) 88th
  • Strong speed (81st percentile) 81st
  • Strong affordability (73rd percentile) 73rd

Cons

  • Below average capacity (27th percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 80.5
Random 93.8
Feature 53.4
Capacity 26.7
Endurance 88
Social Proof 50.4
Affordability 72.7

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) 6800
Sequential Write (MB/s) 5800
Random Read (IOPS) 760000
Random Write (IOPS) 1200000

Hardware

NAND TLC
DRAM Cache No

Reliability

Endurance (TBW) 300
MTBF (hours) 1750000
Warranty (years) 5

Features

Heatsink No

vs Competition

Spec SanDisk 500GB SSD Western Digital Black SN850X Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Samsung 990 PRO Crucial T700 Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU
Capacity 500GB 4TB 4TB 2TB 2TB 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 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0
Seq Read 6,800 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 14,800 MB/s 7,450 MB/s 12,400 MB/s 14,000 MB/s
Nand Type TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC SLC
Dram Cache false true true true true true
Endurance 300 TBW 2400 TBW 4000 TBW 1200 TBW 1200 TBW 2800 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEnduranceSocial ProofAffordability
SanDisk 500GB SSD 80.593.853.426.78850.472.7
Western Digital Black SN850X Compare 8995.789.392.58895.39.5
Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare 99.59990.992.593.587.16.5
Samsung 990 PRO Compare 93.797.498.978.485.895.323
Crucial T700 Compare 96.697.697.578.482.877.422
Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare 98.198.597.592.574.956.98.3

Price

Value & Pricing

From ¥22,479 1 offer across 1 retailer
Amazon 1 offer From ¥22,479

We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.

Usage Scores

Overall (68.5)Budget (85.6)Gaming (52.9)Laptop (67.7)Console (49.9)Portable (15.1)Workstation (63.3)
  • Overall68.5
  • Budget85.6
  • Gaming52.9
  • Laptop67.7
  • Console49.9
  • Portable15.1
  • Workstation63.3

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